Resources and literature
Below are a number of resources and reading material for parents of children with speech-langauge, hearing, or feeding difficulties
American Speech-Language Hearing Association
llinois Speech-Language Hearing Association
apraxia-kids.org
National Alliance for Autism Research (now Autism Speaks)
Applied Behavior Analysts of Chicago
Stuttering Foundation of America
Speech Delay
Gerber Website
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
John Tracy Clinic-Spanish available
Oral Deaf Education
The Chicago Hearing Society
Speech-language/feeding literature
Hearing loss literature
- http://www.listenup.org/
- Listen Learn and Talk ; Cochlear Americas
- Bader 1999. Top Ten Strategies for Parents AG Bell
- Schwarz, S. 1996. Choices in Deafness: A Parents' Guide to Communication Options- Second Edition. Woodbine House: Bethesda, MD.
- Estabrooks, W., 1994, Auditory Verbal Therapy for Parents and Professionals: AG Bell Association for the Deaf Washington, DC.
- Estabrooks, W., 1994, Cochlear Implants for Kids: AG Bell Association for the Deaf Washington, DC.
- Flexer, C., 1994, Facilitating Hearing and Listening in Young Children. Singular Publishing Group: San Diego.
- Mangiardi, A., 1995. 25 Ways to Promote Spoken Language in a Young Child with a Hearing Loss. AG Bell Association for the Deaf: Washington, D.C.
- Nevins, M. & Chute, P., 1996. Children with Cochlear Implants in Educational Settings. Singular Publishing Group: San Diego, CA.
- Pollack, D., Goldberg, D.M. & Caleffe-Schenk, N, 1997. Educational Audiology for the Limited-Hearing Infant and Pre Schooler: An Auditory-Verbal Program. (3rd Edition) Charles C. Thomas: Springfield, IL.
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Tucker, B., Esq. IDEA
Advocacy for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Question and Answers Book for Parents and Professionals. AG Bell Association for the Deaf: Washington, DC.
Additional resources
Department of Specialized Care for Children
Early Intervention of Illinois
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
Special Education law/Parent Rights