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Can Do Fun
Adapted communication and motor activities for Rett Syndrome and other Developmental Disabilities

  

CHILDHOOD SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND LISTENING PROBLEMS: what every parent should know / McAleer Hamaguchi, Patricia. 2001.
Have you noticed that your child has difficulty getting the right
words out, following directions, or being understood?
ISBN 0-471-38753-3. 

CLEAR WRITING AND LITERACY: how to recognize clear writing, how to use it, how to convince others to use it / Baldwin, Ruth. / Ontario Literacy Coalition.
Booklet designed to give ideas about what makes material difficult to read, and some tips on how to communicate better.
ISBN 1-895395-00-3. 

COMIC STRIP CONVERSATIONS: colorful, illustrated interactions with students with autism and related disorders / Gray, Carol. 1994.
A comic strip conversation is a conversation between two or more people which incorporates the use of simple drawings.
ISBN 1-885477-22-8. 

COMMUNICATING BETTER WITH YOUR OWN WORDS: TO ASSIST WITH SOCIAL INTEGRATION / Government of Ontario. 2005.
An anthology of published and electronic resources gathered to
assist families, professionals, teachers, speech pathologists, other professionals and caregivers to grow in their understanding of the complex relationship between communication, behaviour and integration. 

 

COMMUNICATION DISPLAYS FOR ENGINEERED PRESCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS: book 1 / Goossens, Carol; Sapp Crain, Sharon; Elder, Pamela S. / Mayer-Johnson Co. 1994.
present a multi-phase approach for designing or engineering
classrooms to create an immersion environment for picture symbol use.
ISBN 1-884135-05-6. 

COMMUNICATION WITHOUT SPEECH: augmentative and alternative communication around the world / Warrick, Anne. / ISAAC.
Augmentative Communication? What's that? I've never heard of it. People often react this way when they hear about augmentative communication for the first time.  Yet we all use augmentative communication, and we see other people using it every day.
ISBN 0-9684186-0-0. 

THE COMPANION EXERCISE FORMS FOR TEACH ME LANGUAGE: a language manual for children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and related developmental disorders / Freeman, Sabrina; Dake, Lorelei. 1997.
Designed for parents and therapists who teach language to children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and other related developmental disorders.  The book is based on professional speech pathology methods developed specifically to teach children with autism, and related disorders, language skills they need in school and in life.
ISBN 978-0-9657565-1-8. 

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The Dyslexia Checklist, a practical reference for parents and teachers by Sandra F.Rief and Judith M.Stern
an essential guide for understanding children and teenagers with dyslexia and other reading and language base disabilities

INTELLITOOLS READING BALANCED LITERACY: anchor books and overlays  

INTERVIEWING FOR SOLUTIONS / De Jong, Peter. 2008.
Will help you bridge the gap between coursework and practice.
ISBN 0-495-11588-6. 

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It Takes Two to Talk, 3rd edition
This updated edition of the Hanen Centre's classic guidebook is a must-have for parents, speech-language pathologists and others who work with or care for young children with language delays.
book & DVD

THE JOY OF SIGNING: the new illustrated guide for mastering sign language and the manual alphabet / Riekehof, Lottie L.
ISBN 0-88243-518-3. 

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Kaufman Speech Praxis Treatment Kit for Children (basic level)
a proven method for teaching children how to quickly produce and combine consonants and vowels to develop functional verbal (vocal) language.

THE LEARNERS' STORIES: adult literacy series / Hutton House. 2008.
includes booklets "My Accident" "My First Job" "The Rosemarie Kelly Story" and "Just and Ordinary Life"
ISBN 978-0-9810432-4-1. 

LET'S READ TOGETHER: improving literacy outcomes with the adult-child interactive reading inventory / DeBruin-Parecki, Andrea. 2007.
includes everything programs need to use ACIRI effectively - the  complete phocopiable tool in English and Spanish, the classroom and take-home activities in English, information on the behaviors assessed, technical data, case stories on interactive reading programs, and helpful books and websites for parents and teachers.
ISBN 1-55766-762-4 

LETTING GO OF THE WORDS: writing web content that works / Redish, Janice. 2007.
offers strategy, process and tactics for creating or revising
content for the web.
ISBN 978-0-12-369486-7. 

LITERACY'S BEGINNINGS: supporting young readers and writers / McGee, Lea M.; Richgels, Donald J.
intended to help preservice and inservice teachers, parents and other caregivers of young children to be aware of and supportive of children's literacy knowledge as it grows and changes in the years from birth through early elementary school.
ISBN 0-205-29931-8. 

LITERACY SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS: a strength-based approach / Broun, Leslie; Oelwein, Patricia. 2007.
This method, systematically applied, assures initial success in
reading and enhances both verbal and written communication skills.
ISBN 978-1-934032-07-7. 

MAKING CONNECTIONS: a practical guide for bringing the world of voice output communication to students with severe disabilities /Locke, Peggy; Levin, Jackie. / Ablenet Inc.
if you are an educator, family member or care provider,
paraprofessional, or friend of an individual with severe
disabilities who does not use a voice output communication system, this guide is for you.
ISBN 0-9666667-1-2. 

MORE THAN WORDS: Helping Parents Promote Communication and Social Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Sussman, Fern.
As a parent, you want to provide your shild with every opportunity to develop and reach his or her potential.  Professionsals, such as speech pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists and other educators will all be able to help you and your child in the journey ahead.
ISBN 0-921145-14-4. 

 THE NEW LANGUAGE OF TOYS: Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs
A Guide for Parents and Teachers / Sue Schwartz, Ph.D. and
Joan E. Heller Miller, Ed.M.  -- Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House Inc,
This guide provides a wealth of information on how play activities affect a child's language development and where to get the toys and materials to use in these activities.
ISBN 0-933149-73-5.

THE OPPOSITES BOOKS: adult literacy series / Hutton House. 2008.
includes booklets "Up Close, Far Away" "Hot, Cold" "On, Off" and "Asleep, Awake"
ISBN 978-0810432-2-7. 

ORAL LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN / Mannix, Darlene. 1987.
including over 100 reproducible worksheet activities to develop children's facility with language in four important areas.
ISBN 0-87628-637-6. 

THE PATTERN BOOKS: adult literacy series / Hutton House. 2008.
includes booklets "The Grocery Shopping List" "Colourful Clothes" "Things I Like" and "Where is the remote"
ISBN 978-0-9810432-3-4. 

THE PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM: training manual / Frost, Lori A.; Bondy, Andrew S. -- second.
This manual was developed for use by teaching staff, residential-care providers, and families of individuals with autism and related disorders.  It prresents a history of language training programs for this population, a rationale for the variations from these "traditional" programs that PECS encompasses.

POINTING IT OUT: safety for those of us who use augmentative
communication / Collier, Barbara. / ACCPC. 2007.
You may find information, as well as vocabulary for your AAC
system, that will allow you to have confidence to advocate for
yourself and to be a part of the community.

THE PRINT CLUB / Woodington, Kathleen; Fowles, Laurie; Regalo, Herb.
a comprehensive printing program.
ISBN 0-9680515-2-3. 

QUICK AND EASY IDEAS AND MATERIALS TO HELP THE NONVERBAL CHILD TALK AT HOME / Rouse, Carolyn; Katera. 1997.
My child can't talk, what can I do to help.   We have heard this many times from hundreds of parents.  Parents are very concerned, frustrated, and overwhelmed that their child doesn't talk.
ISBN 1-884135-33-1. 

READING MAGIC: why reading aloud to our children will change their lives forever / Fox, Mem.
if parents understood the huge educational benefits and intense happiness brought about by reading aloud to their childre, and if every parent and every adult caring for a child read aloud a minimum of three stories a day to the children in their lives, we could probably wipe out illiteracy within one generation.
ISBN 0-15-601076-3. 

 

RESEARCHING ONLINE FOR DUMMIES / Basch, Reva.
The fun and easy way to get straight to the data you want on the internet.  Your first aid kit for keeping your research on the right track.
ISBN 0764503820. 

SIGNING EXACT ENGLISH: pocket edition / Gustason, Gerilee; Zawolkow, Esther. 1993.
The most comprehensive colleciton of signs for English words, vocabulary for beginning to advanced signers, and easy-to-follow graphic illustration for over 4400 signs.
ISBN 0-916708-25-8.

SIGNING FUN: american sign language vocabulary, phrases, games & activities / Warner, Penny. 2006.
for every young adult age 11 and up.
ISBN 1-56368-292-3.

THE SOURCE FOR BRAIN-BASED LEARNING / Jones, Clare B. /
LinguiSystems. 2002.
Combines what we identify as brain-based strategies and exemplary teaching in a manual desined to teach you about brain-based learning.
ISBN 0-7606-0462-2. 

STUTTERING AND YOUR CHILD: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
/ Conture, Edward; Curlee, Richard.
This book represents thhe most up-to-date thoughts of seven leading authorities in the field of stuttering.  All attach great importance to earky inteervention in the preventation of stuttering in the young child.
ISBN 0-933388-28-4.

 TalkAbility by Fern Sussman

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Talking Mats
A resource to enhance communication

TEACH ME LANGUAGE: a language manual for children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and related developmental disorders / Freeman,Sabrina; Dake, Lorelei. 1997.
designed for parents and therapists who teach language to children with autism, Asperger's syndrome and other related developmental disorders.  The book is based on professional speech pathology methods developed specifically to teach children with autism, and related disorders, language skills they need in school and in life.
ISBN 0-9657565-0-5. 

TEACHING LANGUAGE TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES / Sundberg, Mark L.; Partington, James W.
The main focus of this book is on the use of B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behaviour as a guide for language assessment and intervention.

THIS IS THE ONE I WANT: a cut & paste activity book / Richman, Linda G. 1987.
a book of exercises for persons needing training and expansion of comunication board use.
ISBN 0-9609160-1-6.

USER-FRIENDLY INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN: a guide to good practice / Mitchell, Wendy; Sloper, Patricia. 2000.
describes the criteria by which parents judge information and, using examples from current practice, shows what a model of good practice looks like.
ISBN 1-902633-79-2.

VERBAL BEHAVIOR TARGETS: a tool to teach mands, tacts and
intraverbals / Luckevich, Diana. 2008.
a vital resource for teaching language to children with autism, PDD, down syndrome, or other language delays.
ISBN 978-0-9755859-4-8.

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What Every Speech-Language Pathologist/Audiologist Should Know About Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Cathy Binger and Jennifer Kent-Walsh

WORDS IN MY HANDS: a teacher, a deaf-blind man, an unforgettable journey / Chambers, Diane. 2005.
Bert Riedel, an 80 year old deaf-blind pianist, cut off from the world since age 45, discovers a new life through hand-over-hand sign.
ISBN 0-9760967-0-6.

Last Updated ( Friday, 30 September 2011 )