Here’s what we’re reading and can recommend to you:

• Ward, S. (2002). Baby talk: Strengthen your child’s ability to listen, understand, and communicate. New York: Ballantine.
  This is a 30-minute a day program for parents.
  
  
• Agin, M. C., Geng, L. F. , & Nicholl, M. J. (2003). The late talker: What to do if your child isn’t talking yet. New York: St. Martin’s.
  Written by a neurodevelopmental pediatrician and former speech-language pathologist (Marilyn Agin) and mother of 2 children with speech and language problems (Lisa Geng), this book gives very specific information, developmental guidelines, strategies, and resources. Their advice: “the earlier the better” and “listen to parents’ concerns.”
  
  
• Martin, K. L. (1997). Does my child have a speech problem? Chicago: Chicago Review.
  This is a general book written by a speech-language pathologist in a question and answer format with lots of practical tips.
  
  
• Hamaguchi, P. A. (2001). Childhood speech, language, and listening problems: What every parent should know (2nd. ed.). New York: Wiley.
  Also written by a speech-language pathologist, this book is general and basic.
  
  
• Schwartz S. (2004). The New Language of Toys (4th ed.). Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House.
  I find this one particularly helpful because the authors discuss specific toys that help facilitate language at different developmental stages. Woodbine House, by the way, publishes a number of books for parents on different developmental disabilities.
  
  
• Masterson, J. J., & Apel, K. (2001) Beyond Baby Talk. Rockville, MD: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
  A great overview of typical communication development. I have known and worked with Julie Masterson and Kenn Apel for many years and this is really high quality. It’s written in a straightforward manner—simple but not condescending.

© Margaret H. Briggs, PhD Briggs and Associates, APSLPC, 2005

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