Language Development Archives – Page 3 of 24

What’s in My Backpack: Back to School Expressive Language Extension Activity

September 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource is for therapists and caregivers who are looking for a fun, back to school activity to help address expressive language goals.

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Spanish Language Phonological Inventory Card Set

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

These cards contain all the phonological consonant sounds in the Spanish language with pronunciation guides, visual pictures, and words to match. Use these to practice and support phonological development with Spanish-speaking clients. Video on how to use this resource: Goldstein, B. (2000). Cultural and linguistic diversity resource guide for speech-language pathologists. San Diego, CA: Singular. […]

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Working with Bilingual Clients When You Only Speak English

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This clinical reference provides a summary of introductory level ways in which a monolingual therapist can meaningfully engage with bilingual clients. Video on how to use this resource:

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Dynamic Irregular Past Tense Practice Activities

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Utilize this resource as a drill-play activity to support learning and use of irregular past tense verbs at word and conversation levels. Video on how to use this resource:

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Phonological Acquisition in Bilingual Spanish–English Speaking Children (2010)

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

The authors aimed to determine how between-language interactions contributed to phonological acquisition in bilingual children, in comparison to their monolingual age-matched peers. A total of 24 typically-developing children were recruited for the study, from 3–4 years of age. Participants included eight bilingual (Spanish-English) children, eight monolingual Spanish speakers, and eight monolingual English speakers. All children […]

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How Pediatric Medications Impact Speech and Swallow

July 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Drug-induced neurological disorders can challenge the efficiency of clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. This resource provides a list of pediatric medications and associated speech and swallow complications. Video on how to use this resource: Sinha, P., Vandana, V. P., Lewis, N. V., Jayaram, M., & Enderby, P. (2015). Predictors of effect of atypical antipsychotics on […]

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The Importance of Lab Values for Clinical Swallow Assessments

July 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Lab values are essential to our clinical swallow evaluation process as speech-language pathologists. This resource discusses the importance of knowing our patients’ lab values and provides a chart with possible effects of abnormal pediatric lab values on matters that pertain to feeding and swallowing. Video on how to use this resource: Wallace, T. (n.d.). Lab […]

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Dynamic Case History Questionnaire for Speech and Language Evaluations

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides a responsive and strengths-focused case history questionnaire for speech and language evaluations. Video on how to use this resource:

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Summer Sorting/Categories Activity

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource is a visually engaging, easy-to-use activity targeting sorting and understanding categories with a summer theme. Video on how to use this resource:

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Convergent and Divergent Thinking Task Examples and Activities

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides a list of convergent and divergent therapy activities and built-out examples of each. Video on how to use this resource:

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