Helpful Links

Here is a list of some helpful speech therapy websites:

Identifying Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders:

• Know The Signs campaign by the American Speech Language And Hearing Association (ASHA) - http://identifythesigns.org/

Suggestions for Managing the Holidays With Children With Special Needs

• http://www.activitytailor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Full-Inclusion-Holidays-Handout.pdf
• https://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/holidaytips.pdf

Stuttering:

• The Stuttering Foundation: http://www.stutteringhelp.org/
  For information regarding stuttering: What's typical developmental dysfluency vs. true "stuttering," suggestions for helping your child who stutters, etc.

Speech Sound Development:

• KidsHealth.org: http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/speech-sound-development

Apraxia:

• Apraxia Kids: http://www.apraxia-kids.org/
  For information regarding Childhood Apraxia of Speech. The resources and ideas shared on this page are helpful for most students who are having difficulty speaking, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with Apraxia as such.

Sign Language:

• 100 Basic Signs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ianCxd71xIo
  This is a YouTube video that demonstrates basic signs that may be helpful to learn when working with children who are non-verbal or still learning how to speak.
• ASL Pro: www.aslpro.com
  This is a sign language dictionary that allows you to view short video clips of any word you choose. You can search by topic or alphabetically.
• Listenclear.com Sign Language Resource Guide: https://www.listenclear.com/american-sign-language-resource-guide/
  This excellent resource is the place to go for everything you wanted to know about American Sign Language (history, fun facts, ASL dictionary, etc.). This website was shared with me by a young lady named Peyton who discovered my teacher site during her research on ASL and thought I might find it helpful to share on my site. Thanks, Peyton!

Holiday Signs:

• Sign Language video demonstrating a variety of Halloween themed vocabulary
• ASL Nook: Halloween
• ASL Nook: Thanksgiving
• ASL Nook: Christmas
• ASL Nook: St. Patrick's Day

Disability Awareness:

• Katie's disability awareness video 
  This is an excellent video to watch wtih your child to help explain Do's and Don'ts for interacting with individuals with disabilities. It uses kid-friendly language to explain things such as assistive technology (wheelchairs, AAC speech devices, etc) and personal care attendants. Parents will need to read the text to their children, as the video itself is simply a story book set to music (with written text, but no voice-over).

Social Pragmatics:

• Taking turns in a conversation video
  This is a little video about appropriate conversational turn taking. It provides a cute demonstration of two boys talking. The first snippet shows a little boy who keeps interrupting. The second snippet shows appropriate conversation etiquette.

General Speech Therapy Information:

• Mommy Speech Therapy
  Excellent blog written by a speech language pathologist. Contains free hand-outs that target specific skill areas and lots of helpful links for families and proffesionals who work with children with speech and language needs.