Disclosed herein is a early speech development system. In a typical embodiment, the system comprises a visual output device 150 comprising a surface area 155 for exhibiting visual images; an auditory output device 140 designed for producing auditory sounds; a storage medium 130 onto which a presentation is stored and a processing device 160 for transducing information on said storage medium 130 into signals to be sent to said visual output device 150 and said auditory output device 140 . The presentation comprises a first auditory output of background music and sounds to amuse an infant; a first visual output of images depicting an object or action to which a word to be said by said infant pertains; a second auditory output of sounds representing a verbal pronouncement of said word; and a second visual output of images depicting a person pronouncing said word simultaneous to a third auditory output of sounds representing a verbal pronouncement of said word, wherein the face of said person pronouncing said word occupies at least twenty percent of said surface area of said visual output device.
Early speech development system