Description
The Kaufman Speech Praxis Workout Book includes 16 fun, engaging motor-speech coordination workouts to build expressive language development.
The Kaufman Workout Book is REPRODUCIBLE and includes engaging motor-speech coordination workouts to build consonant and vowel gestures into functional, expressive language development. Each workout explains what skill is being targeted, how to perform the exercise, and specific help that is to be offered to the child. Includes cueing techniques for specific sounds and is a great resource for creating home programs to reinforce the work 
done by the SLP.
Includes suggestions for cueing specific sounds. Colorful & engaging story themes are sure to grab and hold attention. Written for clinicians and parents, the REPRODUCIBLE MATERIALS allow clinicians a simple and effective way to create home programs. The Kaufman Workbook is specifically designed for children who have mastered the sounds targeted by the Kaufman Treatment Kit 1 (Basic Level) /m,p,b,t,d,n,h/. (Hard cover; color print; 3 lbs; 127 pages ( 9" x 13")
Customer Reviews
"Levels of breakdown match the levels of treatment in the Kaufman Speech Praxis Treatment Kits, allowing for a seamless transition to therapy." – Speech-Language-Pathologist
Target Audience
Ideal for building expressive language skills in children who struggle with consonant-vowel combinations. (Visual referents most appropriate for children ages 2-6.)
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.
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