speech

Jordan was a boy in elementary school who couldn't speak yet, so he was trapped inside his brain in Jordan's World. Jordan has Verbal Apraxia, also known as childhood Apraxia of Speech, a neurological speech disorder. He knows what he wants to say, but his words don't always come out.

"A revisionist biography of an American icon, revealing the extraordinary true genesis of the telephone and its connection to another, far more troubling legacy of Bell's: his efforts to stamp out American Sign Language. Weaving together a tale of innovation with a moving love story, the book offers a heartbreaking look at how a champion can become an adversary and provides an enthralling account of the deaf community's fight to reclaim a once-forbidden language"--Amazon.

A story that explores the ways a single voice can make a difference.

A story that explores the ways a single voice can make a difference.

Contains George Bernard Shaw's play in which Henry Higgins attempts to turn Eliza Doolittle, a poor, young beggar, into a lady of society by teaching her proper language skills and manners; and includes a critical introduction, a biography of the author, discussions of dates and sources, and other reference information.

Twenty-one Songames designed to promote improved speech in young children.

Every mayor is different, but they all want to help make towns and cities better places to live! Beginning readers learn what mayors can do to help everyday citizens with the help of full-color photographs and accessible text. They will discover how mayors help make laws, raise money for their towns and cities, and keep citizens safe.

Explains the mechanics of speech, what body parts are used, and how different sounds are formed.

"... tells the story of the Clum family, whose members are affected by language-related lines. his takes many different forms: in some cases, the characters are unable to pronounce a certain letter or two letters together; in others, it affects their conversation style ..."--Amazon.

Provides research-based activities, lessons, strategies, and reproducible pages designed to promote oral language skills in prekindergarten and kindergarten students.