Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Language: An Introduction
Chapter 2: Language Development in Children
Chapter 3: Playing and Learning
Chapter 4: Toy Dialogs
Chapter 5: Toy Dialogs for the First Year
- Birth to Three Months
- Three to Six Months
- Six to Nine Months
- Nine to Twelve Months
Chapter 6: Toy Dialogs for the Second Year
- Twelve to Fifteen Months
- Fifteen to Eighteen Months
- Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months
Chapter 7: Toy Dialogs for the Third Year
(Twenty-Four to Thirty-Six Months)
Chapter 8: Toy Dialogs for the Fourth Year
(Thirty-Six to Forty-Eight Months)
Chapter 9: Toy Dialogs for the Fifth Year
(Forty-Eight to Sixty Months)
Chapter 10: Toy Dialogs for the Sixth Year
(Sixty to Seventy-Two Months)
Chapter 11: Teaching Language Throughout the Day
Chapter 12: Computer Technology and Language Learning
Chapter 13: Videotapes, DVDs, and Television
Chapter 14: Toy Safety
APPENDICES
Alternate Sources of Toys
Materials List
Sources for Information about Children's Books
Resource Guide
Toy Manufacturers Cited in This Book
Other Sources of Toys
References
INDEX
