Designed to support children’s vocabulary development, communication and speech skills, this book encourages imitation of natural gestures or signs, first words, and word combinations that were carefully selected from child development research.

Whether the child is an infant practicing communication through gestures such as waving bye-bye or blowing a kiss, a toddler speaking his first words or combining two words together, a preschooler getting ready to read, an early reader, or a child with language delays "I Can Do That" is specifically designed to support a child's learning.

Normally developing children and those with language delays learn nouns or names of things before any other part of speech. Use "I Can Do That" to help children build a verb vocabulary.

Each of the two stories is designed to help children learn developmentally early gestures and matching vocabulary words in a natural context, a storybook:

• Story 1 ("People Can Do That") targets: eat, drink, kiss, hug, cry, sleep, love.

• Story 2 ("Animals Can Do That") targets: swim, fly, hop, run, swing, sleep, love.

Additional gestures include: yes, no, and shhh.

To foster success, the book uses proven language-learning techniques including multiple repetitions of each word by the reader, multiple opportunities for children to practice language skills, and positive reinforcement.

For even more learning fun, "I Can Do That" comes with an interactive CD-ROM version of the 2 stories in both English and Spanish and with printable pictures to make your own books!

This book is great for shared reading with parents or professionals!