Resources for Speech Language Pathologists

The book covers the diagnosis and evaluation of a wide range of communication disorders in adults and children.

This book examines the effect of augmentative and alternative communication strategies on the communication, social skills, and behavior of individuals with autism.

This book helps therapists and parents learn how to help children become more vocal, verbal, communicative, imitative and interactive.

This book provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of key aspects of the classification, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of articulation disorders, phonological disorders and childhood apraxia of speech.

This book is helpful for parents looking to learn the different options for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. It contains information ranging from tests to cochlear implants and other hearing devices. This book also offers unbiased information on communication options like: Auditory-Verbal, ASL-English Bilingual, Cued Speech, Auditory-Oral, and Total Communication. 

This workbook is designed for speech language pathology assistants and includes speech sound disorders, language disorder, literacy, voice, and fluency disorders, among many other topics.

This is a part 2 to the book listed above. It contains more activities for speech language pathologists to use with their patients.

This book is full of activities to enhance children’s speech. It is designed for teachers and speech language pathologists.

This video teaches much-needed strategies for infants and young children who have sensory processing disorders, autism spectrum disorder, development delays, behavior issues or speech and language delays to improve social-emotional development.

Video Duration: 356 min

This text takes a deep dive into application of evidence-based treatment strategies for children with CAS, and move beyond theoretical ideas to provide recommendations of specific activities to facilitate improved speech praxis in children across age groups.

This DVD shows how to put physical, occupation, and speech therapies in daily routines in classrooms. This video is intended for teachers, administrators, and therapists. All children in the classroom benefit from having physical, occupation, and speech therapies embedded in daily routines. Research shows that children with and without IEPs improve their skills as a result. Planning, communication, and the support of the administration are key factors in the successful implementation of integrated therapies. Sound like a daunting task? View this video to see teachers, administrators, and therapists discuss how this model works, and how they implement their various roles in the classroom. It is evident that these teams are driven by the positive impact the integrated therapy model has on ALL children. Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UumPdLKO6qo

Video Duration: 30 min

Written specifically for undergraduate-level, speech-language pathology assistant students and speech language pathologists, this book presents an introduction to the knowledge and skills in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) that support people across the lifespan in the cultures in which they live and people with whom they interact.

This is an academic textbook on language disorders in children and adolescents in speech-language pathology.

With step-by-step written instructions for tons of FUN and easy-to-implement activities, parents and professionals can be confident in their ability to successfully identify and then strengthen these 11 major skills that encompass all the important social, cognitive, receptive, and expressive milestones that verbal and communicative kids have mastered.

This book presents 50 transferable, adaptable, practical, and accessible chapters for speech and language therapists and others working via remote consultations

This book is for speech language pathologists providing professional development skills for teachers related to speech, phonological awareness, and literacy.

This book provides the skills needed for evidence-based services for children and their families. This book starts with informing about what early intervention is and ends with guidelines and making connections. Many topics are covered in this book that will benefit speech language pathologists.

This book shows how to model and elicit language in toddlers. There are techniques for speech therapists to use in everyday life. This book is best designed for speech language pathologists, early intervention specialists, or other professionals.

This book is specifically for speech language pathologists trying to be more inclusive in their teaching. Some topics covered are collaborating with others, rethinking students, providing social supports, and more.

This book is a comprehensive yet accessible resource designed to bridge the gap in the current SM literature and empower SLPs to treat this disorder effectively.

This evidence-based manual includes complete coverage of common disorder characteristics, treatment approaches, reporting techniques, and patient profiles for child and adult clients.

In this recording, you will learn to recognize and demonstrate 100 basic signs, the manual alphabet, and numbers from 1-20 as well as how to incorporate them into your practice immediately.

Video Duration: 338 min

This book explains how yoga can help children develop language skills. There are various yoga strategies for multiple levels of speech development. Speech therapists and parents can use this resource.

The information included is specific to supporting SLPs who provide services to the birth-to-three population. It is meant to be a simple guide to support your success as an EI provider.

This article discusses the importance and impact of the collaboration of early intervention providers and speech-language pathologists.

This article shows what is best for children in speech therapy in order for them to respond well to the treatment.

A survey study examining augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practices reported by early intervention speech-language pathologists (SLPs) across the United States.

This article studies if telehealth services are better or worse than in person services in children.

This website contains information about conferences for speech pathologists and audiologists. There are also many resources about speech and audiology available on this site.

ASHA is a professional association for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. This site contains numerous resources, including topic-specific guides, continuing education opportunities, ASHA publications, articles, an online store, and the latest research. ASHA Special Interest Groups were created to promote specific professional interests among members, develop communication and networking in diverse professional settings, identify and convey concerns and needs to the Association’s governance, and assist in policy formation.

This parent-driven, non-profit organization supports families with children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing without a bias around communication modes or methodologies.

This website has information on continuing education for speech-language pathologists that could be useful.

There is a lot of misinformation out there about using Augmentative and Alternative Communication, or AAC, with children under age 3 in Early Intervention. Tech for Tykes wants to share the facts with you!

The presentation will feature a case study of a 2-year-old child on the autism spectrum and her family that illustrates how the introduction of AAC facilitated significant progress in communication skills and enriched the child’s language development and social interactions.

This module is an introduction to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) fundamentals, discuss strategies and tools for supporting children who have AAC needs and describe important evidence-based techniques for implementing AAC intervention and supporting communication development.