We are thrilled to announce that four new ThinkFun games, Roll & Play [1], PathWords Jr. [2], Yackety Smack [3], and Mini Mouth [4], have received 2012 Play Advances Language (PAL) Awards for promoting language development! Speech and Language expert Sherry Artemenko, with the help of kid toy testers, chose the top games that that advance language, and we are honored to be among these winners.
Early language proficiency correlates with later performance in school--reading, writing and critical thinking skills--and influences emotional, cognitive and social growth. We encourage you to visit Playonwords.com [5] to learn more about ways games, toys, and books can support language development for learners of all ages.
For a complete list of games that have won the 2012 PAL Award, please click here [6]!
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Links:
[1] http://www.thinkfun.com/rollandplay
[2] http://www.thinkfun.com/pathwordsjr
[3] http://www.thinkfun.com/yacketysmack
[4] http://www.thinkfun.com/minimouth
[5] http://playonwords.com
[6] http://playonwords.com/award/tag/games/
[7] http://www.thinkfun.com/taxonomy/term/7