Marshall's Read to Me Adventure

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Developmental Benefits

Cause & Effect

Independent Play

Language Development

Developmental Benefits

Marshall's Read to Me Adventure

Rewards baby as they learn that their actions have reactions
Babies are exploring and experimenting with the world almost from the day they are born. Cause and effect is a scientific concept that babies learn very early in their lives. A delightful example of this is when babies begin to explore gravity by dropping toys whilst sitting in their highchair. The toy drops downwards and makes a noise as it hits the floor. Parents will tend to pick the toy up and return it to the infant. This enables the baby to continue with their experiment and learn more about cause and effect; babies learn a great deal through repetition and it is good to facilitate opportunities where babies can begin to understand that, for instance, a toy will always fall to the ground. This type of learning through cause and effect continues throughout childhood. Encouraging children to be curious about the world facilitates learning through experience. Toys that reliably make a noise when pressed, pulled or touched teach babies that their actions have an effect on the world. VTech bath toys with their pouring and squirting features encourage cause and effect awareness.
Children demonstrate that they have understood the concept of cause and effect when they talk about the consequence of actions. Before children use spoken language researchers discover what young infants understand about the world by presenting them with unexpected events. For example, babies are beginning to understand that toys reliably fall to the ground and that if a toy train goes into a tunnel it will come out the other end. If babies are presented with an unexpected event where, for example, a moving toy train disappears behind a screen but does not come out the other end they will stare for a long time at the screen. VTech toys offer babies and children the opportunity to learn more about cause and effect by pressing buttons and listening to the sounds, moving toys around and playing educational computer games.

Games and voice prompts allow children to control the pace.
Early play in infants tends to be solitary or takes place alongside other children. Young children learn how to interact with other children through play but they can also explore and learn independently. The initial play experience for infants is when they begin to explore through moving and acting upon the world. Many toys offer infants the opportunity to learn more about their world. Young children will sometimes act out some aspect of their lives e.g. going to the shops and then they involve their toys in these activities. These young children are playing independently but they are also reinforcing their understanding of the social world by acting out scenarios.
Young children can consolidate their existing skills by repeating actions whilst playing a game. Learning to play independently has its benefits, for instance, children using an educational game can control their own pace. Children sometimes choose to work independently in order to build up their confidence. Toys and computer games that facilitate independent activity at the right level for the child enhance problem solving skills and increase hand and eye coordination. Although cooperative play increases during childhood, children still spend the equivalent amount of time in solitary or independent play.

Introduces the alphabet, letter sounds and vocabulary.
Babies start to babble at an early age and this can be seen as the first signs of language. They are predisposed to pick up the sounds of the language that they hear around them. Adults can facilitate babies’ language development by playing with them, focussing on particular toys, reading books and naming everyday objects. The more babies are exposed to language the faster they will begin to pick up it up. There are social skills involved in language acquisition such as realising that it is necessary to wait until the other person has finished speaking. Babies begin to learn about conversational turn-taking from an early age; if a baby is babbling the adult waits for a pause and then talks to the baby. Babies learn to take turns even before they are using words. Social interaction is important for language development and turn-taking games are a fun and educational way for babies and young children to learn.
Young children also need to practice their language skills. Toys that name alphabet letters and everyday words satisfy young children’s need for repetition and rehearsal when practicing words and sounds. For instance, young children can press a button repetitively to hear the same sound or word again. Babies and children learn a lot through repetition and pick up words rapidly in this way. Once children begin to read their vocabulary expands enormously.

Meet the Paw Patrol team with Marshall's Read-to-Me Adventure by VTech!
Marshall will read one of 4 Paw Patrol story books: My Paw Patrol friends & I, My Fire Truck, Marshall - A day in the life & Ready for a Ruff Ruff Rescue.
Marshall also features a fire truck music button, fun fact button, bedtime story button and book buttons.
Includes a fun light up badge and a sweet dreams lullaby button that plays 15 minutes of soothing tunes.
Introduces vocabulary, daily life, feelings, music, reading and pretend play.

Best for ages:

2 to 5 Years

Highlights

Marshall will read one of 4 exciting Paw Patrol story books to your little one! Introduces reading, vocabulary, daily life, feelings, music and pretend play.

Description

Ready for a ruff-ruff rescue! Would you like to meet my friends? Come on! Meet the Paw Patrol team with Marshall's Read-to-Me Adventure by VTech! Marshall will read one of 4 Paw Patrol story books: My Paw Patrol friends & I, My Fire Truck, Marshall - A day in the life & Ready for a Ruff Ruff Rescue. Marshall also features a fire truck music button, fun fact button, bedtime story button and book buttons. Also includes a fun light up badge and a sweet dreams lullaby button that plays 15 minutes of soothing tunes. Introduces vocabulary, daily life, feelings, music, reading and pretend play.