|
 As
a New York State Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, I have seen the
increased number of Spanish-speaking additions to our caseloads. However,
the number of bilingual professionals remains limited. I felt there was a
need for a series of short books and educational aids that would help
facilitate learning basic Spanish. As busy professionals we do not all
have the time and resources to get professional training in learning a new
language. Our job is not to teach Spanish, however, we have an obligation
to provide handouts and caregiver instructions in Spanish for intervention
to be effective. I wanted to create ready-to-use materials for therapists
who do not speak Spanish, but want to learn and use basic vocabulary and
phrases related to our profession.
ESSENTIALSPANISH.COM currently
has two products in their product line-up... and two more coming this
month! The first book is the
Essential Spanish for the Speech-Language Pathologist Workbook. This
122 page book covers a plethora of important information that all
Speech-Language Pathologists must have if they have Spanish speaking
caseloads. The fist section of the book contains common category nouns
with illustrations and bilingual text to help give a quick start on
learning English or Spanish through visual identification. The second book
is the Essential Spanish for the Speech-Language Pathologist &
Audiologist Dictionary a 44 page quick reference book with the most
important terms needed for your Spanish speaking caseloads.
Coming soon ESSENTIALSPANISH.COM will be releasing their
third and fourth titles.. "Essential Spanish for Learning Homonyms"
and "Essential Spanish for Learning Multiple Meaning Words."
These bilingual resources are perfect for English Language Learners.
It is shown in today’s culture that being bilingual offers
many career opportunities that may not be available to people who do not
speak a second language. ESSENTIALSPANISH.COM provides the tools
for anyone who has the love of learning the chance to get the head start
on their journey into becoming bilingual.
Penny Chesner-Morris, M.A., CCC-SLP |
