The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
The New Language Of Toys is a how-to guide for parents, teachers, and  care-givers about using everyday toys (both store-bought and home-made) to develop communication  skills in children with disabilities and making playtime a fun, exciting and educational  experience. Divided into three parts, The New Language Of Toys begins by giving important background  information on language, the causes for language delays, and the value of play in  stimulating language learning. In the second part, readers learn about specific toys and how to use them in  dozens of fun activities and language dialogues, arranged in section according to a child's  developmental age. The last section provides a general overview that will help in the selection of use  of toys. The New Language Of Toys recommends the best traditional toys while surveying new  toys. Also covered is  information on computer technology and language learning, videotapes and  television, and the toy dialogues covering developmental ages from birth through age six. This  is "must" reading for anyone with an interest in stimulating language skills in children with  special needs.  --Midwest Book Review