Helpful Links
Let's Talk offers the following list of links to various resources that we find, and think that you may find, helpful and useful. If you have any questions or comments about these links, please contact us.
This link is to a video of the ABC Song sung by Tanya McDowell, MS,CCC/SLP. Parents are encouraged to watch it with their child to learn how to teach speech sounds in an enjoyable context.
Dr. Dori Pelz-Sherman's website offers valuable information about all the different services she offers.
ABA/VB Resources:
1."Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities" – by Dr. Mark Sundberg and Dr. James Partington. This book is the best single resource for teaching children with autism. It clearly and thoroughly outlines how to establish and maintain an ABA/VB assessment and intervention program. It may be purchased at Behavior Analysts, Inc. at http://www.behavioranalysts.com/ or at Different Roads to Learning http://www.difflearn.com/.
2."Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills" – by Dr. Mark Sundberg and Dr. James Partington. The ABLLS is an assessment instrument, skills tracking tool, and curriculum development guide. It serves each of these functions very well and we find it an essential part of an effective ABA/VB program for early intervention and young children. It may be purchased at Behavior Analysts, Inc. at http://www.behavioranalysts.com/ or at Different Roads to Learning http://www.difflearn.com/. The ABLLS was revised in 2006 and released as the Updated ABLLS-R by Dr. James Partington.
3."The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program" – by Dr. Mark Sundberg. The VB-MAPP is an assessment tool, curriculum guide, and skill tracking system that is designed for children with autism, and other individuals who demonstrate language delays. http://www.marksundberg.com/vb-mapp.htm
4."The Verbal Behavior Approach to Teaching Children with Autism" – A set of seminars on CD-ROM by Dr. Vincent Carbone. This is a comprehensive introduction to ABA/VB. Over seven hours of audio-visual training on seven CDs. Dr. Carbone is an internationally renowned ABA researcher, teacher, and speaker. These seminars are both highly useful and highly entertaining. Available at the ABA Toolchest http://www.abatoolchest.com/.
5."The Benefits of Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior for Children With Autism" – An article by Dr. Mark Sundberg and Dr. Jack Michael.
6."Teaching Verbal Behavior: Getting Started" – First in a series of ABA/VB training DVDs by Holly Kibbe and Cherish Twigg. They are well-known for their top-notch ABA/VB training workshops. Available at Establishing Operations, Inc. http://establishingoperationsinc.com/ .
7.The Verbal Behavior Network provides a wealth of free training and teaching materials including resources to assist in teaching Sign Language. http://www.vbntraining.com/resources/, http://www.thefate.org/, and http://www.vbteam.com/ (under construction as of this writing), previously located at http://www.verbalbehaviornetwork.com/.
8.Free, downloadable training materials from the Mariposa School http://www.mariposaschool.org/programs/ including their wonderful Training Manual compiled for Verbal Behavior Training Seminars. This manual was compiled from handouts written by Tracy Vail for Verbal Behavior Training Seminars and was recently revised for ABLLS-R.
9.Free ABA/VB list-servs: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTT-NET/ and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VerbalBehavior/.
10. “Educate Toward Recovery” by Robert Schramm.
This website, developed by George Graham, offers inspirational stories of people with special needs.
http://www.becomingyourbest.com/
This website offers a great deal of valuable informaiton on Apraixa.