| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
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| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Homeschooling Special Situations by Julie Shepherd Knapp Learning to Communicate How children learn to talk, developmental milestones, how to help Activities to Encourage Speech and Language development Vocal Development in Babies -- the natural course of early language development during the first two years How Children Learn and Unlearn the Languages of the World an interesting book by Charles Yang of the University of Pennsylvania Developmental Milestones in Talking -- what to expect from ages 2 to 3 and what to look out for How Can Parents Promote Speech Development in a Toddler? a video by a homeschool mom / speech-language pathologist Learning to Speak Properly -- what is expected at ages 3 - 5? Should I worry about lisping, stuttering, and understandability? Speech Articulation Games -- by Tracy Gefroh Boyd Speech Development Songs by Twin Sisters Productions -- fun songs to practice different letter sounds, tongue exercises Take Home: Preschool Language Development by Martha Drake for LinguiSystems, "empowers parents with interaction techniques and fun activities to enhance their child’s speech and language development at home" Communicating Partners -- education and strategies for parents of late-talking and non-communicative children Home Based Speech Therapy Plan -- by Another Path website for homeschooling deaf and HOH children The Stuttering Foundation -- information for parents and kids: what is stuttering (stammering), what causes it, what can kids do to help each other (there is a short video made by kids). Also, available on this website -- Stuttering: Basic Clinical Skills a DVD that shows the types of therapy are available thru specially trained Speech-Language Pathologists (specializing in stuttering). A technology called Delayed Auditory Feedback also looks promising -- it is used by some speech- language pathologists. Portable devices, such as SpeechEasy can also be bought privately, though I have no info on their quality or effectiveness. Pumpkin Faces -- explore non-verbal communication thru facial exprssions (See more games and activities like this in the Diner's Social Skills section) Signing Time -- teach babies and toddlers to use sign language, promotes bonding, may ease tantrums, free online video demo Video Dictionary of Baby Signs -- free online from Baby Hands Born2Sign -- book and DVD and free download for infant sign language ASL Alphabet Coloring Pages printouts from DLTK ASL Printouts from Enchanted learning Teaching Left-Handers to Write -- suggestions from the Handedness Research Institute Related Issues Baby Steps: Learn the Signs. Act Early -- a short video advises parents of babies and toddlers be aware of milestones and track child's development so they can spot developmental problems early on Red Flags of Autism -- several behaviors in babies and toddlers that mean you should talk to your pediatrician about autism *right away* Excess Teacher Talk Swamps Children -- by Linda Doherty, education editor of the Sydney Morning Herald FaceBlind.org -- research center for prosopagnosia ("face blindness"), an impairment in the recognition of faces, and often other types (place recognition, car recognition, facial expression of emotion, etc.) Listening to Nursing Children by Patty Wipfler -- crying is one of baby's way of communicating... this article talks about learning to listen Liar, liar, neurons fire by Michael Price -- some research about children and lying Need Help with Social Skills? -- lots of resources for all types of kids |
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