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Book List:
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THE
CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: ENCOURAGING INTELLECTUAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH.
Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D.,
Addison Wesley: January 1998, Massachusetts, Da Capo Press (The most
recent, and comprehensive parent oriented discussion on the use of floor
time with children with special needs.)
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THE
OUT-OF-SYNC CHILD: RECOGNIZING AND COPING WITH SENSORY PROCESSING
DISORDER. Carol Stock Kranowitz, and Lucy Jane Miller:
April 2006, New York, Perigee Books (Ground breaking book identifying
Sensory Processing Disorders in children.)
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THE
OUT OF SYNC CHILD HAS FUN. Carol Stock Kranowitz: August
2006, New York, Perigee Books (Companion volume to THE OUT OF SYNC
CHILD, offers practical sensory based activities that parents can do
at home.)
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THE PARENTS
GUIDE TO SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PROBLEMS:
Real-World Advice on
Making Sense of Your Child's Diagnosis; Being Your Child's Best
Advocate; Helping Your Child -- and Your Family – Cope.
Debbie Feit and Heidi Feldman, M.D.,
Ph.D.,: July 2007k, McGraw Hill Companies (Written by a parent of
children with speech and language disorders. Describes speech disorders,
navigating the early intervention system, deciphering IEP’s and how to
become an advocate for your child.)
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OVERCOMING AUTISM: FINDING THE ANSWERS, STRATEGIES, AND HOPE THAT CAN
TRANSFORM A CHILD’S LIFE.
Lynn Kern Koegel and Claire LaZebnik: February 2005, Penguin Group
(Provides a clinician and parent perspectives regarding the disorder.
Provides good strategies to assess and treat language, sensory and
behavior disorders.)
Website List:
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www.asha.org/public/speech: American Speech
Hearing Association official website. Provides accurate information
regarding speech and language development.
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www.sensory-processing-disorder.com:
Comprehensive website regarding sensory integration information.
Contains parent stories, sensory products, and parent resources
regarding disorder.
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http://www.angelfire.com/nj/speechlanguage/Onlineactivities.html:
Online speech and language activities organized specifically for
disorders (i.e. Articulation, Phonology, Aspergers’, PDD, etc.)
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http://www.apraxia-kids.org/: Comprehensive website
for children at risk or currently diagnosed with apraxia of speech.
Contains support for parents and professionals
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http://www.coping.org/intervention/milestones.htm:
Provides a developmental milestone rating scale for parents to utilize.
Provides accurate information describing Stanley Greenspan’s Floortime
model to foster play, social and language skill development.
Video List:
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Baby
Bumble Bee Video Collection:
Baby/child friendly set of videos and flash cards that target
development of initial sounds and words in children. Videos follow a
developmental progression.
www.babybumblebee.com
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Bee
Smart Baby Vocabulary Builder 3 DVD
Set: Three part DVD series that supports early language
development in children utilizes sign language to foster vocabulary
development.
http://www.babyclassroom.com/vocabulary-builder-3-dvd-set.html
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Signing Time & Baby Signing Time: Introduces basic sign
language skills to music.
www.amazon.com
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Noodlebug: Lets Pretend:
Fosters pretend play skills in children 2 years+. Features role
playing, dress up, and pretend play schemas.
www.amazon.com
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