Bilingual Speech Pathologist Resources – Websites
Bilingual Therapies has assembled links to a number of very informative online resources. If you find a useful site not listed here, please let us know so we can share it with your speech-language pathology peers.
Associations and Organizations
- www.asha.org: The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- www.nidcd.nih.gov: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Education and Research
- http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/culture/monographs/index.php: Quick references to assist service-providers in delivering more culturally-competent services to individuals from various nationalities.
- http://www.francoisgrosjean.ch/index.html: Web site for researcher and writer, François Grosjean, including information on bilingualism and biculturalism.
- http://www.asha.org/practice/multicultural/self/: Self-Assessment of Cultural Competence; a chance for service-providers to reflect on their own cultural competence.
- http://www.colorincolorado.org/: A bilingual site for families and educators of ELLs
- http://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Professional-Issues/Bilingual-Service-Delivery/: Resources, references and policy surrounding Bilingual Service Delivery for SLPs.
- http://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Professional-Issues/Cultural-Competence/: Resources for providing culturally competent services.
- www.apraxia-kids.org: A website initiated and maintained by the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA). Find information for families, professionals, a library of research and some information regarding bilingualism and apraxia.
- http://www.tartamudez.org/: The Stuttering Foundation – Information and resources on stuttering in English and Spanish
- www.cal.org: The Center for Applied Linguistics provides a range of research-based information, tools, and resources related to language and culture.
- http://ncepmaps.org/: Evidence maps to support Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- http://www.asha.org/members/ebp/EBSRs/: Evidence-based systematic reviews on various clinical topics in communication disorders
- http://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Handouts/: Downloadable handouts to educate colleagues and families about communication disorders
- http://www.parentcenterhub.org/nichcy-gone/: Resources and handouts in English and Spanish on various topics surrounding exceptional learners
- speech-language-pathology-audiology.advanceweb.com/Default.aspx: Advance magazine for SLPs and Audiologist
Speech-Language Pathology
- www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/: Phonetics information from the University of Iowa.
- www.vocovision.com: Telespeech provider offering solutions for school districts and parents nationwide for certified remote speech pathologists working from home.
- www.slpjobs.com: An exhaustive resource for speech-language pathologists and clinical fellowship year candidates across the country. The site maintains a comprehensive job board built specifically for candidates searching for career options within their chosen field.
Associations and Organizations
- www.nclr.org: National Council of La Raza – The largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States
- OELA: Office of English Language Acquisition – Contains information on policies and programs by the U.S. Dept. of Education for English-Language Learners.
- www.ashahispaniccaucus.com: ASHA Hispanic Caucus- this Hispanic Caucus serves to encourage the study of communicative processes and improve professional practices within the Hispanic community.
- www.deafvision.net/aztlan/welcome.html: link to Deaf Aztlan an association for deaf, hard of hearing Hispanics/Latinos and friends of that community
- http://www.asha.org/SIG/14/: ASHA’s Special Interest Group 14 on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations
- www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bilingual-Extension-Institute-at-Teachers-College-Columbia-University/265511882871 – The Bilingual Extension Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Education and Research
- crl.ucsd.edu: Center for Research in Language brings together faculty, student and research associates, from various disciplines and countries, who share an interest in language.
- www.eslcafe.com: Open forums for ESL teachers on second language acquisition and bilingual education.
- Autism: Information in Spanish about autism.
- www-bcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/BEResources.html: Dozens of links from University of Southern California’s Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research.
- http://ecap.crc.illinois.edu/eecearchive/index.html: Clearinghouse of various educational resources in different languages
- http://clas.uiuc.edu/index.html: This is a great site on appropriate services for CLD children
- http://www.4children.org/news/9-97mlit.htm: this is a good article on selecting appropriate multicultural materials
- http://www.autism-society.org/en-espanol/: this is the Spanish version of the Autism Society of America’s web site
Materials
- http://smartyearsapps.com/spanish-apps/: Mobile apps in Spanish for speech and language therapy
- http://www.speechwithmilo.com/apps/: Mobile apps in English and Spanish for articulation therapy
- Academic Communication Associates: Publishes bilingual books
- www.bilingualbooks.com: Sells bilingual books for kids that have both English and Spanish written side by side.
- www.cultureforkids.com: www.cultureforkids.com has the best collection of multicultural books for children that I have found. You can search the website for books, but I suggest requesting the free catalog.
- www.espanol.com: Bilingual website that sells Spanish music, videos, and books.
- www.locutour.com: Software for Language and Cognitive Rehabilitation.
- www.northernspeech.com – Engaging, one-of-a-kind storybooks! Each story is written in both English and Spanish and the story is authored in four separate, progressive levels.
- Super-Duper, Inc: Spanish language products from Super-Duper, Inc.