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2012 PAL Awards
Play on Words speech and language expert Sherry Artemenko recognizes exceptional toys, games and books that encourage language, spark fun and invite creative play.
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- “Thank you Sherry! You are a BIG help and Max adores you.”
Maria, mother of a 5 year-old boy
Fairfield, CT
Category Archives: Birth-3 year-olds
“Reach Out And Read” Training Doctors to Promote Literacy
I love what “Reach Out And Read” is doing in training doctors to promote literacy in their little patients. About a year ago, I was on a flight from New York to Florida and I sat next to a young … Continue reading
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Light ‘N Sounds Vroomin’ Vehicles
Toddler toys are sometimes the hardest to recommend. Often we put adult features or themes on kids’ toys that they don’t even relate to but entices parents to buy them. One feature that I always look for is if there … Continue reading
Rub a Cub Peek-A-Boo Blanket by Taggies
The newest baby toy to receive a PAL Award is “Rub-A-Cub Peek-A-Boo Blanket by Taggies. How can a blanket possibly be this soft? Here is my review: The best baby toys teach through play and provide many opportunities for parents … Continue reading
Child Apraxia Speech Therapy Progress
Today was a good day. I feel like we turned a corner with little 2 year-old Travis who is diagnosed with child apraxia of speech. I was the first speech therapist to get involved with the family and have guided … Continue reading
How to Read to Your Baby
Countless studies show that children whose parents read to them from an early age tend to talk earlier, read better, and think in more complex ways than those whose parents don’t. Reading to your infant is simply bathing him with … Continue reading
Playonwords.com Announces 2011 PAL Awards
Today is exciting because I announced the first PAL Awards for 2011. My top 22 toys and games that encourage creative play that builds language are recognized on my website here. I had such fun playing with the toys and … Continue reading
Talk To Your Baby To Build Language
From your newborn’s first cry, you are drawn into a lifelong conversation just between the two of you! Coos and babbles are the foundation for later language and all learning. Although he can’t understand words yet, he is already recognizing … Continue reading
Questions From Parents About Reading and Speech
What if my baby isn’t interested in looking at a book? I met a mom who sang the story to her three-month-old baby, after reading didn’t work. Her baby paid attention with the extra stimulation of music, changes in pitch … Continue reading
Teaching Parents a New Way To Read to Their Kids
Want to hand parents a concise, show and tell book on how to read to their toddler without actually reading? “The Big Book of Explanations” simply but comprehensively coaches parents on how to elicit gestures, speech sounds, and words with … Continue reading
Best Educational Toys To Build Language
I wanted to share my lists of best toys that I began in 2008. For 2008 and 2009 I compiled my list of the best language building toys and launched the PAL Award in 2010 to carry on that tradition. … Continue reading
