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Treating Low vs High Tone in Feeding Therapy

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Tone of the oral musculature is usually assessed during a pediatric feeding/dysphagia evaluation. Feeding specialists often see children with hypotonicity (low muscle tone) or hypertonicity (high muscle tone), which can affect the coordination and stability of the lips, cheeks, tongue, and mandible. This resource is designed as a reference for professionals looking for ways to treat both types of tone in feeding therapy sessions.
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Tongue Exercises for Toddlers

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout breaks down exercises related to food and drinks separately and includes information on adaptive drink bottles to improve progress.
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Tips to Improve Executive Functioning

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides information on pediatric executive function development as well as ways to improve a child’s ability to function in the classroom and other settings.
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Identifying Negation

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This task includes two pages of visual sets, challenging children to select which image does not fit.
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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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