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Podcasts

The Units of Language Acquisition: Chapter 1, Part 1 with Marge Blanc, MA, CCC-SLP

Beyond Experiences with Manaal Tariq

A short and sweet intro to NLA. It was delightful talking to Manaal Tariq! The daughter of a Speech Pathologist in our group, Manaal is an astute and articulate advocate for GLPs

Conversations in Speech Pathology Podcast Interview (Marge Blanc):

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Collectively Connecting Blog

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Handouts

NLA International Handout: Arabic

NLA International Handout: Dutch

NLA International Handout: English

NLA International Handout: French

NLA International Handout: Hindi

NLA International Handout: Spanish

Stage 4 Support Handouts: All in one package

Articles, Books, and Blogs

Guía para la Adquisición Natural del Lenguaje

The NLA International Handout: English

The Natural Language Acquisition Guide

Finding the Words… To Tell the “Whole” Story

Gestalt Language and Gestalt Processing in Autism

Ask the Experts: Child-Directed Language Therapy

Bringing it Home: Physical Supports for Speech at Home and in Other Environments

Echolalia on the Spectrum: the Natural Path to Self-Generated Language

Finding the Words…To Self-Regulate!

Finding the Words… To Tell the “Whole” Story

Finding the Words…When It’s Hard to Find Your Voice!

Finding the Words…When They are Pictures

Finding the Words…When They’re “In There” Somewhere!

Finding the Words…With Augmented Communication

Gestalt Language and Gestalt Processing in Autism

Language acquisition and communicative behavior in autism: Toward an understanding of the 'whole' of it

Language Learning Strategies: Does the Whole Equal the Sum of the Parts?

The Natural Language Acquisition Guide

Guía para la Adquisición Natural del Lenguaje

“Use your words!” How Self-Regulation Supports Language

When Speech Gets Stuck. A Hierarchy of Practical Supports for Dyspraxia in Children with ASD.

NLA Scoring Guide, Revised Chapter 19, 2023

Here is the Revised Chapter 19 from the Natural Language Acquisition book. It includes revised scoring guidelines, to eliminate the half-scores. The linguistic environments of our children today are too complex to ‘fudge’ on Stage 3, like was common in the ‘old days’ when Barry Prizant recognized the first four stages of gestalt language development. Chapter 19 was revised in 2022, and again in 2023, to reflect the *true* Stage 3 that we support today. This stand-alone chapter is now sent to purchasers of the NLA book, but those of you who have had the book for longer than two years may not have this!