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Books on Speech
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Teach Me How to Say It Right: Helping Your Child With
Articulation Problems By Dorothy P. Dougherty "Although speech development can be a complex subject, it covers a wide range of issues in a manner that is practical and easy to follow. Important topics such as language development, sound and word articulation, speech encouragement, phonological development, speech milestones, and literacy are addressed, with plenty of activities for parents to do with their children. Articulation of sounds and phonological (speech sounds) awareness are a particular strength." (Allison Martin) Read Complete Book Review | Order Book from Amazon |
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Bonding While Learning: Activities to Grow Your Relationship While
Preparing for Reading Success by Gary Kosman and Grace Chiu "This book provides lots of practical activities to share with toddlers and preschoolers to encourage speech, early reading, and interactive communication. Letters, sounds, listening skills, decoding, and more are encouraged through games and exercises which are easy to set up at home, daycare or school. Bonding and personal interaction are also encouraged through give and take lessons between parent or teacher and the young child. This is a great resource for young children with special needs, including speech, dyslexia, or autism." (Allison Martin) Order Book from Amazon |
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Signing Smart with Babies and Toddlers: A Parent's Strategy and Activity
Guide by Michelle Anthony, Reyna Lindert "This book makes an effective case that sign language can help your child communicate with others sooner and at a much deeper level than usual for their age. It is also helpful for children who have speech difficulties or other issues preventing them from begin easily understood. Using pictures, examples and games, this book explains how to effectively teach your baby or toddler to use sign language and facilitate communication at a very young age. The main focus of the book is on presenting specific examples for a number of daily activities in which sign language can be used with your baby. Activities conducive to signing include diapering, meals, bathing, bedtime and play. " (Allison Martin) Order Book from Amazon |
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Look Who's Talking by Laura Dyer "A wonderful resource for parents who have questions about their child's speech. Laura Dyer, a speech-language therapist with a master's degree in communications disorders, has written a book that is well researched, easy to use and full of practical advice. " (Allison Martin) Order book from Amazon | Read My Review | Author Interview |
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The Late Talker: What to Do If Your Child Isn't Talking Yet by Marilyn Agin, Lisa Geng, and Malcolm Nicholl "An excellent guide for parents who have concerns over their child's delayed speech. Expert advice from a pediatrician who worked in the field of Early Intervention and a parent activist." (Allison Martin) Order book from Amazon |
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Show Jo How to Make a Sandwich by Charlie Buckley "Jo, the adorable teddy bear, illustrates how to make (and how not to make!) a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Created by a speech therapist with expertise in autism in children, this cheerful board book demonstrates sandwich making step by step. The text and story encourage participation on many levels from children, including talking and responding. A wonderful example of a comparatively simple story with layers of learning - speech, cause and effect, motor skills, humor, articulation, and rhyming. Recommended for preschoolers and for young children with special needs such as autism, speech disorders, sensory integration, and learning disabilities." Order Book from Amazon |
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Language Processing Problems: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
by Cindy Gaulin Self-published guide to language processing in chidren. Order book from Amazon |
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Does My Child Have a Speech Problem? by Katherine Martin "This overview of common speech and communication problems provides a brief description and presentation of treatment options for each. Useful for parents attempting to determine why their children are having problems communicating." (Allison Martin) Order book from Amazon |
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The New Language of Toys : Teaching Communication Skills to Children
With Special Needs : A Guide for Parents and Teachers by Joan E. Heller Miller and Sue Schwarts "How to use toys and games to encourage young children to communicate and use speech. This book is especially useful for parents who wish to encourage their toddler or preschooler's speech who may not have access to a speech/language pathologist." (Allison Martin) Order book from Amazon |
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Beyond Baby Talk: From Sounds to Sentences, A Parent's Complete Guide
to Language Development by Julie J. Masterson Phd, Kenn Apel Phd, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association "Help your child develop the communication skills. Information on language development, environmental impacts, and problems."(Allison Martin) Order book from Amazon |
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Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems : What Every Parent
Should Know by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi "This is a comprehensive overview of communication disorders and treatment in children. Out of print, but available used." (Allison Martin) Order book from Amazon |
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Songames for Sensory Integration by Aubrey Lande and Bob Wiz "Fun songs and music with sensory integration and communication activities with children." (Allison Martin) Order Audio Cassette from Amazon |
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Childhood Motor Speech Disability by Russell J. Love The indepth guide for speech-language pathologists. Literature review includes childhood motor speech disability, neurology, and childhood dysarthrias of cerebral palsy and the lower motor neuron, as well as developmental verbal dyspraxia, assessment, speech management, and therapy for childhood motor speech disability. Order book from Amazon |
| Communicate With Your Child By James D. MacDonald & Barbara Mitchell "These gentle recommendations for encouraging your child to communicate are useful for all parents of children with delayed speech." (Allison Martin) Read Review | Order book from author |
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