#7--Language Processing Treatment Activities

Ooops...I've neglected to post for a while! The following is one of my favorites (actually, more recently I had seemed to forget I owned it...I need to dig it out and use it again!). This book has many activities for kids of various ages and targets skills such as labeling, stating functions, categorizations, synonyms/antonyms, attributes, and more! This is a great book by Gail Richard (currently a professor at Eastern Illinois University)...click on the link to order it from the LinguiSystems website!

http://www.linguisystems.com/itemdetail.php?id=892

The book comes with a cd that has activities/flash cards you can print out in color...lots more motivating than black and white copies!

Enjoy!

#6--Vocal Development.com

This awesome website was developed by Dr. David Ertmer, one of my professors during my graduate studies at Purdue University...I copied and pasted the following information from the website:
VocalDevelopment.com has been designed to share information about early speech development and to provide examples of the delightful speech sounds that children produce before they say words on a regular basis.
While you are here you can:
Learn about and listento vocalizations from different developmental levels
Check your listening skills
Learn about the research in vocal development
Learn about ways to stimulate Early Speech Development and Oral language

Check out the link below!

http://www.vocaldevelopment.com/

I love this website! :)

#5--DLTK Kids

I LOVE the DLTK Kids website!
There are TONS of great printable ideas and templates for some pretty easy and fun crafts that can be adapted for use in pretty much any therapeutic situation you can imagine (language expansion and development, phono/artic drills, etc.)

One of my personal favorites: Here is a link to their Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do You See? (by Bill Martin Jr./illustrated by Eric Carle) activities.

http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/brownbear/index.htm

ENJOY and good luck!

#4--The Stuttering Foundation

Whew, it was a LONG day at work today! I am worn out.

Anyway, here is today's tip! I haven't seen many kids who stutter, honestly...we don't get many of them (it seems like) where I work. However, last week I did do an evaluation on a little guy who is exhibiting mild stuttering. I spent a lot of time in my text books both from undergrad and grad school, and also time perusing The Stuttering Foundation's website. Check out the following helpful links!

If you think your child is stuttering... (I printed out the pdf file...it's a great brochure!...and gave it to the mom as a handout)

7 Tips for Talking with Your Child

Does my child need speech therapy for stuttering?

Notes to Teachers pertaining to school-aged children who stutter in the classroom

#3--Nancy Kaufman

Here is a very useful site to check out: Kaufman's Childrens Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections Inc.

FYI (I totally just copied and pasted from her site...don't worry, I am not plagarising!! I give full credit to the website listed above ;) ):

Nancy R. Kaufman, M.A., CCC/SLP
Speech Language Pathologist Director
Kaufman Children’s Center

Nancy R. Kaufman, M.A., CCC/SLP is the Director of the Kaufman Children’s Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections, Inc. (KCC), located in West Bloomfield, Michigan. She received her B.A. at Michigan State University and M.A. at Wayne State University, having been awarded a graduate assistantship. Nancy has specialized in working with children exhibiting apraxia of speech since 1979. She is the author of the Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children, (Wayne State University Press, 1995), the Kaufman Speech Praxis Treatment Kits for Children (Northern Speech Services, 1998, 2001), the Kaufman Speech Praxis Workout Book (Northern Speech Services, 2005), and co-author of the K&K Sign & Say (Northern Speech Services 2005). She lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on the subject childhood apraxia of speech. Families from around the globe travel to the KCC to participate in intensive and specialized programs created to meet the needs of their children. Nancy is highly regarded as an expert in her specialized field of apraxia of speech, and consults with parents and professionals worldwide. Many specialists in the field of Applied Verbal Behavior (AVB) have recently adopted the Kaufman Approach into their protocol for children on the spectrum of autism. A recipient of the Clinical Service Award from the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the KCC continues to grow and has earned a reputation for excellence, warmth, and successful outcomes.

I went to hear Nancy speak in IN in September...and it was great!

#2--The Listening Room

The Listening Room is a great resource provided by Advanced Bionics.
The Listening Room is a steady stream of FREE activities and resources to support the development of speech, language and listening skills of children, adolescents and adult cochlear implant recipients. Check it out!

There are also links on the website to help you learn more about cochlear implants and more about the company, Advanced Bionics.

I am attending an Advanced Bionics conference next Friday, November 14th...so perhaps I will have more to share after the conference!

New idea...Day one!

I've had an idea for a while to compile a blog of SLP resources for both my own use (to remind me of things I find helpful and use or hope to use in the future!) and to share/exchange tips with fellow SLPs! My goal will be to post one tip/resource per day.

There's no time like the present! Here is day one....

I use Super Duper Publication's website a lot (but not as much as I should!) for their FREE handouts that are great to use with parents of kiddos....search for any topic known to man (or, at least, known to SLP's ;) )
Here's the link! http://www.superduperinc.com/Handouts/Handout.aspx

Enjoy!