The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs, a Guide for Parents and Teachers Book

	Acknowledgements	vii
	Foreword	ix
	Introduction	xi
Chapter 1	Language: An Introduction	1
Chapter 2	Language Development in Children	5
Chapter 3	Playing and Learning	25
Chapter 4	Toy Dialogs	33
Chapter 5	Toy Dialogs for the First Year	43
	Birth to Three Months
	Three to Six Months
	Six to Nine Months
	Nine to Twelve Months
Chapter 6	Toy Dialogs for the Second Year	77
	Twelve to Fifteen Months
	Fifteen to Eightenn Months
	Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months
Chapter 7	Toy Dialogs for the Third Year (Twenty-Four to Thirty-Six Months)	101
Chapter 8	Toy Dialogs for the Fourth Year (Thirty-Six to Forty-Eight Months)	121
Chapter 9	Toy Dialogs for the Fifth Year (Forty-Eight to Sixty Months)	147
Chapter 10	Toy Dialogs for the Sixth Year (Sixty to Seventy-Two Months)	171
Chapter 11	Teaching Language Throughout the Day	193
Chapter 12	Computer Technology and Language Learning	199
Chapter 13	Videotapes, DVDs, and Television	209
Chapter 14	Toy Safety	213
Appendix A	Alternate Sources of Toys	217
Appendix B	Materials List	219
Appendix C	Sources for Information about Children's Books	221
Appendix D	Resource Guide	223
Appendix E	Toy Manufacturers Cited in This Book	231
Appendix F	Other Sources of Toys	235
Appendix G	References	239
	Index	245