First Words Preschool Speech and Language Program of Ottawa
Premiers mots - Programme de services de rééducation de la parole et du langage pour les enfants d’âge préscolaire d’Ottawa

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Resources & Links

 
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Books

Baby Signs: How to Talk With Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, by Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwin (1996).   

Beyond Baby Talk, by Kenn Apel and Julie Masterson. Order online at www.professional.asha.org.

Childhood Speech, Language and Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know, by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi (1995).  

Does My Child Have a Speech Problem? by Katherine L. Martin (1997). 

Games to Play with Babies, by Jackie Silberg, Gryphon House (1993). 

Games to Play with Toddlers, by Jackie Silberg, Gryphon House (1993). 

Games to Play with Two Year Olds, by Jackie Silberg, Gryphon House (1993).

Helping Kids Discover and Develop Language, by Kim Angus, Delores Cahalan, Diane Chenette, Heide Enrich.  

How to Talk to Your Baby: A Guide to Maximizing Your Child's Language and Learning Skills, by Putnam (1999).

The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Special Needs, by Sue Schwartz and Joan Heller Miller (1996).

You and Your Baby: Building Communication (Adapted from It Takes Two to Talk: Hanen Parent Guidebook), by Luigi Girolametto and Irene Ushycky (1996), available by calling the Hanen Centre, (416) 921-1073.

You Make the Difference in Helping Your Child Learn by Ayala Manolson (1995), available by calling the Hanen Centre, (416) 921-1073.

Sources for above and other reading materials:

 

Support Groups

Ontario Association for Families of Children with Communication Disorders, contact (613) 749-7712.

 

Web Links

Nippising District Developmental Screen (free developmental screening tool for Ontario residents)

American Speech and Hearing Association

Baby Fingers

Babysigns

Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario

First Words Project, University of Florida

Hanen Centre, The

Kidsource

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Preschool Speech and Language Initiative

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Infant Hearing Program

Parent Help Line

Sign With Your Baby

Stuttering Prevention

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