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Expressive Language Development for Preschoolers

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Children with expressive language delays struggle with developing a wide range of grammatical structures and also exhibit limited mean length utterances (MLU) for their age. Below is a quick resource to guide SLPs in choosing developmentally age appropriate grammatical goals for preschoolers (12 months – 46 months).
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Expressive and Receptive Vocabulary Milestones

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Children with speech/language delays do not meet vocabulary milestones at the same time as typical, same-aged peers. Because of this, children with language delays need increased verbal input and exposure to new words. This resource serves as a quick reference for clinicians and provides information on the number of words children generally acquire expressively and receptively by age (12 month to 36 months).
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Expanding Expressive Language Through Home-Based Activities

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is designed for therapists who are looking for fun activities to address expressive 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 expressive language goals outside of the therapy setting.
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Exercises to Decrease Elbow, Wrist, and Hand Stiffness

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is for patients who are experiencing spasticity after a brain injury. The handout provides instructions for specific exercises for clients to complete upper extremity self range of motion.
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Exercise Intensity Guidelines

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Calculating optimal heart rate during exercise can be tricky to accomplish and remember. This handout provides the basic formulas to calculate maximum heart rate and healthy range of heart rate during both moderate intensity and vigorous intensity exercise.
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Epiglottic Inversion Impairment and Exercises

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
The epiglottis plays a critical role in protecting the airway. This material describes the function of the epiglottis and provides exercises to complete to improve the function in a person with dysphagia.
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Environmental Considerations for Fall Risk Reduction

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This targeted session material offers many considerations for therapists to reduce the risk of falls when working in skilled nursing facilities or similar environments. It includes a focus on environmental, seating, and caregiver education considerations to reduce fall risk in the older adult population.
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Encourage Language While Playing with Simple Toys

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Carry-over of speech therapy at home with family is vital for lasting success. This handout provides concrete suggestions related to 5 toys that parents/caregivers can use to encourage language while playing with their child at home.
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