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Promoting Early Language Through Songs and Nursery Rhymes

January 4, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Often, parents, caregivers, and therapists find songs or nursery rhymes to be a simple or single layer activity when in fact they can provide a rich language experience. This resource gives ideas on how parents and clinicians can model and use songs and nursery rhymes to promote early language with the birth-3 population.
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Pronoun Milestones

January 4, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This quick visual provides approximate ages of pronoun development for both clinicians and caregivers.
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Pre-Linguistic Skills

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout contains a list of 8 chronological skills that come before language that are expected to develop between 9 and 15 months.
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Possessive Pronoun Practice (Winter Theme)

January 3, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Comprehending and using pronouns correctly often presents as a challenge for young children with speech and language delays and/or disorders. This material helps children target goals for understanding and using pronouns.
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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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Pediatric Selective Mutism: Strategies to Achieve Voicing and to Increase Mean Length of Utterance

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Signs of selective mutism may be evident during early childhood. The disorder can continue into adulthood with increasing severity if left untreated. These activities may be used with children in the home, school, or clinical setting to help reduce anxiety, and to increase opportunities for global communication for improved socialization.
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What is a Developmental Language Delay, or Late Talker?

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout is targeted towards parents and caregivers seeking more information, particularly immediately after their child has been evaluated. The handout describes how this diagnosis is a primary diagnosis and lays out specific challenges their child might face.
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Helping Children Learn Basic Concepts

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes how to teach basic concepts, including general vocabulary, quantitative concepts, opposites, and spatial concepts. It offers 4 everyday strategies that can be implemented at home to improve carry-over of speech and language therapy.
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Animal Crackers Snack Mat

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Fun and functional snack mat for feeding therapy. Use your favorite snack (e.g. animal crackers). This mat can also be used to address receptive, expressive language, matching, basic concepts, and following directions.
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Object Association Activity (Summer Theme)

January 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This engaging activity helps children learn to make associations, sort, and categorize, which are all important skills for cognitive and language development. Instruct and assist the child to cut and paste the images that match the picture scene.
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