Speech and Language Resource Guide: For Parents of Infants and Toddlers with Down syndrome (Birth to First Word)
Comprehensive Speech and Language Treatment for Infants, Toddlers, and Children with Down Syndrome
Speech & Language Therapy for Infants, Toddlers & Young Children
Signing Time Resources (special needs)
Communicating Together
Total Communication & Down syndrome Abstracts http://www.riverbendds.org/index.htm?page=tcab.html
Pacing Board: technique to assist the transition from single word to multiword utterances
It Takes Two to Talk – Hanen Program for Parents of Children with Language Delays
http://www.hanen.org/Programs/For-Parents/It-Takes-Two-to-Talk.aspx
Speech Development for Children with Down syndrome
http://www.downsyndrome.ie/speech-development-for-children-with-down-syndrome/
A Reading and Language Intervention for Children with Down syndrome
See and Learn Speech
See and Learn Saying Words
Sound Card System
Making Sense of “Nonsense Words” in the phonics screening check http://jollylearning.co.uk/
The early reading skills of preschoolers with Down syndrome and their typically developing peers – findings from recent research
http://www.down-syndrome.org/updates/157/updates-157.pdf
Speech and language development for infants with Down syndrome (0-5 years)
Books
Early Communication Skills for Children with Down syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
- by Libby Kumin
Talking Is Hard for Me! Encouraging Communication in Children with Speech-Language Difficulties
- by Linda M Reinert
Kids Like Me … Learn Colors
- by Laura Ronay
Kids Like Me … Learn ABCs
- by Laura Ronay
The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
- by Sue Schwarts and Joan E Heller Miller
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
YAACK – Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Young Kids
Communication Services and Supports for Individuals With Severe Disabilities: FAQs http://www.asha.org/NJC/faqs-aac-basics.htm
Effects of Early AAC Intervention for Children with Down Syndrome
http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/_userfiles/file/Light%20ASHA%202010%20%20AAC%20and%20children%20with%20Down%20Syndrome.pdf
Comprehensive Speech and Language Treatment for Infants, Toddlers, and Children with Down Syndrome
- by Libby Kumin
- http://www.ds-health.com/speech.htm
Speech & Language Therapy for Infants, Toddlers & Young Children
- National Down Syndrome Society
- http://www.ndss.org/Resources/Therapies-Development/Speech-Language-Therapy/Speech-Language-Therapy-for-Infants-Toddlers-Young-Children/
Signing Time Resources (special needs)
- Two Little Hands Productions
- http://www.ds-health.com/speech.htm
Communicating Together
- Down syndrome links: http://www.communicatingtogether.com/resources.html
- Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Assitive Technology (QT) Resource Links: http://www.communicatingtogether.com/resources.html
Total Communication & Down syndrome Abstracts http://www.riverbendds.org/index.htm?page=tcab.html
Pacing Board: technique to assist the transition from single word to multiword utterances
It Takes Two to Talk – Hanen Program for Parents of Children with Language Delays
http://www.hanen.org/Programs/For-Parents/It-Takes-Two-to-Talk.aspx
Speech Development for Children with Down syndrome
http://www.downsyndrome.ie/speech-development-for-children-with-down-syndrome/
A Reading and Language Intervention for Children with Down syndrome
- Down Syndrome Education International
- http://www.dseinternational.org/en-gb/resources/teaching/rli/
See and Learn Speech
- visual learning
- step by step
- http://www.seeandlearn.org/en-us/speech/
- links to saying words, saying more words, and saying later words
See and Learn Saying Words
- http://www.seeandlearn.org/en-us/speech/saying-words/
- app editions: http://www.seeandlearn.org/en-us/speech/saying-words/apps/
Sound Card System
- Monkey Mouths
- http://www.monkeymouths.com/sound-card-system
Making Sense of “Nonsense Words” in the phonics screening check http://jollylearning.co.uk/
The early reading skills of preschoolers with Down syndrome and their typically developing peers – findings from recent research
http://www.down-syndrome.org/updates/157/updates-157.pdf
Speech and language development for infants with Down syndrome (0-5 years)
- Down Syndrome Education online
- http://archive.down-syndrome.org/information/language/early/
Books
Early Communication Skills for Children with Down syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
- by Libby Kumin
Talking Is Hard for Me! Encouraging Communication in Children with Speech-Language Difficulties
- by Linda M Reinert
Kids Like Me … Learn Colors
- by Laura Ronay
Kids Like Me … Learn ABCs
- by Laura Ronay
The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
- by Sue Schwarts and Joan E Heller Miller
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
YAACK – Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Young Kids
- This is a GREAT AAC resource for parents! http://aac.unl.edu/yaack/toc.html
- When does a child need AAC? http://aac.unl.edu/yaack/b1.html#b1a
- Does AAC impede natural speech? – and other fears http://aac.unl.edu/yaack/b2.html
Communication Services and Supports for Individuals With Severe Disabilities: FAQs http://www.asha.org/NJC/faqs-aac-basics.htm
Effects of Early AAC Intervention for Children with Down Syndrome
http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/_userfiles/file/Light%20ASHA%202010%20%20AAC%20and%20children%20with%20Down%20Syndrome.pdf