Advocacy, IEPs & Special Education Law

• Wrightslaw – Special Education Law, Advocacy, and IEP FAQs
  Trusted resource for families navigating IEPs, 504 plans, and special education rights.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  National professional organization offering evidence-based information for parents and professionals on speech, language, and hearing disorders.

Childhood Apraxia of Speech

• Apraxia Kids
  The leading nonprofit dedicated to supporting families, raising awareness, and advancing research on CAS.
• Apraxia Kids Parent Portal
  Practical tools and community support for parents raising children with CAS.
• Child Apraxia Treatment
  Information about research-based approaches for effective treatment of CAS.

Colorado Early Intervention Services

• Child Find – Colorado Department of Education Identification System
  Free screening and evaluation services to identify developmental delays in children ages 0–3.
• Early Intervention Colorado
  Statewide system providing supports and services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and their families.

Common Core State Standards

• Common Core State Standards
  Educational benchmarks outlining what students should know and be able to do at each grade level.

Developmental Checklists

• CDC Milestone Moments Checklist
  Parent-friendly tool from the CDC for tracking your child’s early developmental milestones.
• Speech & Language Milestones – Birth to 5 Years (ASHA)
  ASHA’s developmental guide for speech and language growth in early childhood.
• Speech & Language Milestones – Elementary K (ASHA)
  Overview of expected communication skills during the elementary years.
• Westby Symbolic Play Scale (PDF)
  Widely used scale for understanding play development and its relationship to language.

Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders

• Myofunctional Therapy (PDF)
  Educational overview of oral motor patterns (such as tongue thrust) and treatment approaches.

Literacy (Related Resources)

While literacy is not a direct service area of my practice, early speech and language skills are closely tied to later reading development. Parents may find these resources helpful:

• Reading with TLC — Multisensory programs that strengthen phonics, sight words, and literacy foundations.
• Orton-Gillingham Method – The Lucy Project — Structured, evidence-based literacy approach widely used for children with dyslexia and reading challenges.

Sensory Processing Disorders

• STAR Institute for Sensory Processing
  International leader in research and treatment of sensory processing challenges.
• Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
  Provides education, research, and resources for understanding sensory processing disorders.

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