Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists
Many speech-language pathologists choose to integrate The Hanen Centre’s user-friendly guidebook and DVD resources into their clinical work with children and their families.
As a supplement to home programming or therapy sessions, or as a helpful tool for parents while they wait for therapy to begin, Hanen guidebooks and DVDs empower parents to extend their child’s learning into every part of the day.
Hanen resources are divided into four areas of expertise:
Language Delays
It Takes Two to Talk® Guidebook and DVD
It Takes Two to Talk® was designed specifically for parents of children with language delays. Speech-language pathologists share this resource with parents to show them practical ways to use the everyday activities they do with their child to improve his or her language skills.
Click here to read more about It Takes Two to Talk resources.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
More Than Words® Guidebook and DVD
Addressing the specific needs of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, the More Than Words® guidebook and Companion DVD can be shared with parents to show them how to build their child’s communication and social skills during everyday routines and play.
Click here to read more about More Than Words resources.
Asperger Syndrome
TalkAbility™ Guidebook
If you work with parents of children with high-functioning autism, including Asperger Syndrome, you may share the TalkAbility™ guidebook with parents to help them build their child's social communication skills. The guidebook explains to parents how they can use the unique interests of their child to encourage empathy, perspective-taking, and attention to the non-verbal cues sent by others.
Click here to read more about the TalkAbility guidebook.
Language and Literacy Development in Typically Developing Children
►Learning Language and Loving It™ Guidebook and DVD
If you consult to educators in early childhood settings, the Learning Language and Loving It guidebook and DVD may be shared with educators to help them create the enriched and inclusive learning environments necessary to foster the social, language and literacy development of preschool children.
The guidebook’s three-pronged approach aimed at prevention, intervention and enrichment ensures that all children in the classroom benefit, including those who are falling behind.
Click here to learn more about how Learning Language and Loving It.
►Teacher Talk™ Workbooks
Based on the Learning Language and Loving It guidebook, Hanen's Teacher Talk™ workbooks each address a critical aspect of promoting the language and literacy skills of children in early childhood settings.
While not as comprehensive as Learning Language and Loving It, Teacher Talk workbooks do cover many of the key strategies from that resource. The workbooks include helpful checklists and questions with space for educators to record their own answers, enabling them to personalize each strategy.
Click here to find out more about Teacher Talk.
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►ABC and Beyond™: Building Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood Settings
Hanen's newest guidebook, ABC and Beyond, focuses specifically on the promotion of emergent literacy skills in early childhood settings.
This guidebook outlines practical strategies for using book reading and everyday conversations and activities to promote the seven building blocks of literacy: oral language, vocabulary, story comprehension, language of learning, print knowledge, and phonological awareness.
Share this guidebook with educators to show them how to make literacy-learning a fun and natural part of every child's day.
Click here to learn more about ABC and Beyond.
►Preschool Language and Literacy Calendar
Hanen's 16-month Preschool Language and Literacy Calendar is filled with dozens of language and literacy-building activities for educators to use in the classroom and for parents to use at home.
As a home programming supplement for parents or a quick activity reference for educators, the Calendar helps the important adults in a child’s life fill each week with research-based activities that enrich early learning.
Click here to learn more about the Preschool Language and Literacy Calendar.