ASSOCIATE THERAPISTS
THE LISTENING PROGRAM (TLP)
SPEECH BUDDIES
- Speech Buddies are a series of speech tools that help children learn correct tongue positioning with consistency for 5 of the most difficult to learn sounds - R, S, L, CH and SH.
ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEB
- The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Georgia Speech language Hearing Association (GSHA)
- Autism Society of America
- National Down Syndrome Society
- Stuttering Foundation of America
- Stuttering Specialist (Local Contact)
- The Hanen Centre
- Beyond Play
- Zero to Three
- Reading Rockets
- LD Online
- Speech Delay
- Speaking of Speech
- Mommy Speech Therapy
- Play This Way
- Autism Speaks
- First Signs
ONLINE COMPANIES
- Super Duper Publications
- LinguiSystems
- Speechville Express
- Baby Bumblebee
- Discovery Toys
- Kids Express Train
- Beyond Play
- Teach Me to Talk
- Autism Shop
- Speech Buddy
INTERACTIVE LINKS
LOCAL BUSINESS
ONLINE MAGAZINE WITH ARTICLES
ORAL-MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
BOOKS
(available for checkout from me upon request)
The SLPs IEP Companion by Carolyn C. Wilson, Janet R. Lanza, and Jeannie S. Evans
- Appendix A: First Words - Types of words to expect your child to be able to say/understand up to the age of 24 months
- Appendix B: Word Lists - Lists of words that range from different types of categories
- Appendix C: Visual Organizers - Visual map suggestion to help older children organize story information
- Appendix D: Sentence Types - Examplse on how different seteneces are constructed
- Appendix E: Purpose of Writing - Description of 4 different forms of purposeful writing
- Appendix F: Writing Frames - Frames help children bridge to full-length composing by using key words/phrases with open spaces to supply their own words in order to complete the frame
- Appendix G: Fluency Facilitators - Suggestion for families and teachers for ways to help children improve their fluency.
Mouth Madness - Oral Motor Activities for Children by Catherine Orr, M.A., OTR, BCP
Entire Selection of Activities - Mouth Madness.pdf
- Exercises for Tongue: Butterflies, About Snakes
- Exercises for Lips: Bellamy, Fishy-Wishy, Kissy Missy, Kissy Mister, The Sneeze, Flat Tire
- Exercises for Cheeks: Balloon Blow, Bubba's Bubble, Ball in Your Mouth, Fat Cat, The Worm
Mouth Games:
- Blowing: Blow Me Over, Bottle o' Bubbles, Cotton Ball Clear-Out, Floating Cups, Playing-Card People, Blowing Down the Road, Pooh!, Rattle Blow, Visual and Kinesthetic Whistles
- Manipulating: Mustache Trick, Puppy Pick-Up Sticks, It's a Tornado!, Typewriter Carriage
- Snacks: Cereal Loop Bracelets, Peanut Butter Cups, Everybody's Done it Spaghetti Slurp, Stacking Marshmallow Blocks
- Songs: Bee Bobble Bibble Bobble Boo!, Derry-Down-Nitty, Ninny-Nanny-Noo!, Fingle, Flyger, Feather Stuff,Purple Pipple Pop, Sally, the Silly Snake, Tippie-Tappie, Vittles in the Vat, Wiggle-Wiggle Whompa-Whompa Woo!
More Than Words – Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Fern Sussman
- Know Your Child's State of Communication
- Say Less and Stress, Go Slow and Show!
- R.O.C.K. In Your Daily Routines
- Make the Most of Music
- Bring on the Books
- Suggested Children's Books
- Know Your Child's "Play Stage"
- R.O.C.K. While You Play
It Takes Two to Talk – A Practical Guide for Parents of Children with Language Delays by Jan Pepper and Elaine Weitzman
- OWL to Let Your Child Lead
- Roles Parents Play
- Create Opportunities for Your Child to Lead
- My Child's Stage of Play Development
- Highlight Language in Songs and Rhymes: Use the Four S's
- The Best Things About Books
It Takes Two To Talk – A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Communicate by Ayala Manolson
Talk! Talk! Talk! Tools to Facilitate Language by Muir, Gerylo, Gompf, Burke, Lumsden and McCraig
- Children will talk more if you…
- Listening and Talking Tools Report Card and Review Page
- Plan-Do-Review Activities and Plan-Do-Review Activity Worksheet
- Suggested Activities: Cleaning the Kitchen and Flashlight Fun
The Early Intervention Kit (Therapy Guide) – Pre-Linguistic Skills, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, and Sound Production Development by Nancy B.Swigert
The Early Intervention Kit (Activities Book) – Pre-Linguistic Skills, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, and Sound Production Development by Nancy B.Swigert
- Speech and Language Development Milestones
- Areas of Language Development
- Speech Problems that Affect How Your Child's Speech Sounds
- Strategies to Facilitate Communication
- Daily Activities to Target Speech, Language, and Prelinguistic/Play Skills
Early Language Development – Handouts and Activities by Linda Mawhinney and Mary Scott McTeague
- Recommended Book List for Young Children
- Handout #1: Eye Contact
- Handout #2: Joint Attention
- Handout #3: Turn-Taking
- Handout #4: Motor Imitation
- Handout #5: Sound Imitation
- Handout #6: Early Speech Sounds
- Handout #7: First Words
- Handout #8a: What If Those First Words Don't Come?
- Handout #8b: Early Hand Signs
- Handout #9: Expanding Sentences
- Handout #10: Asking & Answering Questions
- Handout #11: Terrific Two's!
- Handout #12: Daily Routines – Bath Time
- Handout #13: Daily Routines – Time to Get Dressed
- Handout #14: Daily Routines – Time to Eat
- Handout #15: Daily Routines – Going Out
- Handout #16: Imagination
- Handout #17: Puzzle Play
- Handout #18: Book Time
- Handout #19: Songs & Finger Plays
- Handout #20: Block Play
- Handout #21: Mouth Aerobics 1 – Fun in the Mirror
- Handout #22: Mouth Aerobics 2 – Fun at Snack Time
- Handout #23: Mouth Aerobics 3 – Watch What My Mouth Can Do!
- Handout #24: Should I Worry About Stuttering?
- Handout #25: Let's Take Care of Our Voices
PATTERNS (cut/color/laminate for long-lasting use)
DISCOVERY TOYS: SOUNDS LIKE FUN DVD
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES – by Robyn Drothler
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