Resources
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King County Library System
The King County Library System (KCLS), in addition to providing thousands of books and media for checkout, also provides a host of other free resources to the community. Most branches have Toddler and Preschool Story Times.
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Vroom App
Vroom is an app that sends a daily tip chosen for your child’s age for you to add learning to mealtime, bedtime, bathtime, or anytime! There’s brain science behind every Vroom tip, and with each activity, you teach your child the life skills that help them thrive. Tips available in English or Spanish.
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Zeno Math Activities
Our ParentChild+ program partners with Zeno Math to provide fun math games that parents and children can play together. Their website has a bunch of free math games that you can download, print, and play at home! Instructions for games are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Amharic, Russian, Somali, and Arabic.
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Mommy Speech Therapy Blog
A blog by a speech-language pathologist/mom sharing some tips and techniques she has learned over the years in working with her clients and her own kids, and hopefully give you the information you need to be successful in helping your little ones become the very best communicators they can be.
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Baby Center
Information and resources to use during and after pregnancy for developmental milestone information and activities to do with your baby.
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Handy Handouts
This website provides free educational handouts for Speech-Language Pathologists, teachers, and parents on a variety of special needs and educational topics. Master’s level speech-language pathologists and special educators research and write each one. You are invited to download, print, and distribute as many as you like.
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Teach Me to Talk
A website to help parents and professionals teach toddlers to understand and use language. Includes a place to download their free e-book called A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Speech Language Development.
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Baby Rhymes from KCLS
A great collection of interactive rhyming songs that you can sing with your baby. Each rhyme includes lyrics and a video demonstrating how to sing the song.
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Receptive Language Delay Information
This page from the Speech and Language Kids website provides information about Receptive Language Delay.
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Reach Out and Read
Reach Out and Read gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together. The site has a resources page with tips for reading with your child, choosing books, and literacy milestones.
