Speech Therapy Videos or Learning Language

One of the areas that our son was delayed in was speech. He just didn't babble like other babies. I mean he seemed to understand us, but he wasn't making any sounds. So we decided to find some aids to help him discover sound. One example were -

Baby Babble DVD's 

 

These were great because they focused on the basics of phonetic sounds. They would do a letter and show an object that a baby should be familiar with and emphasize the sound. We used to play these over and over again. I sometimes wonder if things like this are why he is kind of focused on letters, and now words. But I think they really helped with his early speech development, and are something that even a normal/typical baby could benefit from.

Another set of videos that are beneficial to babies and toddlers are -

Baby Signing Time

These can be good for children who may have difficulty in speaking or are just not ready to. Plus they can learn basic american sign language. Something for parents and baby to watch together. 

Also something that our son first used before he could fully talk was something that one of his aids suggested.

PECS ( Picture Exchange System)

These are basically small pictures that a child can either choose from a sampling of activites or items that they do not have the words to express. When our son wanted something it was easy for him to hand us the little picture of a cup of milk than pointing in a vague way and us not knowing just what he wanted.

 

I hope that all of these suggestions may help your child transition into speaking or at least making it easier for them to communicate with you.