The Thirty Million Words Initiative develops and disseminates evidence-based, parent-directed programs that encourage parents to harness the power of their words to build their children’s brains and shape their futures.

Take Up the Task: In-Home Language and Literacy Activities

• written for parents as part of the Parents as Leaders Training, this manual describes a variety of quick and easy tips, strategies, and activities that foster language vocabulary, reading, and writing skills
  • Take Up the Task: In-Home Language and Literacy Activities Manual (English) 
  • Take Up the Task: In-Home Language and Literacy Activities Manual (Español) 
  • The series of videos and accompanying manual describe a variety of quick and easy tips, strategies, and activities that foster language vocabulary, reading, and writing skills. The video series includes:

  • ​Language and Literacy Activities

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  • Do It! Sign It! Say It! (Language Development)

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  • Read It! Write It! Get It! (Literacy Development)

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Taking a Picture Walk - from Hands & Voices describes this shared activity between an adult reader and a child before reading an unfamiliar story

Speech and Language activities and games for kids.

LD Online has some activities to encourage your child's language.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) provides activities to encourage speech and language development.