Ages: 6-Adult
Grades: 1-Adult

Thousands of SLPs use these books to help their clients develop the language skills needed for independence. Ready-to-use lessons target a variety of language processes that build language complexity and flexibility.

The HELP Handbook of Exercises for Language Processing books are widely-recognized for their:

• high quality, timeless content
• appeal to a broad age-range
• application to a wide scope of developmental and acquired language disorders
• goal-driven activities
• gradual increase in complexity within and between activities

Each book targets four areas of language processing:

• HELP 1
  • discriminate auditory differences at sound, word, and sentence levels
  • process and comprehend a variety of verbal information
  • manipulate language and apply language-based concepts to new situations
  • recall progressively longer units of auditory information
• HELP 2
  • use associations and categories to recall words
  • discriminate question types
  • answer questions
  • use correct grammar
• HELP 3
  • use concepts to describe, compare, and reason
  • paraphrase sentences, common sayings, and paragraphs
  • use language to identify and solve problems
  • match expressive language to the social situation
• HELP 4
  • define and describe objects in a variety of ways
  • manipulate written sentences and write short paragraphs
  • talk about elements of language
  • understand humor, idioms, exaggerations, and other word plays
• HELP 5
  • receive, organize, and relay information
  • compare and contrast to develop conceptual frameworks
  • use the language of measurements, quantity concepts, and time
  • identify and express needs, opinions, and feelings

5-book set • each book 181 pages • ©1987