Description

K&K Sign to Talk Nouns: Build spontaneous communication in young children on the autism spectrum!

Amazing real-life photos! This kit was specifically designed to shape vocal language skills for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Includes a variety of everyday objects (nouns) that children frequently request and that double as excellent reinforcers. Kit contains 150 noun cards and the accompanying 40-page manual fully explains this approach.

A must-have tool for any language development or verbal behavior program!

The front of the card has a large 5"x7", full-color, glossy photo of the target item. The reverse side contains a photo of the ASL sign, a written description of the hand shapes, and a series of Kaufman Speech to Language "word shells," which are highly effective for shaping intelligible articulation.

    Also available: K & K Sign to Talk VERBS

• 150 cards depicting commonly requested objects, including items difficult to find in sign language dictionaries.

• Motivate for spontaneous requesting and build intelligible vocal behavior.

• Teach requesting through sign, or use in a language acquisition program.

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Target Audience

Speech-Language Pathologists, Behavior Analysts, and Autism Specialists working with young children with ASD or other developmental disabilities.

Author

Nancy R. Kaufman, MA, CCC-SLP, is the owner and Director of the Kaufman Children's Center for Speech, Language, Sensory-Motor, and Social Connections, Inc. located in West Bloomfield, MI. Since 1979, Nancy has dedicated herself to establishing the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP), a treatment approach to help children become effective vocal communicators. She serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) and is the Speech and Language Pathologist Consultant for the Parish School and Carruth Center in Houston, TX. Nancy was the recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and she received the 2010 Outstanding Alumni Award from Michigan State University College of Communication Arts & Sciences. The Kaufman Children's Center (KCC) received the Clinical Service Award from the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Nancy is also an honoree of the Lawrence Technological University Leaders & Innovators program.

She is the author of the Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children, the K-SLP Treatment Kits for Children, the K-SLP Workout Book, the K-SLP Mutt Family Language Builder, the K-SLP Instructional DVD Training Program, and co-author of K&K Sign to Talk: Nouns and K&K Sign to Talk: Verbs. Nancy lectures nationally and internationally on the subject of childhood apraxia of speech and other speech sound disorders in children. Many specialists in the field of applied verbal behavior (AVB) have adopted the K-SLP for children with autism spectrum disorders. Families from around the United States and the world travel to the KCC to participate in intensive and specialized therapy programs. Nancy received her B.A. at Michigan State University and M.A. at Wayne State University, having been awarded a graduate assistantship. The KCC continues to grow and has earned a reputation for excellence, warmth, and successful outcomes. Nancy has three grown children and resides with her husband in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Speaker Disclosure:

Employer — Kaufman Children's Center, West Bloomfield, MI. 

Financial — Author of treatment materials published by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Author of treatment materials that are self-published; receives payments from Northern Speech Services to distribute.

Financial — Author of online CEU courses sponsored by Northern Speech; receives royalty payments.

Nonfinancial — Advisory Board: CASANA; receives no compensation as member of Professional Advisory Board.

Tamara S. Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA, is a Speech-Language Pathologist with 20 years experience working with children with challenging behaviors. Tamara's commitment to the children she serves led her to pursue treatment methods outside the field of Speech-Language Pathology. Under the mentorship of renowned Behavior Analyst Dr. Vincent Carbone and his protégé, Tamara became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has also completed advanced training in application of Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior, Greenspan's DIR approach, and Kaufman's strategies for apraxia of speech.

Tamara is a frequently invited international lecturer, having treated clients and trained professionals in England, Ireland, Greece and other countries. She enthusiastically shares her unique approaches and her outside-the-box intervention techniques that are successful in building functional verbal behavior for children on the autism spectrum.  Tamara is also Director of The Center for Autism Treatment near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a center which provides personalized ABA intervention plans for children as well as consulting services and workshops to autism treatment teams in the United States and abroad. Tamara's publications include the K&K Sign to Talk materials and Speak with Sign. She is a past recipient of the Wisconsin Speech and Hearing Association’s Clinical Achievement Award. 

Speaker Disclosure:

Employer — The Center for Autism Treatment, Cedarburg, WI.

Financial — Author of treatment materials published by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Author of treatment materials that are self-published; receives royalty payments.

Nonfinancial — Student mentor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; receives no compensation.