The resources on this page are some of our most recommended resources to support speech-language pathologists, teachers, and parents working with children who have speech, language, and literacy needs. Largely, these resources have been developed by a variety of incredible researchers and clinicians, and are cited accordingly.
Speech Sound Resources
2025 Speech Sound Disorders Speaker Series by Bright Ideas Media: https://www.bethebrightest.com/en/events/speech-sound-disorders-series
Single word test of consonant clusters (McLeod & Hand, 1991) [FREE] https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/3792399/Consonantclustertest.pdf
Speech Participation and Activity Assessment of Children (SPAA-C) – [FREE]: https://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual-speech/spaa-c
Nonword repetition subtest options:
Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing-2nd Edition (CTOPP-2) – https://www.proedinc.com/Products/13080/ctopp2-comprehensive-test-of-phonological-processingsecond-edition.aspx
Test of Integrated Language and Literacy Skills (TILLS) – https://products.brookespublishing.com/Test-of-Integrated-Language-and-Literacy-Skills-TILLS-Examiners-Kit-P846.aspx
Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) – includes a word inconsistency subtest: https://www.pearsonassessments.com/store/usassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Speech-%26-Language/Diagnostic-Evaluation-of-Articulation-and-Phonology/p/100000295.html
Phonological Awareness Resources
Phonological Awareness Screening Test (PAST; Kilpatrick, 2016) [FREE]
Intensive Phonological Awareness Program (Schuele & Murphy) https://www.amazon.com/Intensive-Phonological-Awareness-IPA-Program/dp/1598571184
Developmental Language Disorders Resources
2020 ASHA SIG 1 Forum: The Specific Language Impairment/ Developmental Language Disorders Forum: Fostering a Discussion of Terminology
Edited by Laura Green
DLD and Me: https://dldandme.org/
Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (RADLD) Campaign
Advocating for the use of Specific Language Impairment (SLI): https://cldp.ku.edu/sites/cldp.ku.edu/files/docs/AdvocatingForSLI_RiceRefs.pdf
See also: SLI debate http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1460-6984.12119/epdf
And more SLI debate http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jlcd.2014.49.issue-4/issuetoc
SLI exclusionary criteria https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303922/pdf/jlcd0049-0416.pdf
FREE vocabulary curriculum
Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC)
Evidence-based, empirically supported, and FREE vocabulary lessons for preschool – 3rd grade
Children’s Printed Word Database (Masterson, Stuart, Dixon, Lovejoy, & Lovejoy, 2003)
https://www1.essex.ac.uk/psychology/cpwd/
Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., & Kucan, L. (2013) Bringing Words to Life, 2nd Edition: Robust Vocabulary Instruction
Beck, I.L., McKeown, M.G., & Kucan, L. (2008). Creative Robust Vocabulary: Frequently Asked Questions and Extended Examples
See Hear Speak Podcast
See episodes 15-19 and episode 23 in particular for discussions of DLD / SLI
Make your own books for therapy:
Speech Perception assessment tool: Speech Assessment and Interactive Learning System (SAILS): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sails/id1207583276
Test of Early Grammatical Impairment (Rice & Wexler, 2001) [FREE]