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Strategies to Decrease Echolalia and Support Spontaneous Language

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Do you have a patient whose main form of expressive language is characterized by echolalia? Is that patient able to produce or “echo” back extremely complex sentences or phrases but is unable to produce their own spontaneous responses within therapy activities and in conversation? This document outlines some basic strategies to use during therapy to decrease echolalic behaviors and increase a child’s spontaneous language capabilities.
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Springtime Vocabulary Activity Pack

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
These activities can be used to expand a child’s expressive and receptive vocabulary, while working on other language skills such as following directions and answering questions.
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Springtime Language Activity Pack

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Use these activities to target a variety of goals including sentence expansion, grammar, vocabulary, and following directions.
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Spring Themed Vocabulary Pack

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
These activities can be used with children of all ages to target language skills such as following directions, expanding vocabulary, and grammatical structures.
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Social Skills Milestones: Birth to Elementary School

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides basic information regarding social skills milestones that are expected from birth through 10 years of age. Provides families and caregivers with a starting point when understanding pragmatic language delays.
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Sentence Strips for Language Expansion

January 5, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Sentence strips provide a visual way to build sentences, providing a concrete learning strategy for young children working on expanding their utterance length.
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Saint Patrick’s Day Story + Scavenger Hunt

January 5, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout addresses vocabulary, sentence building, utterance length, and social interaction. Have fun searching for Saint Patrick’s Day themed images while sharing the history of this celebrated holiday!
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Reciprocal Language Milestones Birth-5

January 5, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Parents and caregivers are sometimes unsure of the milestones their child should reach when thinking about conversational language and reciprocal language. This resource is a quick guide to essential milestones that can be targeted and when they are age-appropriate.
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