Speech Pathologist Giving Parents the Tools they need for Developing Child's Communication Skills

DOUBLEVIEW, Australia - July 22, 2015 - PRLog -- (17/7/2015)

GIVING PARENTS THE TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING THEIR CHILD’S COMMUNICATION SKILLS

No expensive apps, toys or gadgets needed!

When it comes to developing children's communication skills, the challenge for parents in filtering through the incoming information is enormous - websites, social media, friends, family, doctors and more! A new book does all this work for them, teaches parents the importance of developing their child's communication skills and has a total of 52 fun everyday activities with ideas for language, comprehension, literacy and social skills.

"Children gain knowledge, language and many other skills through the experiences that they have in a variety of different environments"

As babies and toddlers, children store information about everything that they possibly can! They don't just store the name of each thing they see, but they store what it looks like, sounds like, tastes like, smells like, feels like, what happens when you touch it, the words that people say about it and more. This begins to create what we call a 'mental schema' of that thing in their mind so that they can use that information later. If a child finds out that a rose has spiky thorns that hurt when they touch them, they are unlikely to do it again next time they see a rose, or to problem solve how they can carefully touch the plant without touching the thorns.

"Parents, the greatest tool that you can use in developing your child's communication skills is you!"

This simple explanation of how children learn information from the world around them automatically demonstrates how TV, apps, DVDs, toys, and books only provide the children with a few aspects of the whole 'mental schema' that they need to create for objects. The greatest tool that parents can use in developing their child's communication skills is themselves! Involving their children in their everyday activities adding language and genuinely taking an interest in what they love are very powerful tools and make for incredibly rich language-learning experiences.

·       “52 Fun Activities for Speech and Language” by Alex Trichilo, is available in ebook format at $9.99 from http://www.thespeel.com/product/52-fun-activities-for-speech-and-language/

·       The book is designed for parents with children aged 0-6 years at any stage of speech and language development

·       Each activity in the book is designed to be super easy for parents to implement – either being embedded into everyday activities, or using materials from around the house.

·       Click this link for a blog post expanding upon this press release: http://www.thespeel.com/giving-you-the-tools-for-developing-your-childs-communication-skills/ Written by Alex Trichilo, Author.

·       See a review of the book from an Occupational Therapy blogger on the product sales page under reviews.

About The SpeeL: The SpeeL is a website for parents to gain the skills, knowledge and resources to enhance their child’s communication skills and therefore live more fulfilling lives.The writer and founder, Alex Trichilo, is an Australian Speech Pathologistwith a passion for reaching a wider audience of parents to inspire the development of children’s speech and language skills on a global scale. It prides itself on being evidence-based in its approaches, whilst providing content in an easy to read format.