Books for Communication Skill Development
Communication Skills in Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents
by Libby Kumin, Ph.D.
Absolutely one of the best books I've seen. The developmental model for speech and language acquisition is explained along with games to play with your child. This book is for any parent with a language delayed child, not just Down Syndrome.
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Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking
by Nanci Bell
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Building Thinking Skills: Book 3 Verbal
by Howard & Sandra Black
A compilation of activities for cognitive skill development in verbal similarities and differences, sequences, classifications and analogies.
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Memory Enhancement Program for Older Adults: A Guide for Practitioners
by May D. Caprio-Prevette and Prem S. Fry
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Saying One Thing, Meaning Another: Activities for Clarifying Ambiguous Language
by Cecile Cyrul Spector
Thinking Publications
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Quick and Easy: Ideas and Materials To Help the Nonverbal Child "Talk" At Home
by Carolyn Rouse and Katera Mayer-Johnson
Symbols organized by activities that young children engage in. Should speed up the cut and paste time for making individual communication boards or PECS systems. Material can be photocopied.
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