The Teaching of Talking: Learn to Do Expert Speech Therapy at Home with Children and Adults

by Mark A. Ittleman

People with speaking difficulties are at the mercy of insurance companies who are determining how often and for how long speech therapy services should be delivered. It is also a disturbing reality that the likelihood for therapy frequency and length of care is contingent upon either the level of competence or comfort level of the speech-language pathologist or the financial policies of each institution. Often it has nothing to do with the severity or need for speech therapy. Our health care system is in no position to bankroll the long-term therapy that many people need who have moderate to profound speaking difficulties. The goal of Teaching of Talking is to make sure that any loved one, caregiver or speech-language pathologist is thoroughly knowledgeable in methods to help people improve talking since it is never known when the plug will be pulled on speech and language therapy services. Ittleman says: “I see hundreds of people with speech and language difficulties each year. By reading and applying The Teaching of Talking, you will have the confidence to help your client or loved one, no matter what the insurance company or institution does. By learning to do what is in Teaching of Talking you will be more self-sufficient and will not have to rely on anyone to provide your loved one with expert speech therapy.

Genres: Nonfiction

285 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2012

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely could be helpful for someone helping a person that has had a stroke, head injury, etc.
I didn't learn anything new for working with my child at home, but I also have already done a lot of research before reading this book, this could have been a good place to start and to skip the sections focused more on adults with a new speech issue related to stroke, concussion, etc.

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mark Ittleman's method is based on the step by step building up of learning to speak again after, for example, a stroke. A speech model (eg husband) suggests relevant words. The patient imitates them.

This book is mainly for aphasia (not being able to come up with words and sentence structure).

If someone also has apraxia (not being able to make the sounds of the alphabet), there is recently a book on Mark Ittleman's site for this too.

Merged review:

Mark Ittleman's method is based on the step by step building up of learning to speak again after, for example, a stroke. A speech model (eg husband) suggests relevant words. The patient imitates them.

This book is mainly for aphasia (not being able to come up with words and sentence structure).

If someone also has apraxia (not being able to make the sounds of the alphabet), there is recently a book on Mark Ittleman's site for this too.

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mark Ittleman's method is based on the step by step building up of learning to speak again after, for example, a stroke. A speech model (eg husband) suggests relevant words. The patient imitates them.

This book is mainly for aphasia (not being able to come up with words and sentence structure).

If someone also has apraxia (not being able to make the sounds of the alphabet), there is recently a book on Mark Ittleman's site for this too.

[Jesse Curry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty decent guide if maybe a little long-winded.