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Generalization for Speech Therapy | Help Clients Self-Monitor and Carry-Over Skills

Generalization for Speech Therapy | Help Clients Self-Monitor and Carry-Over Skills "They can do it in speech therapy, but they're not carrying it over to the classroom!" How many times have you said this? Carry-over and generalization skills are sometimes the hardest to teach because the client CAN do

Present Progressive “-ing” | Speech Therapy Activities for Progressive Verbs

Present Progressive "-ing" | Speech Therapy Activities for Progressive Verbs She is jumping. He is running. How can we teach children to use the present progressive "-ing" verb tense? On this page, we'll give you a simple, step-by-step process for teaching present progressive "-ing" verbs to children.  We'll

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How to Teach the /r/ Sound with Christine Ristuccia

In episode 24 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, Carrie Clark interviews speech-language pathologist Christine Ristuccia, founder of "Say it Right" about how to teach that tricky /r/ sound.  This is great information for parents or SLPs! Who Is Christine Ristuccia? Christine Ristuccia, M.S., C.C.C.-S.L.P. is an

Phonological Processes: Definition, Examples, and Therapy

Phonological Processes: Speech Therapy and Activities: When children are learning to speak, they use specific patterns to simplify harder sounds. They may drop off certain sounds to make a word shorter. Or they may swap harder sounds out for easier ones. These error patterns are called phonological processes. They

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Welcome and thanks so much for clicking over from Instagram!   My name is Carrie Clark and I am the owner of this website.  I provide tons of great resources, activities, and information for parents of children with speech and language delays as well as the professionals that serve them.  Please

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Apraxia of Speech: Speech Therapy Approach by Nancy Kaufman

Teaching Adjectives to Children: Activities and Worksheets for Helping Kids Learn Adjectives Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a rare, neurologically-based speech disorder where the child knows what he wants to say but the message gets mixed up in the motor-planning and execution phase so the sounds come

Initial Consonant Deletion: Minimal Pairs and Therapy Activities

Initial Consonant Deletion: Minimal Pairs and Therapy Activities Some children leave off beginning consonants from words. Cat becomes "at" Dog becomes "og" This is called initial consonant deletion and we can help children that are doing this with speech therapy activities. This page will teach you about initial

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How to Make Speech Therapy More Fun (At Home or in Therapy)

“If you’re bored, then the child is probably bored.” I once received that advice from a professor in college regarding our speech therapy sessions.  And she was right.  If I was feeling bored by a session, most likely the child was also bored and probably not doing his or

/f/ Sound Speech Therapy: Activities for teaching “f”

/f/ Sound Speech Therapy: Activities and Treatment Suggestions By the age of 4 years, a child should be saying the /f/ sound correctly in conversation. But what if they're not? Never fear, speech therapy is here! On this page, we'll show you how to help a child say

Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Speech-Language Pathologist Barbara Davis joins us today to discuss the signs and symptoms of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) as well as how it is diagnosed.  Click the play button below to listen to the entire episode or scroll down to view the show notes. Show Notes:

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Halloween Speech Therapy Activities

Halloween Activities for Speech and Language Halloween is almost here and children everywhere are getting excited about costumes and candy!  Now is a great time to use the excitement of Halloween to get kids excited about working on speech and language skills.  Here are some Halloween activities that will

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Speech Therapy for Hearing Loss | Activities and Resources

Speech Therapy for Hearing Loss | Activities and Resources Children with hearing loss may struggle to communicate effectively with others. We can help these children and teens in speech therapy or by using speech therapy activities and materials at home and in the classroom. On this page, we'll

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Click on an age below for more information regarding age appropriate speech and language skills. Early Childhood Resources 6 Months 1 Year Old 2 Year Old 3 Year Old 4 Year Old 5 Year Old 6 Year Olds 7 Year Olds 8 Year Olds Middle School Resources

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Thanks for stopping by!  Scroll down to view the topic-specific resource pages!  Click on the square you want to continue. Premium Content: Pre-Made Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Handouts, Data Collection, Sample IEP Goals, and More for 39 Different Speech and Language Skills This 8-Week Program will Teach You

Vocabulary Activities for Speech Therapy | Pre-Made Lessons

Vocabulary Activities for Speech Therapy | Pre-Made Lessons A strong vocabulary is essential for effective communication, reading comprehension, and academic success. We can help children and teens boost their vocabulary skills through speech therapy activities and lessons.   On this page, we'll show you how to boost

Speech Therapy for Memory & Cognitive Skills

Speech Therapy for Memory and Cognition Skills Speech-language pathologists can help children with memory and cognitive skills.  These problems may be a result of a developmental disability or could be associated with an accident, such as with traumatic brain injury.  Whatever the cause, speech therapy can help children

Functional Communication: Goals and Speech Therapy Ideas

Functional Communication: Goals and Speech Therapy Ideas The term "functional communication" refers to a person's ability to communicate their basic wants and needs. Children who aren't speaking yet or who don't speak much can benefit from speech therapy targeting functional communication. This page explains how to work

Literacy Resource Page

  What is Literacy? Literacy refers to any reading or writing skills.  Children with speech and language delays often have difficulty with literacy skills as well.  Children who have difficulty pronouncing or understanding certain speech sounds may have difficulty with reading and writing those sounds as well.  This can

Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) | Meaning, Norms, and Goals

Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) | Meaning, Norms, and Goals for Increasing Sentence Length As children get older, we expect them to be able to speak in increasingly longer and more complex sentences. But some children struggle to using longer sentences as would be expected for their age.

Speech and Language in Daily Routines

Working Speech and Language Into Daily Routines Many of the parents I work with tell me that they don't feel like they have enough time to work on speech and language skills with their child as much as they know they should.  This is a very common problem for busy