Need Help? In Wisconsin contact your regional Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Regional Center Information http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/children/RegionalCenters/index.htm
Regional Center Information http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/children/RegionalCenters/index.htm
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Center for Parent Information and Resources This website provides fact sheets about milestones of typical speech and language development. It also provides information about speech and language impairments and provides links to many other resources related to speech and language development. https://www.parentcenterhub.org/speechlanguage/ The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducts and supports research in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/ Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction This site outlines services for students with speech and language disabilities. There is information on eligibility criteria as well as links to other resources on the web. https://dpi.wi.gov/sped/program/speech-language American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Find information about activities that encourage speech and language development as well as information related to typical speech and language development. https://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/Parent-Stim-Activities.htm The Stuttering Foundation Provides free online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering. https://www.stutteringhelp.org/ icommunicate The website has Information relating to speech and language difficulties, child development, milestones, autism, apraxia, hearing impairments, stuttering and stammering, and dyslexia and literacy difficulties. It also has links to many more resources related to speech and language. https://www.icommunicatetherapy.com/ Summer Reading Lists for Reluctant Readers During the summer, many children won’t get the reading practice that they get in school. But books that engage the imagination can provide motivation to keep up skills until school starts again. The website gives some lists of books to captivate reluctant readers, no matter what their age. https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/encouraging-reading-writing/summer-reading-lists?utm_campaign=partner&utm_source=rrockets&utm_medium=email&utm_content=extra U.S. Department of Education This is a very comprehensive site offering information on language development activities for children from infancy to age six. These are activities parents can do with their children that not only promote language development but also to assist in helping children learn to read. https://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/index.html Free Online Speech and Language Apps for Kids This site provides links to free online apps that offer parents a way to refine and practice their child’s speech and language skills at home. https://www.speechbuddy.com/blog/games-and-activities/6-free-online-speech-therapy-resources/ What’s the Difference Between a Speech Impairment and a Language Disorder? Often the words speech and language are used interchangeably. However, these words have very different meanings. Check out the link to learn more. https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/communication-disorders/difference-between-speech-impairment-and-language-disorder |
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