Play-Based Learning & Activities

Best Toys for Speech Development in 2025: An SLP-Approved List

Caregiver modeling words with a toddler during play using books, a puppet, blocks and a toy phone in a warm home setting

Play is how toddlers learn language. This SLP-approved 2025 guide helps caregivers choose toys and design play that boosts speech and vocabulary. It covers age-based milestones, evidence-based techniques like modeling and expansion, bilingual and AAC-friendly strategies, activity scripts you can…