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Conversational Turn Taking Cards for Group Sessions

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Initiating conversations between school-aged children can be difficult during group therapy. Conversation becomes a challenge when children cannot think of things to say. This resource can be used by therapists, educators, and families who are working with school-aged children on conversational turn-taking tasks.
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Compare and Contrast Activity (Summer Theme)

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Comparing and contrasting concepts and objects is a higher-level language skill that helps children develop an understanding of similarities and differences. This activity uses fun, engaging vocabulary associated with summer time to work on this specific language skill.
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Coaching Model for Clinicians

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Coaching models are used frequently in early intervention, preschool, and with early communicators. It takes a lot of skill on the clinician’s part and this handout offers some suggestions for how to get started.
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Childhood Trauma’s Effect on Language Development

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Children who have experienced trauma are also likely to have lower language skills. 35% of children with speech and language delays have experienced maltreatment. This handout describes how trauma can affect language development and describes the role of speech-language pathologists who work with pediatric survivors of trauma.
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Building Receptive Language Through Home-Based Activities

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is designed for therapists who are looking for fun activities to address receptive language skills in the home setting with toddlers and young children. This handout is also a resource for parents who want to continue building their children’s receptive language goals outside of the therapy setting. This activity can be done at […]
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Building Joint Attention in Toddlers

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout features a family-friendly explanation of joint attention as well as practical strategies to improve joint attention skills.
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Bilingual Language Development

December 21, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Due to the increased number of children speaking more than one language, parents need more resources to understand how language develops in the bilingual child’s brain. This handout provides general information on bilingual language learning.
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Basic Concepts Milestones Chart

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Basic concepts are foundational building blocks to understanding and expressing more complex ideas. This resource gives a road map to when certain concepts should be mastered that aligns with when they are developmentally appropriate.
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Basic Concepts Board for Kids

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Therapists working with early intervention and young school age children often work on basic concepts such as colors, numbers, shapes, and letters. Not only does this provide the child an opportunity to work on language skills, but prepares the child for working on concepts in school. This basic concepts board is a go-to for clinicians […]
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