The Power of Talk – Connecting the importance of speaking to young children and the link to the child’s future academic success. Highlights Dr. Todd Risley’s seminal work – (District Chronicles)
Speech and Language Milestones: Birth to 5 years old – (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
Speech and Language Milestones: Kindergarten to 5th Grade – (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
Late Bloomers (Talkers) vs Language Problem – (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories – A list of words that infants and toddlers speak and understand in Spanish and English
Impact on Development: Family Influence vs. child Care – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (May 2007)
Language Development: Affected by quality of childcare – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (May 2007)
Language Emergence: Results of Largest Study to Date – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (September 2008)
Communicating with Children: The Importance of the First Five Years – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (December 2008)
Learning Through Inference: Best Word Strategy for Toddlers – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (December 2007)
Smart Baby DVDs No Help, May Harm- What science says. (CNN)
How to Talk to Children: Linguistic Ability and the CNS – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (January 2008)
Speech, Language, Feeding Milestone Guide (pdf file)
When to Worry if a Child Has Too Few Words – THE NEW YORK TIMES (February 2010)
The Pitfalls and Possibilities for Early Identification of Language Impairments in Children: A Review for Clinicians and Researchers by Dr. Nicole Magaldi
Risk Factors for a Speech and Language Delay in Young Children Including Autism: Red flags or clinical clues for a communication disorder – (NY State Department of Health)
Communication Milestones and Causes/Indications of Concern- Birth to 36 months of age – (NY State Department of Health)
Hyperlexia (Ability to Read at an Precocious Age) and Language Delay: Discusses how some children at an early age are advanced at reading despite having language delays. (Wisconsin Medical Society)
Language-Based Learning Issues/Disability – Definition, symptoms, diagnoses and treatment. – (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) – (CBS Business Network)
Abrupt Native Language Loss In international Adoptees – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (December 2008)
Word Finding Difficulties (January 2007)
Child World Finding: Student Voices Enlighten Us (The Asha Leader, February 2009)
SALT- Software to analyze language sampling.
New Tool Assesses Narrative Structure – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (July 2009)
Exploring LENA as a Tool for Researchers and Clinicians – THE ASHA LEADER (May 2009)
Making a Case for Language Sampling: Assessment and Intervention With (Spanish-English) Second Language Learners – THE ASHA LEADER (March 2009)
A Different Way to Assess Receptive Language – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (March 2010)
Language Dynamics Group–Language tools for school success
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development – Birth to 6 years – (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
The Efficacy of Fast ForWord Language Intervention – (Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research)
Use Toys for Multiple Purposes in Language Therapy – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (July 2005)
Principals for School-Age Language Intervention: Insights from a Randomized Controlled Trial – THE ASHA LEADER (January 2010)
Vocabulary Development: Five Components of a Strong Program – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (August 2009)
10 Principles of Grammar Intervention: Make Grammar a High Priority in Language Disorders – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (March 2006)
Oral Language Interventions: Effectiveness Surprises Panel of Literacy Experts – ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists (July 2009)
For children with language impairments and poor reading skills, Fast ForWord-Language (FFW-L) may be more effective than Attention Control computer program. (American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
A study finds that children who used FFW-L and FFWL/NBLI outperformed children who did not use the interventions on two narrative measures. (Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
A central and trusted source of scientific evidence for what works in education, including reading/writing, language development, and academic achievement.
Evidence-Based Vocabulary Instruction: Strategies for Word Learning and Comprehension (Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, July 2010)
Academic Vocabulary Games (Tennessee’s Department of Education)
The First 4000 Words: The Vocabulary Building Program
