INFORMATION ABOUT LANGUAGE, READING, PLAY

Talking points in English for Providers communicating with Head Start and Refugee populations: Head Start and Refugee Provider Communication Guide

Health tips for Families:

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/health-tips-families-series-full-collections

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tips-for-families-series.pdf

- - - Spanish (español)[PDF, 326KB]

Active Play Health Tips:

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/publication/active-play-health-tips-families

- - - Spanish (español)[PDF, 110KB]

Washington State Department Children Youth & Families:

https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/publications-library?combine_1=FS_0002&combine=&field_program_topic_value=All&field_languages_available_value=All

Many early childhood booklets, (e.g. what is early intervention, IFSP, parental rights, informed consent, release of information, declining services, procedural safeguards) from Washington State Early Years :
- https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/child-dev-support-providers/esit/forms-publications
- https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/child-development-supports/esit/parent-rights

Guide to Early Intervention Services:

https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pubs/FS_0002SP.pdf

EARLY START NEIGHBORHOOD: TAKE A MINUTE

https://earlystartneighborhood.ning.com/ssip-resources/For+Parents

Take a Minute: Relationships Matter

This flyer was designed to give parents of infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities information on social and emotional development, as well as tips on how they can build strong relationships with their children to improve their children’

https://earlystartneighborhood.ning.com/ssip-resources/take-a-minute-relationships-matter-flyer-additional-languages?context=category-For+Parents

PARENTS AS TEACHERS: play is learning

https://parentsasteachers.org/play_is_learning?rq=Turkish

COMMUNICATION & CUE CARDS:

http://www.culturaldiversity.com.au/service-providers/multilingual-resources/communication-cards

These are incredibly useful and are available for many languages

https://www.easternhealth.org.au/services/language-services/cue-cards/cue-cards-in-community-languages

These cue cards are available in many languages and can be extremely useful.

RESOURCING PARENTS: NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA

http://www.resourcingparents.nsw.gov.au/Resources/Cald

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

https://www.healthychildren.org/Spanish/Paginas/default.aspx

THE CHILDREN

https://www.thechildren.com/sites/default/files/spanish_0-2_v2.pdf

https://www.thechildren.com/sites/default/files/spanish_2-6_v2.pdf

COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CHILD

Communicate with your child:

Family-friendly information about what to do when their baby fails the hearing test, what to do if they are worried about their child’s hearing
Print materials available: downloadable brochures and state-specific inserts
State-specific Contact Information available
Multiple Languages: Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Korean and Vietnamese

http://communicatewithyourchild.org/

http://communicatewithyourchild.org/brochures.html

Brochures in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog

http://communicatewithyourchild.org/brochures/Spanish%20Reading%20Order%202018.pdf

http://communicatewithyourchild.org/brochures/CWYC%20English%202017%20-%20Reading%20Order.pdf

Fact Sheets:

http://communicatewithyourchild.org/fact-sheets.html

http://communicatewithyourchild.org/brochures/cwyc_spanish_insert.pdf

http://communicatewithyourchild.org/brochures/cwyc_english_insert.pdf

PARENT CENTER HUB

Center for parent information and resources:

Recursos en espanol

https://www.parentcenterhub.org/recursos-en-espanol/

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS SPECIFIC TO DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS

RAISING DEAF KIDS:

http://www.raisingdeafkids.org/growingup/baby/

In Spanish

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders’ (NIDCD) page with several fact sheets in Spanish.

BABY HEARING.ORG

www.babyhearing.org – website is available in Spanish

HANDS & VOICES:

https://www.handsandvoices.org/resources/espanol/index.htm

INFANT HEARING.ORG:

https://www.infanthearing.org/zoomsearch/search.php?zoom_query=Spanish&zoom_and=0&zoom_and=1

QUESTIONS PARENTS MAY WANT TO ASK AUDIOLOGISTS:

https://www.phonakpro.com/content/dam/phonakpro/gc_us/en/products_solutions/documents/QPL.PDF

COCHLEAR CORPORATION:

Listen, Learn & Talk in Spanish

Can access the cochlear websites from different countries by going to the International button at the top of the website

Focusing on the natural bond that exists between parents and their children, this auditory habilitation tool consists of a book and DVD. This program has been developed for both parents and professionals to compliment their child’s habilitation program. The program follows the natural development of the child from birth to school age, and contains ideas and strategies for developing spoken language through listening.

Integrated Scales of Development

This comprehensive developmental chart, identifies milestones in listening, receptive (what your child understands) and expressive (what your says) language speech, cognition (thinking) and social communication. A practical and easy to use form supports you in tracking your child’s development over the long term.

RESOURCES FROM MEDEL IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES:

https://www.medel.com/en-us/support/rehab/rehabilitation-downloads

CHOICES FROM AUSTRALIAN HEARING AVAILABLE IN OTHER LANGUAGES:

Languages: English, Greek, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Spanish

Tips for Parents, What is early intervention, People Involved, Hearing Loss and Hearing Tests, How we hear, Hearing Loss, How Audiologists Test Hearing, Newborn Hearing Screening, What is an Audiogram, How Hearing Loss is Described, Hearing Aids: The Basics, What do Hearing Aids Do, Daily Hearing Check, Communication options, The Deaf Community

CUED SPEECH – ADAPTED IN MORE THAN 50 LANGUAGES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cued_speech

Cued Speech Association website can be translated into many languages – go to the top of the website to change language

https://www.academieinternationale.org/cue-charts

View the archives for cue sheets in other languages

MEDLINE:

http://medlineplus.gov/spanish

(an online health information resource produced by the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine. This is a Spanish version of their database. Parents can enter the search term of their choice)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hearingproblemsinchildren.html

Medline Plus’ website; “Hearing Problems in Children” in Spanish

KIDS HEALTH:

http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/esp_land_pg/spanish_landing_page.ht ml

the kidshealth.org’s website information for parents in Spanish.

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ehdi/spanish/default.htm

Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s website; “Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program” in Spanish.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: VIRGINIA

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/sped/SpanishHearingGuide.pdf

Information for Parents of Children With Hearing Loss, A Resource Guide for Parents” in Spanish

ADCO HEARING:

Cristobal Tiene Tubitos En Los Oidos/Chris Gets Ear Tubes by Betty Pace in Spanish. Available at: http://www.adcohearing.com/product947.html

Aguirre-Larsen, G. (1996). Mi Nombre Es Lupita y Tengo Un Hijo Sordo. Hillsboro, OR: Butte Publications, Inc. This set of six Spanish-language booklets offers parents clear, concise, basic information about the ear, its parts and functions; types, causes, and degrees of hearing loss; hearing tests and hearing aids; language and social development; philosophies and approaches to communication and education; and home activities to stimulate language development.

INFORMATION ABOUT SIGN LANGUAGE

(has trilingual (Spanish/English/ASL) instructional sign language DVDS and Videos)

Signos para el inglés exacto: a book for Spanish speaking families of deaf children in schools using Signing Exact English (Paperback) by Lou Brown (Contributor), Esther Zawolkow(Editor), Maruxa Salgues Cargill (Translator) Available at: www.oc2net.com/modsign

Sueño Sordo Hispano-Americano (The Deaf Hispanic-American Dream) (A Spanish and American Sign Language-accessible Product) by Institute for Disabilities Research and Training, Inc.

https://www.maxiaids.com/sueno-sordo-hispano-americano-cd-rom-program

Also available on Amazon

Mexican Sign Language/American Sign Language Translator 2 by Institute for Disabilities Research and Training, Inc. Available on Amazon

Sign2Me Flash Cards. Can choose from: Quick Start, Objects & Emotions, Actions & Opposites, Animals & Colors, and Family, Clothing & Toileting. Each card shows the ASL illustration for the sign, The English and Spanish words and phonetic pronunciations, and teaches how to make the sign. Available on Amazon and Walmart websites

NATIONAL HISPANIC LATINO ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF

https://www.nhlad.org/

AG BELL

www.agbell.org

Using the tool at the bottom of the page, worldlingo.com will translate their Oral Deaf Education information into the following languages: English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Greek and Korean.

HEARING FIRST WEBSITE IN SPANISH

https://www.hearingfirst.org/search?q=Spanish

JOHN TRACY CLINIC

https://www.jtc.org/es/

http://jtc.org/contact/email.php

toll free international calls in order to receive information. Callers need to dial 800.522.4582 and then the number representing their country. A Spanish speaking operator is available in the following countries: Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela. A Tagalog speaking operator is available in the Philippines.

DEAF WEBSITES

http://www.deafwebsites.com/

lists websites regarding deafness around the world

NORTH CAROLINA BEGINNINGS

http://www.ncbegin.org/index_s.shtml

“BEGINNINGS for Parents of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Inc.” website in Spanish.

LISTEN-UP

http://www.listen-up.org/htm/spanish.htm

Provides a list of Spanish resources in Spanish.

COCHLEAR IMPLANT ONLINE: NO LONGER BEING UPDATED

http://cochlearimplantonline.com/site/?p=1024

website offers 6 HOPE online courses in Spanish.

SUNSHINE COTTAGE, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS

Comfort Level Checklist for Auditory-Verbal Families (Spanish). Developed by Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children. Available at: https://www.sunshinecottage.org/Products/OnlineStore.aspx

AMERICAN SPEECH/LANGUAGE AND HEARING ASSOCIATION

Speech/language information for parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing

https://www.asha.org/public/espanol/

AG BELL ASSOCIATION

Information from AG Bell Association on listening and spoken language

http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/Translanding_id_2086_langtype_1034.html

CLERC CENTER RESOURCES

https://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/national-resources/info/info-to-go/multicultural-considerations/resources-spanish.html

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA:

http://www.raisingdeafkids.org/spanish/

DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL: LEARN THE SIGNS ACT EARLY:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/freematerials.html#customizematerials

Developmental milestones in the following languages for ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 18 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years

In developmental areas; Social/Emotional, Language/Communication, Cognitive ( learning, thinking, problems solving), Movement/Physical Development

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/spanish/actearly/pdf/milestones-tips/CDC_LTSAE-SPN-AE-Checklist-with-Tips_2020-Updated_P.pdf

SPANISH MILESTONE APP:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/spanish/actearly/spanish-milestones-app.html

ASSURE THE BEST

https://pathways.org/print/assure-brochure/

Checklists for speech, play, and physical development, from 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 months of age

Easy-to-understand illustrations, showing typical and atypical physical development by age

Fun tips and activities that encourage baby’s development at 0-3 months, 4-6 months, 7-9 months, 10-12 months, and 13-15 months

https://pathways.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/AssureBrochure_Spanish_LEGAL_2020.pdf

WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

http://wcpsmd.com/documents?search=Developmental+Milestones

Growth and Developmental Milestones Brochure from Washington County Public Schools

Physical, Language and Social/Emotional Development: 2, 4, 7, 10, 12, 18, 24, 36 months of age

http://wcpsmd.com/sites/default/files/documents/GDBrochure_SPL.pdf

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES:

FIRST WORDS CANADA

https://www.firstwords.ca/translated-resources

Speech and Language Developmental Milestones at ages: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30 months of age, 3, 4, 5 years

https://www.firstwords.ca/spanish-resources

Baby and toddler Speech and Language Milestones

Preschool Speech and Language Milestones

Language Information for Families

Family Language Information for Providers

INFORMATION ABOUT LANGUAGE, READING, PLAY

Resources from Color’in Colorado: Reading tips for parents

Tips for Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade

Entire website is available in Spanish – go to the top of the website page

Parent Tips:

BOGGLESWORLD ESL

Flashcards in Spanish

Reading Rockets Family Guide

Information about the importance of reading

https://www.readingrockets.org/sites/default/files/family_guide%20(1).pdf (bilingual Spanish/English)

LITERACY TRUST IN THE UNITED KINGDOM & WORDS FOR LIFE

18 different languages: Chinese, Albanian, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, French, Gujarati, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali, Urdu, Yoruba

Sharing Stories Together, How to play with your child, Exploring with your child, Playing with letters and numbers, painting and drawing together, getting ready to start school

ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING

Dozens of great tip sheets for parents on early intervention activities in all developmental areas:

https://illinoisearlylearning.org/es/resources/tipsheets/tipsheets-graphic/ Spanish

PACER ORG

Great lists of resources in these languages for parent information

MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENTS OF OTHER LANGUAGES:

FIRST WORDS CANADA:

Resources available in other languages First Words in Canada

Languages: Arabic, Farsi, German, Inuktitut, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese

Baby and toddler Speech and Language Milestones

Preschool Speech and Language Milestones

First Language Use and Bilingualism

Preparing children to Learn at School

Developing Language through Play and Music

Developing Language Through Reading and Storytelling

Developing Language Through Television and Videos

Kindergarten Expectations: What Can You Do At Home

BEST START:

LIFE WITH A NEW BABY

WHEN CHILDREN SPEAK MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE:

EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE CENTER: HEAD START

Entire website is translated into Spanish

Change language at the top of the website on the right hand side

Bridging Refugee Youth and Children Services:

Raising Young Children in a New Country: Supporting Early Learning and Health Development