What's New

Wondering what's new in the library lately? Well, you're in luck! Each month, we take a quick look back at the new titles that came in last month and offer them to you to check out. From titles on autism to parenting to transition, take a look at the list at:

https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/whats-new

Mobile App Monday - Kidofon

Got a kid who has trouble using his iPhone? Kidofon is a very user-friendly app that helps kids make calls to family, providers, or even emergency personnel. Photos from the phone's library can be used as contact pictures or avatars in the app can be used such as police or fireman.

For more information about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1006219796

Direct behavior rating: Linking assessment, communication, and intervention

Direct behavior rating: Linking assessment, communication, and intervention is 306 pages of guidance on using Direct Behavior Rating (DBR) as a tool for behavior support. The authors are all three prolific writers and researchers interested in the field of educational evaluation and assessment.

Educators in grades K-12 can learn the benefit of linking assessment to communication and intervention to support their students while working on positive behaviors and self-management. Strategies are offered to help provide educators with ways of using DBR in conjunction with multi-tiered systems of support. It is easy to use and can make a difference in informing intervention decisions school-wide. Step-by-step guides, worksheets, checklists, and forms all work together to help make this accessible tool useful for all types of administrators and teachers.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Paper by FiftyThree

Paper by 53 lets you create notebooks by pulling together notes, photos, and sketches and organizing them in one place. It also let you share your notebooks in PDFs, Keynote and Powerpoint presentations. Useful for working on fine motor skills, it could also be a great tool for those who don't use words to communicate but can draw a picture.

To learn more about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id506003812

What's new?

Looking for what's new in the library? Each month we take a look back at the new items arriving in the library. Here's the list for May 2016:

https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/whats-new

Communication interventions for individuals with severe disabilities: Exploring research challenges and opportunities

Communication interventions for individuals with severe disabilities "includes contributions from more than 30 top scholars from diverse fields, including psychology, special education, and speech-language pathology. Each chapter gives readers a brief summary of research studies on a key intervention topic, insights on research design and measurement challenges, thoughts on future advances, and real-world clinical and educational recommendations." -publisher

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Recolor - Coloring Book For Adults

Recolor features "over 300 unique coloring pictures proven to help you rest your mind. Organized into themed chapters, with range in complexity from beginner to expert-level, the pictures feature Mandalas, Animals, Bouquets, Ornates, Lowpolys, Mortes and much more." -iTunes

This app would be helpful in the areas of communication, fine motor skills, language, etc.

For more information about this app, please visit:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1027352017

What's New

Here's hoping everyone had a wonderful holiday season! Even though we had a short one, we received several new titles in the library last month, many of which are Schneider Family Book Award winning titles from 2015 and years past. According to the American Library Association, "The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences."

To view the entire list of titles received at CeDIR last month, please visit:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/whats-new

To learn more about the award, please visit:
http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/schneider-family-book-award

Mobile App Monday - Sago Mini Fairy Tales

Looking for a fun app to build creativity and communication in your little one? Sago Mini Fairy Tales is great for preschool, elementary and speech therapy students. Mini Fairy Tales provides a rich, playful world, but still leaves enough space for children to introduce their own stories. Help your child increase purposeful touch, increase creative play, and develop language skills.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id920007273

Mobile App Monday - Talk About Food

Working with a child with low vision or one that is having difficulty with language development, or just starting to learn and use words? Talk about Food may be helpful. This is a great tool to encourage early developing communication behaviors.

Select a vocabulary item and watch it animate across the screen to music using a high contrast background. When the music stops, you are provided with the option to “Talk About It” or “Finished”. Select “Talk About It” to access the built in communication display. The communication display can be configured to use up to 24 core words in addition to the target noun word.  Choose the “Finished” option to return to the food choices.

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talk-about-food/id670652669?mt=8

Early communication skills for children with Down syndrome

From Woodbine House comes a third edition of Early communication skills for children with Down syndrome. The book highlights how parents can support and encourage their child's speech and language development from birth to age 6 (or when a child can form 2- to 3-word sentences), but parents and teachers will both benefit from learning how to work through characteristic challenges, including hearing loss, intelligibility issues, apraxia (difficulty planning oral-motor movements), or a slower pace of development.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

ASK trainings in Bloomington next week

Got a child with special needs? Got questions about next steps for your family? Attend About Special Kids' training session next week at St. Mark's United Methodist Church on the Bypass in Bloomington. On July 15th, two sessions will be offered:

10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
My Child Has Special Needs: Now What?

2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Effective Communication

For more information on these trainings, contact:
Cindy Robinson
asktraining@aboutspecialkids.org
800-964-4746

To register, visit:
http://www.aboutspecialkids.org/

Mobile App Monday - Feed Maxi

Created by a speech-language pathologist, children increase expressive, receptive, and pragmatic language skills by feeding Maxi, an adorable, hungry monkey, during a highly motivating and interactive game. Utilizing realistic full-color pictures, “Feed Maxi” provides over 80 different food items in five categories: Fruits, Vegetables, Protein/Dairy, Grains/Misc., and Snacks.

Learn more about this app by visiting:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/feed-maxi/id706581884?mt=8

Talking is hard for me!: Encouraging communication in children with speech-language difficulties

Talking Is Hard for Me! features a lively, full-color illustrated children's story that follows a child and his family as they challenge, prompt, and support his communication efforts. Use this book to improve the communication skills of young children ages 3 through 7 who have speech differences due to autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, cleft lip/palate, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, hearing loss, or another condition.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Speak it! Text to Speech

"Future Apps presents Speak it!, the highest quality text to speech App available for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and now iPad! Speak it! utilizes the same voice synthesis engine that has made our iSpeak translator apps such a great hit. The text to speech engine is so powerful, it reproduces speech which is clear and natural sounding." - iTunes

Want to learn more about this app? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/app/speak-it-text-to-speech/id308629295?mt=8#

Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia

Looking for a textbook to help SLPs, OTs, PTs, and other service providers support adults with aphasia? Supporting communication for adults with acute and chronic aphasia can help. This text provides readers with both electronic and non-electronic options to aid communication and offers case studies to cast light on strategies and tips for professionals working with those who have aphasia.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Lost child? Living with an intellectual disability

Content description for Lost Child?:
"For a person with an intellectual disability, social communications and interactions can sometimes be limited or difficult. 'We don't always know how to get the feelings out,' says Alyssa Ruzzin, whose life is the focus of this film. Coping with the challenges of an intellectual disability compounded by epilepsy, she is an inspiring speaker and a forthright advocate for the rights of people with special needs. Over the course of this documentary filmed by her brother, viewers are given an opportunity to learn more about Alyssa's rich interior life as well as her struggles and triumphs as she deals with going to work, being in a relationship, and other day-to-day activities. By opening up to Greg and his camera, Alyssa is hopeful that she 'might be helping people realize what goes on in other people's heads when they can't speak about it'."

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - SoundingBoard

According to the developer, "SoundingBoard transforms your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad into the latest in communication technology. In just minutes, you can create custom boards using AbleNet symbols or your own photos. Perfect for children in special education, persons on the autism spectrum, and adults with disabilities."

Want to learn more? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundingboard/id390532167#

Mobile App Monday - iMean

Looking for an augmentative communication app that doesn't use pictures? iMean is dedicated to text and offers word prediction as the user is typing that can be selected with one tap of the finger. The app can also speak the words that are typed.

Want to learn more about this app? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/imean/id364906155?mt=8#

Augmentative & Alternative Communication

Looking for a foundational textbook for SLPs, OTs, PTs, teachers, etc. on AAC processes, interventions, and technologies for communication? This fourth edition of Augmentative & Alternative Communication: Supporting children and adults with complex communication needs will help professionals with:
-Advancing literacy skills (new chapter by Janice Light and David McNaughton)
-Conducting effective, culturally appropriate assessment to determine AAC needs
-Choosing AAC interventions appropriate for age and ability
-Selecting AAC vocabulary tailored to individual needs
-And more!

Helpful photos, figures, and photocopiable forms will help get you ready to collect and use important information on assessment, individual communication needs, classroom supports, and more.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.