cleft palate Archives – Therapy Insights

Speech Sound Interventions for Cleft Palate

July 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

Boost your repertoire of activities and interventions for cleft palate speech.

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Feeding Guideline for Cleft Palate – Pre and Post Repair

September 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.

This speech therapy printable handout provides an overview of general feeding recommendations for cleft palates both pre- and post- surgical repair.

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Types of Cleft Lip/Palate

January 10, 2022 by Megan Berg.

This handout visualizes normal cleft and lip development as well as the following types of cleft lip/palate: Unilaterial cleft lip with alveolar involvement, bilaterial cleft lip with alveolar involvement, unilateral cleft lip associated with cleft palate, bilateral cleft lip and palate, and cleft palate only.

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Intervention Ideas for Targeting Phoneme Specific Nasal Air Emissions Produced By Children With History of Cleft Palate

December 27, 2021 by Megan Berg.

Nasal emissions can be very disruptive during speech production. This resource is for therapists and parents who need simple, cost-effective ideas for targeting phoneme specific nasal air emission for their children who have a history of cleft palate.

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Ideas for Treating Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.

A collection of treatment tips for clinicians targeting velopharyngeal dysfunction in speech therapy.

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Velopharyngeal Dysfunction

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.

Velopharyngeal dysfunction can be difficult to visualize and understand. This handout clarifies the anatomy/physiology of velopharyngeal dysfunction as well as clearly outline treatment options for the three most common types.

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