Billy‎ Gets Talking & Lets Get TalkingWritten & Illustrated by M Kakwan

Like new condition!!! These book was so helpful in the journey of speech therapy. Billy Gets Talking : Billy was a smart boy, but he felt frustrated since it was difficult to move his lips, jaw, and tongue, to clearly say the words in his head. This is a story about how Billy found his words with the help of his speech-language pathologist and his family. Written for ages 2-4, Billy's story is a relatable journey for the youngest children with a diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech. Childhood apraxia of speech is a type of speech sound disorder characterized by specific difficulty programming the correct oral motor movements for the production of speech. Let's Get Talking: is a speech-language therapy companion guide for parents of children diagnosed with an expressive language delay or disorder, or childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Carry-over of skills from therapy to the home environment increases the rate of success. Use the verbal and tactile cues, as well as visual signs and prompts described to help your child meet heir next achievable step in functional communication, and reduce communicative frustration. Functional first words (e.g., help, up, no, stop, hi) are covered in detail, and a set of 12 cut-out flash cards are provided for practice on-the-go. The step-by-step guide for producing words is loosely based on the evidence-based method of DTTC (Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing). Disclaimer: This book is intended for use in conjunction with speech.