Parent Resources - Oregon School District

Parent Resources

The following website links are provided to help answer questions that you may have about speech-language development and the IEP process.

Understanding the IEP Process - www.ldonline.org/indepth/iep/understanding_iep_process.html

This website provides explanations of the IEP process, including examples of forms

American Speech and Hearing Association - www.asha.org/default.htm

This is the webpage for the governing body of speech-language pathology

Does your child hear and talk? - www.asha.org/public/speech/development/chart.htm

This ASHA article describes the development of communication from birth through five years

Literacy: How Speech-Language Pathologists Can Help - www.asha.org/public/speech/development/literacy_facts.htm

Children and Bilingualism - www.asha.org/public/speech/development/BilingualChildren.htm

Acquiring English as a Second Language - www.asha.org/public/speech/development/easl.htm

This article, provided by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, describes what’s “normal” and what’s not in English Language Learners (ELLs).

Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development - www.asha.org/public/speech/development/Parent-Stim-Activities.htm

Stuttering Homepage - www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/stutter.html

The Stuttering Homepage is Mankato State University’s web site on stuttering and cluttering. This site includes links to many resources on fluency issues and ideas for stuttering therapy.