Parents Reading Resources
Here is a book list for further reading: You can type in the search window of Amazon.com below and you will be directed to their website. They will also suggest other reading material you might want to check out. These books can be particularly helpful for parents, caregivers and professionals.
It takes 2 to Talk : A Parent's Guide to Helping Children Communicate , by Ayala Manolson
This is an excellent book for learning how to get started and gives the caregiver some insight into a gentle method for getting our little ones to talk. I highly recommend this one for parents, caregivers, and professionals.
Sensory Integration and the Child by Dr. Jean Ayres
The New Language of Toys... by Joan E. Heller Miller
The Out of Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz,M.A.
How to Talk so Kids will Listen, ...Listen so Kids will Talk...by Faber and Mazlish (good for any age)
Simple Signs by Cindy Wheeler
Sign Songs (video tape)
Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems : What Every Parent Should Know by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi
Gesture is a natural means of communication. In some children, gesture can help them get speaking started without having to focus so much on their mouths. They are frustrated already! So let's make it easy to get what you want by showing you, and you help them give an approximation to the word. " Do you want a cookie?, Look at me, Cookie?" Try not to give a directive. 2 year olds will often respond with the opposite. Make learning words fun and rewarding. If the child makes an attempt to gesture for cookie or eating and saying a few sounds, let him or her have it fast!