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Talk and interact with your child as early as birth

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Get on the right track to getting your child ready with

Talk Play and Read With Me Mommy & Talk Play and Read With Me Daddy

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Animated Interactive eBook to Enhance Your Child’s Language Development from Birth to Age Five.

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Additional resources for you and bettering your child’s language development.

Jo Ann Gramlich's Books

Talk, Play, and Read Books will provide you with interactive activities that are developmentally appropriate for infants, toddlers, or preschoolers.

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Ruby & Louie Storytime Friends

Ruby and Louie plushie toys will bring your storytime experience to life! 

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Why Talk, Play, And Read Matters?

Talking, playing, and reading with your child every day builds more than vocabulary. It builds brains, confidence, and connection. These everyday interactions are proven to support:

  • Strong language development

  • Richer vocabularies

  • Improved reading and comprehension skills

  • Long-term academic success

Research shows that children exposed to a wide range of words from birth are better prepared to learn, read, and thrive in school. These small daily moments lead to lifelong benefits, and they start with you.

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"This clearly written, extremely user-friendly book will be invaluable to parents. It contains a plethora of ingenious ideas that you can incorporate into your everyday routines to enhance and expand your young child’s learning. "

Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine

" A marvelous, unique resource that fills an important need. This book is filled with practical and helpful advice and activities that parents can readily use when developmental delays are suspected. It enables you to take active steps to facilitate your child’s development."

Fred R. Volkmar, MD, coauthor of A Practical Guide to Autism

"I will recommend this book to all the parents I work with. It is just what you need if you are worried about your infant’s or toddler’s development. The chapters are bursting with easy-to-implement games and activities, embedded in daily routines that could help any child."

Sally Ozonoff, PhD, coauthor of A Parent’s Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition

"I had the tremendous fortune of previewing this book and being coached by the authors when my daughter was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at 14 months old. We actually had fun incorporating the creative activities into our daily lives. Along with therapy, these techniques undoubtedly contributed to my daughter’s amazing progress. Reading this book is like having these four leading consultants guiding you in your home every step of the way!
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Stephanie S., parent Fantastic!

"The book provides key information about typical developmental milestones from birth through toddlerhood, and is chock full of clever games and activities to make learning fun. "

Wendy L. Stone, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Washington; Director, Research on Early Autism Detection and Intervention (READi) Lab

“I read your innovative book, “Talk, Play, And Read With Me Daddy,” and I wanted to congratulate you on its publication. Innovators like you who put your expertise into making people’s lives better are truly the fabric of what makes our region great. The greatest natural resource of our region are people like you who have generous hearts and are willing to share that spirit serving others. As Erie County Comptroller, I appreciate your willingness to invest in our community. Thank you for using your gifts and talents to make our little corner of the world a better place to live.”

Hon. Stefan L. Mychajliw, Erie County Comptroller

About Jo Ann Gramlich

Award-winning author, speech-language pathologist, and educational facilitator.

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The ASHA Leader, November 2014, Vol. 19, 18-20.

“Jo Ann Gramlich, an SLP consultant at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, New York, published “Talk, Play, and Read With Me, Mommy: Interactive Activities to Enhance Your Child’s Language Development From Birth to Age Five.” The book provides parents with developmentally appropriate activities and games designed to help enhance children’s speech and language skills.”  continue reading

“Talk, Play, And Read With Me Mommy” named 2018 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner

in the CATEGORY of PARENTING & FAMILY continue reading

“Talk, Play, And Read With Me Daddy” named 2021 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner

in the CATEGORY of PARENTING & FAMILY continue reading

Jo Ann Gramlich, author of Talk, Play, And Read With Me Mommy received The Golden Quill Award

during the 2021 Season of The Festival of Storytellers.... continue

Named 2020 Reading With Your Kids

Talk, Play, And Read With Me Mommy” named 2020 Reading With Your Kids!!! Certified Great Read continue reading

1300 Elmwood Magazine, Buffalo State College Winter 2021, No.33 Bengal Bookshelf.

Jo Ann Gramlich, B.S.Ed. ’93, M.S.Ed. ’97, published Talk, Play, and Read with Me Mommy and Talk, Play, And Read with Me Daddy. She also published a corresponding interactive e-book which is available on her website (talkplayandread.com) continue reading

Self-Love Starts with Feeling Seen: What Children Really Need to Grow By Jo Ann Gramlich, MS, CCC-SLP

Self-Love Starts with Feeling Seen: What Children Really Need to Grow By Jo Ann Gramlich, MS, CCC-SLP

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As adults, we often talk about confidence, communication, and connection as skills children need to learn. But before children can build any of those, they need something even more basic and even more powerful. They need to feel safe, seen, heard, and accepted. At...

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