ABOUT THE BOOK

Targeting Language Delays​


Targeting Language Delays: Language and Reading IEP Goals provides sequential steps in programming to meet more than 100 Individual Education Program/Plan goals in the areas of receptive and expressive language, listening and whole word reading for verbal and non-verbal children who have communication difficulties in association with development challenges such as Down Syndrome, Autism, neurological delay and hearing impairment. 

This manual is for: Speech-Language Pathologists, parents, teachers, and support personnel.

Speech-Language Pathologists, teachers and support personnel will be able to: 
               • develop an IEP appropriate to the student's language level
               • plan and present meaningful therapy sessions                
               • track individual student's progress using the tracking forms provided
               • provide seamless carryover of programming over school years and changes of support personnel
 
Parents will easily be able to follow the step-by-step instructions in language and reading stimulation enabling them to provide preschool language stimulation or home programming. The carryover activities will complement goals of language therapy, and they will be able to give input into their child's IEP language goals throughout his school career. 

Part 1 offers background and tips on teaching language skills and a description of the games referred to in the book.

Part 2 contains goals, activities, games and carryover in key receptive and expressive language areas, as well as printable vocabulary lists and tracking forms.

Targeted Goals : 
               • Following directions 
               • “Yes/no” and negative “no/not”
               • Vocabulary development (nouns and verbs)
               • Classification and categorization 
               • Descriptors 
               • Pronouns 
               • “Wh” questions 
               • Listening skills (memory and discrimination)
               • Word and sentence structure 
               • Same and Different  
               • Classification and categorization 
               • Concepts 
               • Auditory processing 
               • Advanced expressive language 
               • Whole Word reading

Each goal is broken down into multiple sequential steps ensuring that underlying skills are targeted before addressing more complex goals. 

                                                                  LANGUAGE THERAPY ALL IN ONE BOOK! 

         Previously published in 2014 under the title Targeting Language Delays; IEP Goals and Activities for Students with Developmental Challenges. The text is unchanged. 

Awards

Targeting Language Delays was the Gold Winner in the Education Category in the Indiefab awards for 2014 from Foreword Magazine.
Author Caroline Lee was recognized by Autism Parenting Magazine as one of the top ten writers who contributed to the magazine during 2014.​
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Reviews

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, May 2015, Dr. Tewari Shruti MBBS, MPH. View Full Article Here. 
Kim Lewis, M.ED., CCC-SLP, pediatric therapist and the blogger at ActivityTailor.com
“Wow! This is a must-have resource for any pediatric speech therapist! Offering concise goals in a clear hierarchy, it ensures you’ve targeted underlying skills before addressing more complex goals. Therapists will also appreciate the suggestions for treatment activities that align with each individual step.”
Angela Pryor, mother of two boys (13 and 10 years old) one of whom has autism
“An extremely useful resource for both educators and parents that will help our children to learn and use language effectively. A fantastic IEP companion”.
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EXCERPT

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caroline Lee​

Caroline Lee graduated from the Oldrey-Fleming School of Speech Therapy, London, England in 1968. Over her long career she worked with children in public health, school boards and private practice. During seventeen years with the Renfrew County District School Board in Ontario, she carried out assessments  and planned programming for students with a broad range of speech/language delays and developmental challenges including those with Down Syndrome, hearing loss, and on the autism spectrum. While supervising the implementation of programming through support personnel she felt the need of a book that could be referenced by those providing programming. Following retirement from practice, Caroline wrote the book that she wished she had had on her desk all along! 
Caroline lives in Deep River, Ontario, and enjoys walking, kayaking, reading and exploring fibre art.