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This site provides early intervention guidelines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers exhbiting complex communication needs including: autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy Down syndrome, and multiple disabilities. This site also contains photographs and videos of therapy sessions.

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Checklist of early reading skills by age

The earliest social indicators are easy to miss because they are reduced or absent in children who are later diagnosed with autism. Primarily for parents/caregivers. Although there is some variability in typical development, these social behaviors should develop by 9 to 12 months of age. Indicate how often the child displays each behavior. If the child obtains a rating of Never or Seldom on any item, consider it a red flag and seek further evaluation.

Good games for early grammar concepts, plurals, parts of speech

witch videos are animations or slideshows set to music, which can be controlled by a range of common assistive access devices. They are designed to help children understand and generalise cause and effect (the action / reaction bond), one of the foundation stones for early learning. All of the videos can be played online or downloaded for use on a PC or Macintosh computer.

HelpKidzLearn is a collection of free software for young children and those with learning difficulties to play online. The software is split into five sections: * Early Years * Games and Quizzes * Stories and Songs * Creative Play * Find Out About You will get the most out of these activities if you play them together with your child. Use them as a focus for chatting. Speaking and listening is very important for young children's educational development, particularly reading and writing. HelpKidzLearn has been created by Inclusive Technology Ltd., a commercial organisation providing assistive technology and educational software. Many of the activities at HelpKidzLearn are free samples taken from our own software titles

"Learn how language develops in stages, and how to develop expressive language at each stage with the Unity language system." A great site for support of early language development and PRC devices

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PBS Kids! site from WGBH Boston. Numerous early literacy games with phonological awareness skill building. High-quality audio with each game. Check out: Messy Attic - following oral directions Arty's Smarty Doors - auditory match in a concentration game Hopposites - opposites (what else?) Best Trampolini - comparatives and superlatives Flood - word association

great information about joint attention

great information about joint attention

games for vocab, word knowledge, grammar, question forms, comprehension, figurative language and phonological awareness

Prompt ideas, and finish the prompts printable

Could be used to target specific phonemes