Help Your Child Learn To Talk Through Play
Play-based speech therapy & strategies to get your child talking
Help Your Child Learn To Talk Through Play
Play-based speech therapy & strategies to get your child talking
Why focus on play to improve speech and language skills?
Because play and language go hand in hand.
Play is the key to unlocking your child's full speech and language potential. I'll show you how!
At Play Say Learn, you will discover:
The different stages of play and how they relate to speech development
What play skills your child should be working on
activities, toys and games for each stage of play
Typical speech & language milestones by age
skills your child needs to master in order to start talking
Popular Blog Posts
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Books For Speech Therapy
Best books for babies and toddlers and how to use them to foster speech and language development
Prelinguistic Skills
Important preverbal skills your child needs to master before learning to talk
16 Gestures By 16 Months
Why early gestures are important for language development and tips for teaching your baby gestures
Milestone Checklists
What are the typical speech and language milestones by age? Click on each age range below to download your free checklist!
Three Important Cognitive Milestones That Are Linked To Language Development
Object Permanence
A child understands an object still exists when hidden
how to address object permanence in play, coming soon!
Cause & Effect
A child learns that her actions can cause something to happen
how to address cause & effect in play, coming soon!
Simple Problem Solving
A child learns to manipulate objects and use them as tools
how to address simple problem solving in play, coming soon!
Meet The Expert
Kelly Cahill, M.S., CCC Speech-Language Pathologist
I’ve spent over 20 years helping young children learn to communicate. In therapy, I don’t just work with your child — I also coach you as the parent so you can confidently use the same strategies at home. My goal is to lay a strong foundation for your child’s speech and language development, while giving you the tools to support progress between sessions and beyond.
Recent Posts
11 Prelinguistic Skills Toddlers Must Master Before Talking: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Early Speech Development In the first year of life, one of the most exciting and transformative milestones that a baby achieves is the ability to communicate. Through experience and interaction with the world, a baby …
Best Books for Speech Therapy: Ultimate Guide to Using Books to Develop Speech and Language Skills in Babies and Toddlers Using books in therapy is probably my favorite way to work on speech and language with young children. I must admit, I have a serious addiction to children’s books! I …
What Should My 16 Month Old Be Saying? Why 16 Gestures By 16 Months Is An Important Communication Milestone As parents, we eagerly await those magical first words from our little ones. But did you know that gestures play a crucial role in a baby’s language development? In this post, …