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A Letter to the Parent(s) of a Child with Developmental Apraxia of Speech. Part I: Speech Characteristics of the Disorder.
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Hall, Penelope K. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
One of a series of letters to parents of children with developmental apraxia of speech, this letter discusses the characteristics of the disorder including having been a "quiet" baby, slow and late development of speech skills, problems sequencing sounds and syllables correctly, and problems in correct "voicing". An appended annotated bibliography…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Language Acquisition, Parent Education
A Letter to the Parent(s) of a Child with Developmental Apraxia of Speech. Part II: The Nature and Causes of DAS.
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Hall, Penelope K. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
One of a series of letters to parents of children with developmental apraxia of speech (DAS), this letter discusses issues and current thinking about the nature and causes of the disorder. These include the idea that DAS is a disorder of overall language development or that DAS is a problem of the "motor-programming" system for speech. An…
Descriptors: Child Development, Etiology, Language Acquisition, Parent Education
A Letter to the Parent(s) of a Child with Developmental Apraxia of Speech. Part III: Other Problems Often Associated with the Disorder.
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Hall, Penelope K. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
One of a series of letters to parents of children with developmental apraxia of speech, this letter discusses other problems associated with the disorder including language development problems, academic problems, motor skill problems, and chewing and swallowing difficulties. An annotated bibliography of two further readings for parents is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Language Acquisition, Learning Problems, Parent Education
Positioning Students with Cerebral Palsy to Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
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McEwen, Irene R.; Lloyd, Lyle L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1990
The paper provides basic information about positioning for augmentative and alternative communication, by reviewing some of the communication needs of students severely disabled by cerebral palsy. The wheelchair is proposed as the primary position for use of a communication aid, and guidelines are presented for good wheelchair positioning. (JDD)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Elementary Secondary Education, Human Posture