Finding the “Special” Toy

Miss. Ali
COTC College 2011
 Distraction Toys
• Allow children to turn away from stressful
situations and focus on something.
• Offers children the chance to escape and
explore while learning to cope in
situations.

**The toy shown to the right is called a meteor storm toy. Purpose of this toy is to make
the children focus on turning it on and holding the button to keep it on. **
 Light Toys
• Provides visual feedback, stimulation and
allows children with vision problems to be
able to see.
• Most provide sensory experience in more
than just sight senses.

** The toy to the right is again called the meteor storm toy. This
toy not only has lights swirling around but it also teaches the
senses of grabbing and holding, using fingers to hold switch and
dealing with vibrations as well!**
 Sound Toys
• Sound toys help audio
development, enhance motor
skills, develop spatial
intelligence and allow better
understanding of cause and
effect.
• By doing with someone else,
**Sound puzzles are a great will help children become more
way to allow the students to
match items and then be aware of it and parents can help
rewarded with the correct
sound**
focus in on the areas in which
child needs to develop.
 Sound and Light Toys
• Allows children to perform tasks, enforces
understanding of cause and effect, and
refines motor skills.

**Sensory toys,
light up, sound
off, vibrate,
and provide
teeth able
textures.**
 Texture Toys
• Gives children the chance to explore
similarities and differences and learn
words to describe the toys.
• Develops tactile skills for sighted children,
lays the foundation for blind children.
 Communications
• Helps children develop
cognitive and language
skills, helps mold
creativity, problem
solving and planning.
• The better the child plays
the better they get along
with others and can
communicate their needs
better.
 Multi-Purpose Toys
• Improves motor development, language
skills and cognitive development skills.
• Its unique shape and colors grab the
attention of the students easier.
 Information found!
• All information and toys can be found at
the following website. Toys might be
choking hazards so please be aware!!!

• http://www.playworks.net/special-needs-to
ys.html