Speech and Language Websites for Parents
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Want a list of children's books that focus on
specific sounds? These books are wonderful for encouraging your child
to practice a target sound repeatedly while reading a book. |
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Want a list of children's books that focus on
vocabulary and language? These books are wonderful for practicing
specific language concepts. |
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Easy, Simple, & Fun Crafts that can be used for speech and language goals. |
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Toys We Recommend and ideas for how they can be used to work on speech and language goals. |
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Carol's
Page of Online Speech and Language Activities Offers games and websites
by category. |
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Speech and Language
Resource Guide A quick access guide for families and SLPs covering
categories such as voice, language disorders, cleft palate, articulation,
apraxia, and more. |
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Primary School-Aged
Games A nice assortment of online games separated by categories such as
math, language, social studies and science. |
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Sound and
Articulation Practice Games that work on specific target sounds. |
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National Dissemination Center for
Children with Disabilities A central source of information on
disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth; IDEA; and No Child Left
Behind. |
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Pacer Center The Pacer
Center expands opportunities and enhances the quality of life of children and
young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of
parents helping parents. |
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Parent Pals
A Special Education Guide where parents and professionals share information and
offer support. |
| Stage
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Description |
| Stage 1 |
Child makes little or no speech sounds. |
| Stage 2 |
Child is beginning to babble and make some sounds. |
| Stage 3 |
Child babbles and says up to 20 words. |
| Stage 4 |
Child babbles and says up to 50 words. |
| Stage 5 |
Child uses around 100 words and is beginning to use 2-word combinations. |
| Stage 6 |
Child uses around 300 words and is using 2-3 word combinations. |
| Stage 7 |
Child uses 500+ words and says 4+ word combinations. |
| Stage 8 |
Child communicates well using sentences. Child could benefit from activities
that focus on listening comprehension and verbal expression. |
