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Promoting Early Language Through Songs and Nursery Rhymes

January 4, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Often, parents, caregivers, and therapists find songs or nursery rhymes to be a simple or single layer activity when in fact they can provide a rich language experience. This resource gives ideas on how parents and clinicians can model and use songs and nursery rhymes to promote early language with the birth-3 population.
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Pronoun Milestones

January 4, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This quick visual provides approximate ages of pronoun development for both clinicians and caregivers.
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Pre-Linguistic Skills

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout contains a list of 8 chronological skills that come before language that are expected to develop between 9 and 15 months.
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Possessive Pronoun Practice (Winter Theme)

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Comprehending and using pronouns correctly often presents as a challenge for young children with speech and language delays and/or disorders. This material helps children target goals for understanding and using pronouns.
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Plant a Garden Cut & Paste Activity

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Vocabulary, following directions, and sorting are just a few language skills that can be developed when learning about gardening, where food comes from, and the changes that spring brings! This fun, engaging, and refreshing activity helps children learn concepts with a gardening theme.
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Phonological Awareness Sound Cards: Vowels and Consonants

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Teaching pre-literate patients and those with phonological awareness how to blend, segment, and differentiate between phonemes is challenging. This set of flashcards provides picture-based speech sound cards that are easily used to blend, segment, manipulate, and play with phonemes to build understanding and awareness.
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Phonological Awareness Activity (Spring Time Vocabulary)

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Get ready for some springtime speech fun by working on phonological awareness! This activity not only targets vocabulary skills, but also helps children understand the relationship between sounds and letters.
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Volume Control

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This visual is a concrete way for children to categorize vocal volume and learn what appropriate loudness feels and looks like.
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Visual Schedule

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
A visual schedule for therapy sessions. 
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Pediatric Selective Mutism: Strategies to Achieve Voicing and to Increase Mean Length of Utterance

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Signs of selective mutism may be evident during early childhood. The disorder can continue into adulthood with increasing severity if left untreated. These activities may be used with children in the home, school, or clinical setting to help reduce anxiety, and to increase opportunities for global communication for improved socialization.
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