Speech Therapy
Information about speech-language pathology, school speech therapy, and children's communication problems.
Special-Needs Business Profile: Giving Greetings
Profile of a parent-run business that offers everyday visual supports for communicating with picture symbols and PECS.
Profile of a parent-run business that offers everyday visual supports for communicating with picture symbols and PECS.
What Is Speech Therapy?
A definition of speech therapy, with a link to more information.
A definition of speech therapy, with a link to more information.
Five Familiar Games for Sneaky Speech Therapy
Chances are the word games you're playing with your child are already ones that help strengthen speech and language skills. Here's how to tweak them for some impromptu speech therapy.
Chances are the word games you're playing with your child are already ones that help strengthen speech and language skills. Here's how to tweak them for some impromptu speech therapy.
Keep Speech Therapy Going Over School Breaks
Professional speech therapy, at school or in a private office, can be invaluable to a child with speech and language problems. But what do you do when school's out, or the therapist is unvailable? Try these five ideas for being an at-home speech therapist -- and keep them up even when therapy's in session to maximize your child's progress.
Professional speech therapy, at school or in a private office, can be invaluable to a child with speech and language problems. But what do you do when school's out, or the therapist is unvailable? Try these five ideas for being an at-home speech therapist -- and keep them up even when therapy's in session to maximize your child's progress.
Teach Your Child Figures of Speech
Children with developmental and learning problems may have a hard time with metaphors, idioms, and other figures of speech that give language its liveliness but aren't literally correct. Put your child through a course of learning with the book "What Did You Say? What Do You Mean?"
Children with developmental and learning problems may have a hard time with metaphors, idioms, and other figures of speech that give language its liveliness but aren't literally correct. Put your child through a course of learning with the book "What Did You Say? What Do You Mean?"
Take a Look at Your Child's Learning Environment
In an excerpt from "Teach Me How to Say It Right," speech and language pathologist Dorothy P. Dougherty offers parents nine suggestions for helping their children grow in ability and understanding through simple conversations and activities.
In an excerpt from "Teach Me How to Say It Right," speech and language pathologist Dorothy P. Dougherty offers parents nine suggestions for helping their children grow in ability and understanding through simple conversations and activities.
Game Review: A Fist Full of Coins
A review of a game designed to help children with expressive language problems.
A review of a game designed to help children with expressive language problems.
Sites of the Day: Speech and Communication
Listing of sites on speech and communication that have been featured as an About Parenting Special Needs Site of the Day.
Listing of sites on speech and communication that have been featured as an About Parenting Special Needs Site of the Day.
Speech and Language Therapy
Information on speech therapy from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, including a searchable database of therapists across the country.
Information on speech therapy from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, including a searchable database of therapists across the country.
How to Think About a Speech/Language Evaluation
Good advice for parents from Apraxia-Kids, one of many articles available on the site.
Good advice for parents from Apraxia-Kids, one of many articles available on the site.
Signs and Symptoms
Explanations of a variety of speech problems, including in some cases exercises parents can do at home. Site also includes language activities and information on occupational therapy and sensory integration.
Explanations of a variety of speech problems, including in some cases exercises parents can do at home. Site also includes language activities and information on occupational therapy and sensory integration.
Speech-Language Therapy
A good overview for parents from KidsHealth.org.
A good overview for parents from KidsHealth.org.