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Playful Ways to Practice Speech Sounds

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout is targeted for parents and caregivers and visualizes 8 fun and practical ways that they can engage in speech therapy practice with their kids outside of the therapeutic environment.
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Plant a Garden Cut & Paste Activity

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Vocabulary, following directions, and sorting are just a few language skills that can be developed when learning about gardening, where food comes from, and the changes that spring brings! This fun, engaging, and refreshing activity helps children learn concepts with a gardening theme.
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Picky Eating Tips for Caregivers

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout handout lays out three concrete strategies and breaks down each strategy into simple steps to incorporate into everyday life.
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Picky Eating vs Problem Feeding

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, may need to receive therapy to address any feeding issues such as picky eating, limited food intake, and/or sensory processing issues with certain textures. This handout explains normal picky eating and how problem feeding is different. This information is based on Dr. Kay Toomey’s SOS Approach to feeding therapy. 
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Picky Eating: Plate Rotation

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout is written in accessible language for families and caregivers and provides instructions on how to use plate rotation at home as a strategy to increase diversity of food intake for their children.
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Picky Eating Tips and Resources

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Handout with a list of practical strategies to improve PO intake by picky eaters. Includes a “First -> Then” graphic and a food rating scale.
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Sorting Fruits and Veggies

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
With this task, children sort fruits and vegetables into different piles, using words to describe each food item. The task targets language development as well as addresses some of the more challenging food items for children struggling with different tastes and textures.
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Mealtime Routine Visual Schedule

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides a visual for 7 steps of eating, from grabbing plats and utensils to taking bites to cleaning dishes. Cut, laminate, and place on velcro strips.
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Phonological Awareness Sound Cards: Vowels and Consonants

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Teaching pre-literate patients and those with phonological awareness how to blend, segment, and differentiate between phonemes is challenging. This set of flashcards provides picture-based speech sound cards that are easily used to blend, segment, manipulate, and play with phonemes to build understanding and awareness.
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Phonological Awareness Activity (Spring Time Vocabulary)

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Get ready for some springtime speech fun by working on phonological awareness! This activity not only targets vocabulary skills, but also helps children understand the relationship between sounds and letters.
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