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Consonant Acquisition in 27 languages (2017)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Methods, Participants, and Design:The authors of this study used 3 sources to gather as much information as possible. The first was using 13 databases with the search terms children, consonant, acquisition, development. The second was compiling studies collected at conferences, fellow colleagues, and international clinics. The third source consisted of articles collected from […]
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Strategies Beyond Speech Imitation (2009)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The authors of this study provide rationales, examples, and key empirical evidence on each strategy. Below is a brief synopsis of what they found and reported:Provide access to Augmentative and Alternative CommunicationClinicians use all sorts of forms of AAC such as picture exchange, Big Mac buttons, and communication books when working with children who have […]
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Reconceptualizing Practice with Multilingual Children with Speech Sound Disorders: People, Practicalities and Policy (2015)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants, Design, and Procedures:Participants in this study consisted of 57 (92 originally invited; 57 accepted; 14 were available for face to face meeting and 43 were available for an online meeting) experts/specialists in multilingual speech and speech acquisition from all over the world. Included in the “Expert Panel” were speech-language pathologists, phoneticians, and linguists; all […]
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Using Ultrasound Visual Biofeedback to Treat Persistent Primary Speech Sound Disorders (2015)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants & Design:Seven children with persistent speech sound disorders whose errors were not remediated in traditional therapy participated in this study. These subjects had a variety of articulation errors, which the authors felt was important to show the effectiveness of this method for more than just treating /r/.Two baseline probes (weeks 1 and 6) were […]
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Visualizing Vowel Shapes

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Cut out squares of mouth shapes to provide a visual aid during sound sequencing tasks.
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Front-Back Minimal Pairs

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This resource contains 24 front/back minimal pairs with pictures designed to provide an engaging focal point to structured therapy tasks as well as context for abstract words used in repeated practice.
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Types of Cleft Lip/Palate

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout visualizes normal cleft and lip development as well as the following types of cleft lip/palate: Unilaterial cleft lip with alveolar involvement, bilaterial cleft lip with alveolar involvement, unilateral cleft lip associated with cleft palate, bilateral cleft lip and palate, and cleft palate only.
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