Members Resources
Our member resources are designed to support and supplement the work of practicing CDAs. In this section, CDAAC members will find a variety of PDF handouts available to print and use in your day-to-day work. We have also added useful links to activities, information and game ideas. Do you have feedback on these resources, or suggestions for future content? Let us know.
Articulation
- Artic Carryover Program – A sample Home Program for articulation carryover into conversation.
- Super Duper Handy Handouts – A link to a collection of free online, informational newsletters for teachers and parents on a variety of communication topics.
- The Music Child – The role of music therapy in the over-all treatment plan for special needs children.
- Rich Environments – Aphasia – Tips for creating communication rich environments for adults with aphasia.
- Book List for Sounds
Language
- Retelling Stories – Examples of expressive language goals related to story retelling.
- Turn Taking – Strategies to target and measure “turn-taking” skills.
- Following First-Then Directions
- Verbal Routines – Children learn through repetition. A strategy to help children learn new words and use phrases is through repetition. You can do this by establishing “verbal routines”.
- Turn Taking (preschool)
- Word Finding Cues – List of cues to assist children with word finding difficulties.
- Rich Environments – Early Language and Sounds – Tips for creating communication rich environments for children to aid early language development.
- Following The Leader and Joining In
- Rich Environments – Aphasia – Tips for creating communication rich environments for adults with aphasia.
- Rich Environments – Preschool – Tips for creating communication rich environments for preschool aged children.
AAC
- ACC Interventions – Practical AAC
- Cheap, Easy to use AAC Devices – Speech and Language Kids
- Integrating AAC into your Day – Candle AAC
- Using AAC with Birth to Three – Heather Atkins, MS, CCC-SLP
- Working with Simple AAC – Talk Sense
Literacy
- Literacy Activities for Kids – Hands on as we Grow
- 25 Activities for Reading and Writing Fun – Reading Rockets
- Activity Ideas – ABC Life Literacy Canada
- Early Literacy Activities that use Technology – We are Teachers
- Building Language for Literacy – Scholastic
- Literacy Birth to 9 Months – handout
- Literacy 9 Months to 18 Months – handout
- Literacy 18 Months to 3 Years – handout
- Literacy 3 Years to 5 Years – handout
Audiology
- Cochlear.com Handouts and information for all things audiology
Websites
Resources, activities, handouts, shared materials, freebies and paid items - these websites are tried and true! If you have a favorite that is not listed, send it our way and we'll add it!
| Website | Description |
|---|---|
| Unite for Literacy | Free digital books |
| Speaking of Speech | Freebies, material share & online store |
| Teachers Pay Teachers | Shared materials, free and paid. |
| Mommy Speech Therapy | Artic and language materials, free and paid. |
| Everything. Prepare to spend a few hours here. | |
| speech-therapy.ca | CDA created and run, this site offers materials, activities, games and more! |
| Therea Simplicity | Programs for creating materials ($49 / year ) |
| Kiz Club | FREE Printables for kids (worksheets, flashcards, stories, props, etc) |
| Model Me Kids | Autism Apps, Videos, and Software teaching tools (some of the apps are free) |
| Hear Builder | Computer programs for sequencing, following directions, phonological awareness, and auditory memory |
| Teach your Monster to Read | Games that cover letters, sounds, and reading full sentences (computer version is FREE) |
| Speech and Language Kids | FREE Therapy Materials |
| The Autism Helper | Resources (academics, behaviour, communication, etc.) specifically designed for children with Autism |
| Connectability.ca | Network that fosters learning and support for individuals of all ages with an intellectual disability and their families |
| Sandbox Learning | Customizable stories |
| Speechlanguage-Resources.com | FREE language activities and FREE board games |
| Speech Therapy Ideas | Speech and language therapy ideas (games, crafts, picture cards) and FREE activities |
| Speech Tx | FREE activities for speech, language, and communication skills |
| File Folder Fun | FREE file folder games and activities |
| Caroline Bowen’s Speech-language-therapy.com | Articles, links, word lists, worksheets, and FREEBIES |
| Freida van Staden Speech-Language Pathology Resources | FREE worksheets, wordlists, stories, and games |
| Speaking of Speech.com | FREE materials for Articulation, Auditory Processing, AAC, Fluency, Homework packets, language, literacy, life skills, Social/pragmatics, etc. |
| Starfall | Parent-Teacher Centre has FREE artic printables |
| ESL Kid Stuff | FREE worksheets, craft sheets, flashcards, songs, readers, and games |
| MES - English | MES English – FREE artic cards/flashcards, printable games to aid with vocabulary and conversation, and online language games |
| Sweet Southern Speech | FREE literacy-based speech therapy book lists for language and articulation, editable monthly planners, crafts, organization DIY’s, and hands-on speech therapy ideas and printables |
| PBS Learning Media between the Lions | FREE language and literacy stories and activities that deal with fluency, phonemic awareness, vocab, phonological awareness, etc. |
| Story Place | FREE online stories and interactive activities including printable take home activities and a book list |
| Fun Brain | FREE literacy and vocab games and stories |
| Learn English Kids | REE collection of tongue twisters to practice speech sounds |
| Do 2 Learn | FREE resources for children with special needs including printables and worksheets to aid children with new environments and transitions |
| Speaking of Speech | FREE printable and interactive materials, therapy blogs and information, and social community for SLP’s |
| Home Speech Home | FREE articulation and language therapy ideas and activities |
| Activity Ideas for Speech Therapy | FREE activity ideas for articulation |
| Testy yet Trying | FREE articulation printables |
| GSDS Language Activities and Resources | FREE language and articulation activities and resources |
| Jill Kuzma Social and Emotional Skills | REE materials to aid children with working on their social/emotional skills |
| Teach Speech 365 | FREE articulation and languagematerials/activities |
| Speechie Freebies | FREE articulation and language materials/activities |
| Speech 2 Teach | FREE speech, language, and literacy printables/activities |
| Speech Techie | FREE list of speech language apps |
| Fun Early Learning | ($2-$5 speech and language materials) and some FREE |
| Capterra | A list of 5 FREE speech therapy apps |
| Adventures in Speech Pathology | FREE speech and language materials/activities when you join the newsletter |
| The SLP Solution | FREE speech therapy activities |
2018 Survey
This survey was completed and presented at the 2018 Annual CDAAC Conference. We have attached the power point slides from the conference. We ask that this presentation is not shared without written permission.