Meet Dr. Cathy Guttentag from the Dan L Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic at the Children’s Learning Institute. Learn how Communication Disorders impact children and families, and explore ways to provide support!
Learn More About Communication Disorders
Find out more about what communication disorders are and how they are diagnosed:
- Voice, Speech, and Language from National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Speech and Language from UT Physicians
- Speech and Language Disorders from Understood
- What is a Communication Disorder? from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
- Stuttering Help from The Stuttering Foundation
JUMP TO:
- Learn More About Communication Disorders
- Videos
- Articles and Websites
- Putting Into Practice
- Community Resources
EXPLORE AND LEARN:
Videos
Identifying a Communication Disorder
Dr. Cathy Guttentag of the Dan L Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic outlines signs of communication delays and differences along with a brief overview of language skills.
Bilingual Development
In this video, Dr. Cathy Guttentag of the Dan L Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic explains how bilingual language development supports children’s learning and when to seek additional support.
Developmental Milestones
Families and educators can learn about typical communication development in this video from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, which also identifies when a child may benefit from additional support.
3 Tips to Support the Mental Health of Students with Communication Disorders
From the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, this video offers three ways educators can support the emotional well-being of students with communication differences.
Developmental Language Disorder
Learn about developmental language disorder in this video from DLDandME.org at Boys Town Hospital, which helps families understand signs and impacts across settings.
Articles and Websites
Language Delays in Toddlers: Information for Parents
The American Academy of Pediatrics explains typical toddler language development and signs of delay, helping families understand when a child may benefit from additional support.
Communication Milestones: Age Ranges
Explore communication milestones with this American Speech-Language-Hearing Association tool.
Speech and Language Services in Schools
Produced by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, this publication identifies speech-language services in schools and how to access them.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Learn about augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This American Speech-Language-Hearing Association article identifies how AAC systems support children with limited speech.
Putting into Practice
These activities are designed for adults to do with a child who has a communication disorder. They provide a way to intentionally practice skill, skill, and skill. Share the link to an activity you like with friends, family members, or other parents!
Communicating With Baby: Tips and Milestones From Birth to Age 5
This American Speech-Language-Hearing Association toolkit provides strategies for building early communication and reading skills through everyday interactions with young children.
Speech & Language Activities
Brief videos, provided by Pathways, offer play-based activities to support communication development in young children.
Talking is Teaching
From the Children’s Learning Institute’s Teaching Together resources, this video shares simple strategies to help you talk with your child and keep conversations going.
Guessing Game
In this fun activity for ages 4 to 5 from the Circle Activity Collection: Family by the Children’s Learning Institute, children use language to create clues that describe objects for others to guess.
Categories—Picture Sort
Help children learn vocabulary as they sort items by category. Log in to a free account at cliengage.org for this and more classroom activities in the Circle Activity Collection from the Children’s Learning Institute.
Related Resources:
Select a link to more free classroom communication skills activities.
Community Resources
ASHA’s ProFind Online Directory
This American Speech-Language-Hearing Association directory helps families locate certified speech-language pathologists and audiologists in their area.
University of Houston Speech/Language Clinic
Find affordable, evidence-based speech-language evaluations and therapy services through the University of Houston Speech/Language Clinic
Texas Hearing Institute
The Texas Hearing Institute provides hearing evaluations, audiology services, and support for children with hearing concerns and their families.
The Parish School & Carruth Center
Educational and therapeutic programs are provided at The Parish School and The Carruth Center to support children with communication and developmental needs.