National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

Resources: Communication

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

·  http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/speechlanguage

·  The NICHCY website on speech and language disorders includes information on characteristics, causes, treatments, and educational considerations of speech and language disorders. The website also includes information for teachers and parents, as well as resources for more information.

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)

·  http://www.noah-health.org/en/bns/disorders/speech/

·  This NOAH website has information on speech and language (communication) disorders including characteristics, concerns, care and treatment, and further information and resources of these disorders. This website also includes links to information about specific speech and language disorders, such as auditory processing disorder and receptive language disorder.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

·  http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/Pages/Default.aspx

·  The NIDCD website includes a variety of information on speech and language, as well as communication disorders. Resources are included for parents and educators to learn more about communication disorders and to find supports for children with communication disorders.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

·  http://www.asha.org/public/

·  The ASHA website includes information on speech and language disorders for both children and adults. It provides information on specific disorders, communication options, frequently asked questions, and provides assistance in finding professionals, such as speech-language pathologists, for families.

Reading Rockets

·  http://www.readingrockets.org/atoz/speech_language_hearing/

·  The Reading Rockets website for speech, language, and hearing includes articles on the basics of communication disorders and information for teachers and parents of students with speech and language difficulties. Information includes specifics on strategies for helping students with communication disorders in the classroom.

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

·  http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Communicative_Disorders&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=37&ContentID=5626

·  The CEC website on communication disorders has information on the characteristics of communication disorders and the educational implications of these disorders. It also includes a variety of links to resources on communication disorders.

AAC Institute

·  http://www.aacinstitute.org/

·  The AAC Institute website provides resources and information on alternative augmentative communication for students with communication and language disorders. It also includes information on specific AAC products and devices.