Early communication skills for children with Down syndrome : a guide for parents and professionals

By: Kumin, Libby.
Publisher: Bethesda, MD Woodbine House 2012Edition: 3d ed.Description: xvi, 391 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + CD-ROM.ISBN: 97816066130667.Subject(s): DOWN SYNDROME | EARLY CHILDHOOD | COMMUNICATION SKILLS | SPEECH DISORDERS | INTELLIGIBILITY | READING | LITERACY | NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
Contents:
Language, speech and communication|Speech and language characteristics of children with Down syndrome|Busy baby - busy parents|Before the first word - precursors to language|The one-word stage|The two- and three-word stages|Meaning and grammar|Speech and intelligibility problems|Articulation and phonology : learning the sounds of the language|Pragmatics : communication in action|Communicating without speech|Understanding speech and language evaluation|Understanding speech and language treatment|Reading, literacy and language|School and community issues|Concluding thoughts|Appendices|Resource guide|References and suggested reading|Children's books for language stimulation|Index
Summary: "This third edition of Early Communication Skills features expanded information on the needs of children (from birth to age 6) with apraxia, dual diagnosis of autism and Down syndrome, and updated terminology and information on special education law. An expanded chapter explains how technology and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can help with speech and language, foster communication, and provide inexpensive transitional language systems. Over thirty forms are now included on a CD-ROM to be used for assessment, developing treatment plans, and keeping detailed records of progress." - PUBLISHERS WEBSITEReview: New to the library is the third edition of Early communication skills for children with Down syndrome: a guide for parents and professionals. Previous editions of this manual have been very popular and highly rated by library borrowers. “Libby Kumin has given us an immense gift that will be unwrapped and appreciated again and again! Dr Kumin’s research-based guide offers countless activities, practical strategies, and meaningful resources on how to facilitate, develop, and improve early communication skills for children with Down syndrome.” Book cover. Children with Down syndrome often have physical and cognitive characteristics that may make speech difficult. Kumin looks at how these potential difficulties affect the child’s communication skills and how to work with the child to overcome these hurdles. This edition contains an updated, revised and expanded chapter about technology and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), which examines reasons to consider AAC, the types of AAC systems that are available and how they are used. This book is easy to negotiate, set out in well formatted chapters with clear concise headings followed by explanations, as well as activities where appropriate. This informative and practical book gives explanations of conditions and commonly used terms, and provides a wealth of ideas for activities and exercises. Included with the book is a CDROM with forms for developing treatment plans and documenting progress. It concludes with a list of resources and further reading as well as a useful list of books to use with young children to encourage pre-reading skills and language development
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Language, speech and communication|Speech and language characteristics of children with Down syndrome|Busy baby - busy parents|Before the first word - precursors to language|The one-word stage|The two- and three-word stages|Meaning and grammar|Speech and intelligibility problems|Articulation and phonology : learning the sounds of the language|Pragmatics : communication in action|Communicating without speech|Understanding speech and language evaluation|Understanding speech and language treatment|Reading, literacy and language|School and community issues|Concluding thoughts|Appendices|Resource guide|References and suggested reading|Children's books for language stimulation|Index

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"This third edition of Early Communication Skills features expanded information on the needs of children (from birth to age 6) with apraxia, dual diagnosis of autism and Down syndrome, and updated terminology and information on special education law. An expanded chapter explains how technology and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can help with speech and language, foster communication, and provide inexpensive transitional language systems. Over thirty forms are now included on a CD-ROM to be used for assessment, developing treatment plans, and keeping detailed records of progress." - PUBLISHERS WEBSITE

New to the library is the third edition of Early communication skills for children with Down syndrome: a guide for parents and professionals. Previous editions of this manual have been very popular and highly rated by library borrowers.
“Libby Kumin has given us an immense gift that will be unwrapped and appreciated again and again! Dr Kumin’s research-based guide offers countless activities, practical strategies, and meaningful resources on how to facilitate, develop, and improve early communication skills for children with Down syndrome.” Book cover.
Children with Down syndrome often have physical and cognitive characteristics that may make speech difficult. Kumin looks at how these potential difficulties affect the child’s communication skills and how to work with the child to overcome these hurdles.
This edition contains an updated, revised and expanded chapter about technology and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), which examines reasons to consider AAC, the types of AAC systems that are available and how they are used.
This book is easy to negotiate, set out in well formatted chapters with clear concise headings followed by explanations, as well as activities where appropriate.
This informative and practical book gives explanations of conditions and commonly used terms, and provides a wealth of ideas for activities and exercises.
Included with the book is a CDROM with forms for developing treatment plans and documenting progress.
It concludes with a list of resources and further reading as well as a useful list of books to use with young children to encourage pre-reading skills and language development

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This is an excellent up-to-date resource. I have ordered my own copies of this series book. Complements well with the Gross Motor Skills & Fine Motor Skills books in the series

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