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Handout

Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Apraxia

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PediatricSLPApraxia of Speech
This handout describes the use of DTTC by therapists address apraxia of speech in the pediatric population. The handout describes what DTTC is, how therapists incorporate it into therapy, and the principles of motor planning that make it successful.
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Developmental Grammar Milestones

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout is designed for speech-language pathologists and other language specialists and outlines 8 major grammar milestones for children from 19-50 months.
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Development of the Swallow & Oral Motor Skills: From Infancy to Toddlerhood

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This resource provides caregivers and clinicians information about swallow development, including anatomy and physiology development from infancy to toddlerhood. The handout also outlines specifically how the pediatric swallow anatomy is not just a smaller version of adult anatomy and how these anatomical differences can impact dysphagia for the pediatric population.
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Therapy Material

Daily Routine Visual Sequencing Strips

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This visual resource is designed for clinicians working with the pediatric population to address sequencing of functional daily routines.
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Creative Pairing of Preferred Foods with Non-Preferred Foods

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Clinicians typically use a variety of techniques and strategies to help children overcome fears of new or non-preferred foods. Each child is different and will need a unique approach based on their responsiveness to what is trialed in therapy. One for children with sensory-behavioral issues is to pair preferred foods with non-preferred items. This handout is especially helpful in understanding specific ways to use this approach across settings.
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Therapy Material

Core Word Picture Cards for Everyday Therapy

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
These visual cards can be used in therapy and at home as a functional activity. One way to use these cards is during play routines (e.g., practice “in” and “out” while playing with a toy; prompt the child by asking, “Is the ball in the box or out of the box?” and point to the correct cord word image).
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Therapy Material

Core Vocabulary: Valentine’s Day Love Smoothie

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
Use this recipe with your AAC learners. Core vocabulary is a set of words that make up about 80% of what most people say during the day.
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Therapy Material

Core Vocabulary for the Word “GO”

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
This therapy activity is designed for therapists targeting 3 word phrases using the word “go.” Includes squares featuring the words “Cars,” “go,” “fast,” “slow,” and “home.”
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Conversational Turn Taking Cards for Group Sessions

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
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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Therapy Material

Consonant-Vowel Snowglobe Activity

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Snowglobe with CV, VC, CVC, and CVCV syllable shapes: Fill the snow globe with word “snowballs” to practice various syllable shapes for children who are learning to put sounds together to form words.
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Clinical Reference

Considerations When Creating a Feeding and Swallowing Clinical Team

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Based on the course Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Clinic: Team Considerations for Implementation by Pam Holland, MA-CCC/SLP, BCS-S, this handout provides a list of considerations to consider when assembling an interdisciplinary feeding and swallowing clinical team.
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Therapy Material

Compare and Contrast Activity (Summer Theme)

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
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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Commonly Used Behavioral Strategies in Feeding Therapy

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This quick reference is designed for therapists, parents, and caregivers working with children with experientially-based feeding disorders.
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Clinical Reference

Coaching Model for Clinicians

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PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyLanguage Development
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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Handout

Climbing the Steps to Speech Therapy Success

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
This handout visualizes the 6 steps that capture the hierarchy of articulation speech therapy.
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Causes and Strategies When Children Pocket Food

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This handout offers insight into the possible reasons why children may pocket food and provides some tips to reduce pocketing.
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Building Receptive Language Through Home-Based Activities

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
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 home or at a laundromat.
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Handout

Building Joint Attention in Toddlers

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout features a family-friendly explanation of joint attention as well as practical strategies to improve joint attention skills.
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Handout

Breath Support & Control

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PediatricSLPArticulation and Phonology
Breath support is important for everyday functions such as: speaking, eating, exercising, and relaxing. This handout is designed for speech-language pathologists working with the pediatric population to address adequate breath support for these daily functions.
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Handout

Bottle Feeding

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Based on the course Bottle Feeding in the Outpatient Setting by Mallory L. Millet, MS, SLP, IFS, CIMI-II, this handout is designed for parents and caregivers who are struggling with bottle feeding and looking for answers. The handout starts with the foundational knowledge that there are no regulations for bottle manufacturers.
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