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The Role of SLPs in Feeding and Swallowing in Schools

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Being able to eat and obtain nutrition and hydration in the school environment is an important part of academic success. This handout is designed for SLPs to provide to staff, parents, and school staff in order to provide insight into the role of the SLP as it relates to feeding and swallowing in schools.
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The Role of an SLP vs BCBA

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Handout to show parents and new clinicians some similarities and differences between SLPs and BCBAs. 
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The Importance of Play

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Play is the foundation for a child’s learning, especially speech, language, and social skills. This handout explains why play is so paramount in shaping a child’s language development.
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The /s/ Spider

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This sssssspecial spider is designed to address the /s/sound in structured therapy. 6 of the spider’s legs feature vowel sounds to provide a visual and tactile way for a child to participate in syllable practice.
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Techniques for Achieving the /R/ Sound

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The /r/ sound is notoriously considered to be one of the most difficult phonemes in the English language to articulate. This is a resource for therapists, parents, and caregivers who are looking for ideas to help their children achieve /r/ production—specifically in the initial position of single syllable words.
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Teaching Vowels to Toddlers: Long Vowels Race

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Vowels may be introduced during the toddler years. However, difficulty with differentiating between short and long vowels may persist into childhood. This game is a fun, interactive tool to help with early awareness of vowel varieties through the identification of long vowels. This game may be played with up to 3 children per round.
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Strategies to Develop Receptive and Expressive Language Skills with Children Who Use AAC

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Many families find it difficult to support the communicative needs of their little ones who depend on AAC for participation in activities of daily living. This resource is for therapists, parents, caregivers, and educators who are seeking ideas and activities to build receptive and expressive language skills with their children who use aided AAC.
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Summer Verb Tense Puzzle Targeting Past, Present, and Future for Pre-Literate and Literate Clients

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
To develop increasingly complex language, children need to demonstrate proficiency in a variety of tenses to communicate their wants, needs, comments, and conversation. This activity uses summer themes and words to target the use of regular and irregular verbs in past, present, and future tenses. It is designed for non-literate and literate learners.
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Summer Themed Pacing Board Activity

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Pacing can help children communicate more effectively and build self-awareness. This activity is appropriate for most children, toddlers through school age, who may have speech sound errors and/or a language impairment.
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