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Introduction
This page collects resources focused on Speech-Language Pathology (SLP). Below, you will find a curated selection of recommended books and e-books covering a wide range of SLP topics, as well as links to valuable data and statistics related to the field.
The books below are just a starting point! If you're looking for related material in the catalog, terms like Language Disorders, Communicative Disorders, Speech and Language Therapy, Language Acquisition, and Developmental Language Disorders can help you find additional relevant resources on your own!
Recommended Books & Ebooks
Aphasia and Other Acquired Neurogenic Language Disorders by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781635501629Publication Date: 2023This text covers content such as aphasia, traumatic brain injury, dementia and language in aging. It addresses scientific foundations, service delivery, international and multicultural perspectives, assessment, and treatment.
Social Communication Development and Disorders by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781032053349Publication Date: 2022This text provides evidence-based clinical information on effective assessment and intervention for individuals with social communication disorders.
COVID-19 and Speech-Language Pathology by Call Number: ebookISBN: 1003257313Publication Date: 2022This book contains data on the wide-ranging effects of COVID-19 on the communication, swallowing, and language skills of individuals with COVID infection.- Advances in Speech-language Pathology by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9535135104Publication Date: 2017This book aims to grow awareness of different practice & research histories, standards, methods, and challenges in different countries and regions all revolving around speech-language pathology.
Language disorders from infancy through adolescence : listening, speaking, reading, writing, and communicating by Call Number: Carothers Library Reserves RJ496.L35 .P38 2025ISBN: 9780323830157Publication Date: 2025This book presents basic concepts and vocabulary, an overview of key issues and controversies, the scope of communicative difficulties that make up child language disorders, and information on how language pathologists approach the assessment and intervention processes.
Working with Children Experiencing Speech and Language Disorders in a Bilingual Context by Call Number: ebookISBN: 0367646358Publication Date: 2022This book provides the reader with the skills needed to work in a language that they don't share with a client. It discusses how to: identify diversity from disorder, introduce effective approaches in line with the best clinical practice, work successfully alongside interpreters, make assessments and plan interventions and set goals for therapy.
Talkabout: A Social Communication Skills Package by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781138369429Publication Date: 2019This series of workbooks aims to help develop self-awareness, self-esteem, and social skills of people with special needs. It focuses on four key areas- body language, the way we talk, conversations and assertiveness.
DLD and Me: Supporting Children and Young People with Developmental Language Disorder by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780367333683Publication Date: 2019This text is a great resource for children and young adults with developmental language disorders and for the professionals and families that work with them. It includes clearly worded session plans for therapists or education staff to follow, engaging visual resources to accompany the session plans, home sheets to keep families involved and informed, information sheets for education staff, information sheets and training for parents and outcome measures to evaluate progress.
Teaching Reading and Phonics to Children with Language and Communication Delay by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781911186144Publication Date: 2018This book gives practical ideas for teaching the first stages of reading and phonics to children who have a speech and language delay.
Diagnostic Report Writing in Speech-Language Pathology by Call Number: ebookISBN: 1630918873Publication Date: 2022This text guides the reader through the necessary steps involved in the documentation of a speech and language evaluation. Some topics discussed are speech sound production, oral peripheral examinations and common report writing errors to avoid.
Human Measurement Techniques in Speech and Language Pathology by Call Number: ebookISBN: 1003053114Publication Date: 2020This text gives an overview of elicitation methods in the assessment and diagnosis of speech and language disorders.
Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology by Call Number: Carothers Library Reference - Non Circulating RC423 .S49 2016ISBN: 9781285198057Publication Date: 2016This book provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of disorders and the procedures and materials used in their diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment in both pediatric and adult populations.
Finding Data & Statistics
Statistics can strengthen your argument or provide valuable context for the scope of the issue you're researching. Begin by thinking critically about who might collect and analyze data on your topic. Government agencies, international bodies, and specialized research groups all might be great sources to get you started!
As you're starting your search, remember that data is different from statistics. Data is raw information, while statistics are data that have been analyzed and interpreted. Keep that in mind as you consider what type of information you need.
Below you'll find a list of groups and organizations that publish information and statistics related specifically to Speech-Language Pathology!
- American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationThe American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 234,000 members, certificate holders, and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology assistants; and students.
- International Dyslexia AssociationThe International Dyslexia Association, Inc. (IDA) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) charity, organized and operated to provide advocacy, resources and services to teaching professionals, advocates and individuals and families impacted by dyslexia and other related learning differences.
- National Aphasia AssociationThe National Aphasia Association (NAA) is a non-profit organization and their goal is to provide access to research, education, rehabilitation, therapeutic and advocacy services to individuals with aphasia and their caregivers. The NAA acts as a syndicate of resources, promoting sense of community among individuals and caregivers.
- The National Student Speech Language Hearing AssociationThe National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) is the only national student organization for pre-professionals studying communication sciences and disorders (CSD) recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
- National Stuttering AssociationThe National Stuttering Association is the largest non-profit organization in the world dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals, through support, education, advocacy, and research.
