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Resource List for Educational Materials

To support our client’s and families at South Shore Therapies we offer a lending library. 
Materials can be borrowed for up to 2 weeks.
 
All resources below are book unless otherwise specified.

Activities of Daily Living

• "Shoe Tying Made Simple", Kelly Wilk

• "Teaching Dressing Skills: Buttons, Bows and More", Marcy Coppelman Goldsmith

• "Developmental Coordination Disorder: Hints and Tips for the Activities of Daily Living", Morven F. Ball

• "Life Skills Activities for Special Children", Darlene Mannix

• "Sleep Better! A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs", V. Durand

• "Feeding and Nutrition for the Child with Special Needs: Handouts for Parents",
  Marsha Dunn Klein and Tracy A. Delaney

Sensory Integration Theory:

• "Sensational Kids: Help and Hope for Children with Sensory Processing Disorders", Lucy Jane Miller & Doris Fuller

• "When Our Senses Don’t Make Sense (DVD)", The Spiral Foundation, OTA-Watertown

• "Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight, What to do if you are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World", Sharon Heller

• "Making Sense of Sensory Integration (CD)", Jane Koomar, Stacey Szklut and Sharon Cermak

• "Sensory Integration Parent Booklet: Answers for Parents", Gina Coleman,
  Zoe Mailloux and Susanne Roley

• "The Out of Sync Child", Carol Stock Kranowitz

• "Sense Abilities: Understanding Sensory Integration", Mary Ann Colby Trott,
  Marci Laurel and Susan Windek

• "Sensory Integration and the Child", A. Jean Ayres

• "Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration", Ellen Yack, Paula Aquilla and Shirley Sutton

• "Unlocking the Mysteries of Sensory Integration Dysfunction", Elizabeth Anderson and Pauline Emmons

• "An Introduction to "How Does Your Engine Run?" The Alert Program for Self Regulation, Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger

Speech and Language Development

• "Childhood Speech, Language and Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know", Patricia Hanaguchi

• "Preschool Language Development", Martha Drake

• "Stuttering and Your Child: Questions and Answers", The Stuttering Foundation

• "If Your Child Stutters: A Guide for Parents (DVD)", The Stuttering Foundation

• "Do You Stutter?: A Guide for Teens", The Stuttering Foundation

Oral Motor

• "Just Take a Bite: Easy, Effective Answers to Food Aversions and Eating Challenges", Lori Ernsperger and Tania Stegen-Hanson

• "Out of the Mouths of Babes, Discovering the Developmental Significance of the Mouth", Sheila Frick, Patti Oetter and Eileen Richter

CranioSacrial Therapy

• "Your Inner Physician and You", John Upledger

Listening Techniques

• "The Ear and Language", Alfred Tomatis

• "The Mozart Effect", Don Campbell

• "When Music Comes Alive", Paula Madule

• "The Sound of a Miracle", A. Stehli

Social Skills

• "The Social Skills Picture Book", Jed E. Baker

• "Every Child Wants to Play: Simple and Effective Strategies for Teaching Social Skills", (DVD) Pediatric Therapy Network

Activities and Supports for Home and School

• "101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces", Carol Kranowitz

• "The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun", Carol Kranowitz

• "Sensorcises: Active Enrichment for the Out-of-Step Learner", Laurie Ann Glazner

• "Take Five: Staying Alert at Home and School", Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger

• "Bright and Beyond-Preschool, Activities To Do with Your Child (Flash Cards)", Pal Toys

• "Bright and Beyond-Age 2, Activities To Do with Your Child (Flash Cards)", Pal Toys

• "Stuttering and Your Child: Help for Parents", The Stuttering Foundation

• "Mouth Madness: Oral Motor Activities for Children", Catherine Orr and Nora Voutas

• "Speechercise, A Musical Workout for Your Mouth", Troy McClowry

Music to Support your Child:

• Sleepy Baby, (CD) Advanced Brain Technologies

• Cheerful Baby, (CD) Advanced Brain Technologies

• Playful Baby, (CD) Advanced Brain Technologies

• Peaceful Baby, (CD) Advanced Brain Technologies

• Stop Crying, (CD) Baby Go-to Sleep Series
  
  
  

Parenting

• "The Promise of Proactive Parenting", Lynne Griffin

• "The Explosive Child", Ross Greene

• "From  the Heart, On Being the Mother of a Child with Special Needs",  Jayne Marsh, editor

• "Uncommon Fathers, Reflections of Raising a Child with a Disability", Donald Meyer, editor

• "Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping your Child with Sensory Integration Issues", Lindsey Biel & Nancy Peske

• "The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-of Bounds Behavior",
  Karen Smith & Karen Gouze

Advocacy

• "Negotiating the Special Education Maze", Winifred Anderson, Stephen Chitwood and Deidre Hayden

Web Sites

• www.childrensdisabilities.info  Resources for parents of children with special needs

• www.fcsn.org  Federation for children with special needs

• www.firstsigns.org  Guidance with early detection of developmental delays

• www.ldonline.org  Learning disabilities resources

• www.ncld.org  National center for learning disabilities

• www.autismlink.com National website of events, news and support groups

• www.autismtoday.com  Resources for individuals on the autism spectrum

• www.devdelay.org  Resources for parents of children with developmental delays

• www.apraxia-kids.org  Childhood apraxia of speech association of North America

• www.stutteringhelp.org  The stuttering foundation

• www.teachabout.com   Diana’ Henry’s OT tool chest for home and school

• www.kidfoundation.org  Research foundation for children with SPD

• www.thespiralfoundation.org  Research foundation for children with SPD

• www.asha.org  American speech-language-hearing association

• www.aota.org  American occupational therapy association