Early Vocalizations in Speech

October 27, 2008

Here is a question someone asked at the last speech meeting..  Anyone else have suggestions?

 

“I am trying to find information on speech production prior to language productions.  Basically sound and vocalization patterns.  Does anyone have information on this in Spanish?”

 

This is a quick read in the CEU section of our website,

 

http://bilinguistics.com/online_ceus.php

Typical Development of Speech in Spanish in Comparison to EnglishTypical Development of Prelinguistic Vocalization Patterns Across Languages 

Cheers,

Scott

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Working with a an ECI client with a cochlear implant

October 20, 2008

Hi all,

     I had some success with a 2 year-old girl who is about 6 months post implant that I wanted to share but would love any other resources or suggestions.  She has been having great difficulty imitating movements with her mouth although she can imitate any other physical movement.  She also only phonated her sounds which seems to be typical (http://bilinguistics.com/education/abad_0705/index.php).  So she is now phonating and whispering her sounds when she is touching her mother’s throat.  She copies the sounds but is yet to copy facial movements.  To get her to close her lips an adult has to use their fingers to press her lips together. 

When you ask her to copy you or do the same thing, she closes her lips by using her fingers to press her lips together!  So how do you instigate copying facial movements when she won’t copy silly faces, fill her cheeks, etc?

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THE CAT WHITE – understanding the influence of Spanish on English syntax for English Language Learners.

October 14, 2008

Understanding how a Spanish-speaking child learning English as a second language may transfer certain rules from one language to another is critical for assessment.  It is important to help professionals be able to differentiate a difference versus a disorder in children learning English as a second language.  Rules of Spanish syntax that differ from English include double plural markings, flexible word order, non-obligatory pronouns, and absence of auxiliary verbs.  By learning what are typical patterns in bilingual language development, one will be able to assess and appropriately identify those children with a true language disorder.

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Good Bilingual Story Books

October 6, 2008

Hey Everyone,

      Here is a list of bilingual books that have good translations and work really, really well with many speech and language goals.  All of these also work well with the literacy-based intervention paper here: http://bilinguistics.com/education/abad_0712/index.php

 

Regards,

Scott

Level English Title Spanish Title Author/Illustrator
Preschool through Kindergarten:  Bear on a Bike Oso en bicicleta Stella BlackstoneDebbie Harter
  The Cow that sad OINK La vaca que decía OINK Bernard Most
  The Grouchy Lady Bug La mariquita malhumorada Eric Carle
  Brown Bear, Brown Bear Oso Pardo, Oso pardoQué ves allí Eric CarleBill MartinTeresa Mlawer
  We are going on a Bear Hunt Vamos a cazar un Oso Michael RosenHelen Oxenbury
  Click Clack Moo:  Cows that Type Click Clack Moo:  Vacas Escritoras Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
  Where the Wild Things Are Dónde Vivan los monstruos Maurice Sendak
  Where is Max? Dónde está Max Mary PearsonSamantha Walker
Kindergarten through 2nd grade Bear on a Bike Oso en bicicleta Stella BlackstoneDebbie Harter
  Where is Max? Dónde está Max Mary PearsonSamantha Walker
  Where the Wild Things Are Dónde Vivan los monstruos Maurice Sendak
  The Giant Turnip El nabo gigante Aleksei Tolstoy and Niamh Sharkey

 

 

 

 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Ricitos de Oro y los tres osos Eng: Caralyn Buehner and Mark BuehnerSpan:  Valeri Gorbachev
  The Cow that sad OINK La vaca que decía OINK Bernard Most
  It Could Have Been Words Podría haber sido peor A. H. Benjamin and Tim Warnes
  Tell Me a Cuento Cuéntame un story Joe Hayes
  Click Clack Moo:  Cows that Type Click Clack Moo:  Vacas Escritoras Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
  Walter the Farting Dog Walter el perror pedorrero William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, and Audrey Colman
2nd through 5th The Giant Turnip El nabo gigante Aleksei Tolstoy and Niamh Sharkey
 

 

 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Ricitos de Oro y los tres osos Eng: Caralyn Buehner and Mark BuehnerSpan:  Valeri Gorbachev
  Walter the Farting Dog Walter el perror pedorrero William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, and Audrey Colman

  

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