Teach & Speechby Julia Taylor, Speech Pathologist

The Toy Library

Organised by your child's interests — because the toy they already love is the one that gets them talking. Every toy is top-rated on Amazon and hand-matched to speech goals for all three levels: First Words, Phrases, and Sentences & Stories.

Push, pop, bang, surprise! These toys teach the most powerful early lesson: my actions make things happen — and my words make things happen too.

Kitchens, food, and little worlds. Pretend play is where vocabulary explodes and children rehearse the scripts of real life.

Stack, sort, fit, and topple. Building toys create endless natural repetition — the secret ingredient of word learning.

Moo, roar, oink! Animal sounds are often a child's very first 'words' — and figurines grow with your child into full storytelling.

Vehicles & Transport

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Beep beep! Vehicles are motivating, movement-rich, and packed with core words like go, stop, fast, and up.

Sensory & Fine Motor

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Squish, pop, thread, and pull. Calm, hands-busy play that opens the door to turn-taking and requesting.

Books & Early Literacy

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Shared book time is the single richest language activity in your day. A few favorites, read again and again, beat a huge bookshelf.