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Talk Box - A parent's guide to creating language-rich environments.

A parent's guide to creating language-rich environments

Welcome to the Talk Box! The Talk Box was put together by speech-language pathologists to share ideas about creating language-rich environments for preschool and school-age children.

Children learn language everyday. Parents play an important role in their child's speech and language development. The Talk Box shares ideas and activities for creating language-rich environments. It has everyday tips, information about what to expect in speech and language development, when to get help, and where to get help. This information is shared in newsletters, activity sheets, and information sheets that parents and professionals can reproduce from this website.

Click here for an introductory presentation on Talk Box.

The Talk Box consists of 2 boxes. One box is for preschool children from birth to 5 years and one box is for school-aged children from 5 to 12 years.

Preschool Talk Box

Want ideas about...

How to use toys to learn language? See the Toy Cards.
Fun activities to help children learn language? See the Monthly Activities.
How well your child is talking? See the Newsletters, Talking and Listening checklist, or the Speech Sounds Checklist.

School-Age Talk Box

Want ideas about...

Games that help your child learn? See Good Times with Games
How well your child is talking? See the Newsletters, or the Speech Sounds Checklist.

How to Create a Talk Box

Provides directions for organizing resources in a plastic file tote. Parent Link Centre staff, early childhood professionals, school staff and others may use these instructions to build their own Talk Box kit.

A parent's guide to creating language-rich environments

Preschool Talk Box

School-Age Talk Box

How to Create a Talk Box

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