Description
Giving kids simple imitation practice and early vocabulary learning
Our easiest set for early learners, Imitation Exploration Song Set 1 is simply filled with imitation practice. See song titles and basic goals of each written below as well as song samples.
Benefits of Imitation Exploration Song Set 1
- Gives countless opportunities to imitate simple words and phrases (ie- the Bye song repeats the word 93 times in a 21 minute song)
- Teaches early functional vocabulary from owies to puppies
- Comes with printable visuals to enhance learning for each song
- Promotes more consistent imitation with the cue, “your turn”
- Includes imitation practice of
- Simple object names
- Action words
- Two-word phrases
- Animal names and the sounds they make
- Sound sequences from vowels to consonant-vowels, single words to words in chains of three, and final consonant practices to phrases
- Encourages generalization of vocabulary through suggested activities related to the songs
Great for all children but especially for
- Toddlers
- Preschoolers
- Kids with apraxia
- Kids with autism
- Kids with delayed or limited speech and language skills
- Kids of all ages depending on the child’s skill level – (We have found many older children who love our songs as they offer them enjoyable speech practice at a level they feel successful)
- Parents, speech-language pathologists, and educators who are looking for a learning tool for children
What others say about Imitation Exploration
So catchy! My son was singing along right away
– Rachel Thompson, parent
These songs are like a miracle. They are great for kids who are just learning to imitate single words and phrases but are also catchy and fun for typically developing kids as well. You can tell a speech pathologist created these songs, because they combine adults and kids together taking verbal turns with enough time for the children to formulate a response. They also include tons of repetition so that children have many opportunities to practice speech. To top it off, this set includes visuals that you can print out to illustrate each song. Great find! Buy this for your own kids or for your use in therapy and you will be back for more. This author gets what it takes to get kids talking.
– Speech-Language Pathologist
Great for early talkers! I am a Speech/Language Pathologist working with children ages birth to 3 years. I use this with my families and children and they love it. The songs contain early sounds and easy repetition that children can easily imitate. The music is fun and upbeat, easily engaging children. I would absolutely recommend this product!
– Kelly Lhotka, Speech-Language Pathologist
My students love the songs and DVDs
I love all the cd’s and DVD’s. I am an SLP and use these songs to help my students with communication disorders. They love the songs. Great way to start my lessons. Absolutely wonderful company!!! I would give 6 starts if I could. I had a question about an order and the creator and owner reached out quickly and helped me!! More than impressed.
– Katherine Golinveaux, Speech-Language Pathologist
The songs on these CDs are like magic. When children hear them they immediately attend and engage with me. The words are simple for kids to say and repeat ( see Baby Blowing Bubbles ). The visuals make them even more attractive but kids love just the songs too. The tunes are easy for a non-singer like me to sing along with. When I am working with a little one and want their attention these CDs are my go to materials. It’s easy to find a song for a particular therapy goal.
– Elizabeth Straka, Speech-Language Pathologist
So helpful! My son has Down Syndrome and Apraxia, and he loves the songs and it seems to be really helping! Exactly what we need to motivate him!
– Heidi W, parent
A must-have! These songs and visuals are a must for working with kids with apraxia of speech, in particular. (They’re also super for a plain ol’ speech delay.) Add a little video modeling, an echo mic for auditory feedback, a mirror for visual feedback, some tactile & kinesthetic cues (along the lines of the PROMPT method), a swing for vestibular stimulation (if you can) and you’ve got a recipe for success! I’ve used these brilliant materials for over a decade. I’ve had so many little ones (with autism, seizure disorder, or straight up CAS) go from being mute to being a motor mouth. I usually start with the BMW chant (lip consonants + vowels); it’s borderline inane, but it WORKS. Thank you, Rachel, for sharing your creative talents!
– Carrie, Speech-Language Pathologist
Product Details
- 25 simple, catchy songs
- Files of 300 printable visuals in color and black and white that illustrate each song (can be printed or emailed to your iPad and viewed through iBooks)
- Kids and adults singing together and taking verbal turns
- 5 instrumental tracks to create word and phrase practices specifically for your child
- 12 page manual with suggested activities to enhance each song
- Lyrics of every song
- Free download of songs in Mp3 format when you purchase the USB or CD set.
- Thematic grouping of songs from all our sets
Song Names, Samples, and Goals
Imitation Exploration 1 Song Names and Primary Goals
- Express Train – Taking turns talking
- Animals – Animal sounds
- Puppy, Puppy, Puppy – Actions/puppy sounds
- Noisy, Noisy, Noisy – Making noises
- Monkey Song – Vowels/actions
- Dump and Fill – Concepts of in and out
- Owie – Actions/common vocabulary
- Milk and Juice – Foods and choice questions
- Baby Blowing Bubbles – Words/phrases
- Put the Sound on the End – Ends of words
- Barefoot Toes – Two-syllable words/phrases
- Go in My Car – Vowels and the word, “go”
- Bye Bye – Two-word phrases/common objects
Imitation Exploration 2 Song Names and Primary Goals
- Booga Choo Choo – Two-syllable combinations
- Hi – Two word phrases
- The New BMW – B, M, W in syllables
- Tongue Tip Time – T, D, N in syllables
- 5. Let’s Eat – Foods
- Yee Haw – Animals/sounds
- Bath Time – Body parts/bath words
- Hi – slow version – Two-word phrases
- Gonna Get You – Two-syllable combinations
- Row Your Boat – Interaction song
- Put Them On – Clothes
- Bouncy, Bouncy, Bouncy – Interaction song
- Instrumental of The New BMW
- Instrumental of Let’s Eat
- Instrumental of Yee Haw
- Instrumental of Hi
- Instrumental of Put Them On
shebby aras (verified owner) –
great songs. Helped my autistic son to mimic and make the sounds in the songs. Thank you.
Rachel Arntson –
Hello from Rachel at Talk It Rock It. Thank you so much for your review on our website about Imitation Exploration. I wrote many of these songs specifically for children with autism. I worked in early intervention for over 25 years, and wanted songs that were simple enough for my students to imitate. I also believe strongly in using visuals with songs to promote comprehension of the words they are singing. Thank you again. Please share with others and let them know about a coupon code, TIRI-20, to get 20% off our individual song and movie sets.
Ethan Levy –
We’re now sharing Imitation Exploration with our third child. We love this series and are so grateful for it. Thank you, Rachel!
Rachel Arntson (verified owner) –
Hello from Rachel at Talk It Rock It. Thank you for your message about our songs. I’m so happy that you love them and that your child enjoys them, too. These are the emails and messages that make it all worth it. Thank you!
Rachel Arntson, Owner of Talk It Rock It
Jennifer Kay-Williams –
I use these songs with all of my early intervention, Pre-K, and early elementary clients. The songs on both the Imitation and the Exploration CDs have been invaluable in assisting children who are reluctant to speak, have yet to master attention and turn-taking, or benefit from repetitive practice of sounds without demands. The kids come right in and ask for them, and I recommend them to all parents as part of the Home Exercise Program for Speech and Language Therapy.