Research and Links of Interest

Research Articles

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has a team of researchers specifically for reading and reading development. 

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/reading.htm

 

The research section of the LindaMood-Bell® website contains articles, research results and presentations regarding their programs.

http://www.lindamoodbell.com/research/index.Aspx

 

 

This is a basic overview of Research that has been done in the area of reading, and implications for how to teach reading to children. 

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/stw_esys/str_read.htm

Easy to Read Summaries of Reading Research (for parents and teachers)

 http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/Publications/researchread.htm


 

Language and Literacy Environments in Pre-Schools (an ERIC Digest Publication)

http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1999/snow99.pdf


 

Kindergarten Entry Skills

by Nancy McIntire

http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/poptopics/k-entry.html

 

 

Links of Interest

 

This is a basic Fact sheet about speech and language disorders in children.
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs11txt.htm

 

 

This site is a resource of information for families that have children with learning disabilities.  They also have an area just for kids.
http://www.ldonline.org
 
 
TXSHA is the Texas Speech Hearing and Language Association, they have good basic information about speech and language in Texas
www.txsha.org
 

 

ASHA is the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, which sets the standard in the profession and gives CCC (Certificate of Clinical Competency) to SLPs, look for this to ensure that the professional is up to date.
www.asha.org
 

 

This site has a wealth of basic information and articles about speech and language topics, a searchable database of professionals, and is a good resource for SLPs and families.
www.speechpathologist.org
 

 

This site is a how-to for parents that want Medicaid for their children.
www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/med_info.html

 

 
This is the Texas State Board of Examiners for Speech Language Pathology. Find out what the requirements are to be an SLP, and check the current license status of any SLP.
www.dshs.state.tx.us/speech/default.shtm
 
This is the Department of Family and Protective Services for Texas. Visit this site to report child abuse, learn about licensed child care facilities, and to learn about adoption in TX.
http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/

 

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