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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 31
Description
Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddenly,...
Description
Federal and state special education laws and regulations require public school districts to identify, assess and evaluate students from birth through 21 years of age, and then provide speech and language services to students ages 3 to 21 who exhibit speech or language impairments that adversely affect educational performance. These guidelines are designed to facilitate the implementation of consistent evidence-based practices in Colorado for determining...
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Series
Publication volume no. 12
Description
Provides helps, plans, encouragement, and other methods to help the stutterer overcome his speech difficulty.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Gerald is a small boy who speaks in BIG sounds instead of words. (Think "HONK!" "BOING BOING!" and "CLANG CLANG CLANG!") Unhappy at home and in school, he feels alone in the world until he is discovered by the owner of a radio station in search of sound effects! And Gerald McCloy is sent home from school because he can only speak in sounds and not in words. An ideal choice for celebrating the quirks that make each of us unique, Gerald is a funny...
11) Paperboy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
Description
When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
13) Speech disorders
Author
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
This helpful guidebook explores speech disorders in detail, covering causes and effects, treatments, and medical advances. Readers will understand what it is like to live with speech disorders as well.