Voice/Resonance Curriculums for Speech Therapy
Comprehensive Plans for Improving Vocal Quality and Resonance
Our comprehensive curriculums for voice and resonance make it easy to help children and teens with voice and resonance disorders. This page will show you what’s included and who would benefit from this program.
Who’s it For?
Children and teens whose voice quality sounds different from others (hoarse, raspy, breathy, gravelly, strained, etc.)
Those with differences in the volume, rate, or pitch of their speech
Those whose voices sound too nasal or like they have a stuffy nose
Those who frequently lose their voice
Those with diagnosed structural differences (vocal nodules, cleft lip/palate, etc.) or motor disorders (apraxia, dysarthria, etc.)
Who Can Use It?
Speech-Language Pathologists and Professionals
Speech Language Therapy Assistants and SLPAs
Parents and Caregivers
Teachers and Educators
Choose your Curriculum:
Foundations of Healthy Voice Use Curriculum:
Signs:
- Coughs or clears their throat frequently
- Frequently yells, screams, or cheers loudly
- Makes a lot of loud or harsh sound effects while playing
- Frequently speaks very loudly or in an unnatural speaking voice
- Frequently loses their voice
- Frequently breathes through the mouth instead of the nose
- Runs out of breath when speaking or lacks breath support
- Has noisy or effortful breathing during speech
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Vocal Hygiene and Preventing Strain
(Ages 5-12 yrs and beyond)
- Eliminating Vocal Abuse
Intermediate Level:
Breath Control and Support
(Ages 6-14 yrs and beyond)
- Coordinating Breath with Speech
Advanced Level:
Self-Monitoring and Carryover of Voice Strategies
(Ages 12 yrs – Adult)
- Making Environmental Modifications to Prevent Vocal Strain
- Using Preventative Strategies Across Environments
- Using Proper Breathing Techniques throughout Day
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
Resonance (Nasality) Curriculum:
Signs:
- Voice sounds too nasal or like they have a stuffy nose
- Sounds like they are talking through their nose
- Can hear air puffing or rattling in nose when they talk
- Speech sounds weak or muffled, especially on sounds like /p/, /t/, /k/
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Developing Awareness & Discrimination
(Ages 5-6 yrs and beyond)
- Discriminate Between Oral and Hypernasal Resonance
Intermediate Level:
Using Oral Resonance in Structured Speech Tasks
(Ages 5-7 yrs and beyond)
- Using Oral Resonance First in Words, then in Longer Utterances Up through Reading Aloud
Advanced Level:
Generalization and Carryover to Everyday Speech
(Ages 5-8 yrs and beyond)
- Using Correct Oral Resonance in Conversation
- Generalizing Correct Oral Airflow to Other Environments
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
Voice Curriculum:
Signs:
- Frequently speaks with a hoarse/raspy voice
- Frequently speaks with a breathy/airy voice
- Voice sounds like they are straining or forcing it out
- Voice often sounds gravelly, crackly, or growly
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Reducing Vocal Strain and Tension
(Ages 5-10 yrs and beyond)
- Introduction to How the Voice Works
- Relaxation Techniques (whatever works best for this client)
- Yawn-Sigh
- Easy Onset
Intermediate Level:
Improving Vocal Quality
(Ages 10-14 yrs and beyond)
- Using Frontal Focus Resonance to Improve Vocal Quality
Advanced Level:
Controlling Pitch, Loudness, and Endurance
(Ages 12 yrs – Adult)
- Controlling Pitch and Loudness to Reduce Strain
- Building Vocal Endurance
- Self-Monitoring Voice
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
Prosody Curriculum:
Signs:
- Speech sounds choppy or robotic
- Trouble with volume (too loud or too quiet)
- Trouble with rate (too fast or too slow)
- Trouble with pitch (too high, too low, or monotone with no pitch variability)
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Attending to Prosody in Sounds and Speech
(Ages 4-6 yrs and beyond)
- Demonstrate Prosody Concepts of Loud/Quiet, Fast/Slow, and High/Low
Intermediate Level:
Using Expected Prosody in Speech
(Ages 5-8 yrs and beyond)
- Using Expected Prosody in Phrases and Sentences
Advanced Level:
Generalizing Expected Prosody in Conversation
(Ages 7-10 yrs and beyond)
- Using Expected Prosody in Conversation and Across Environments
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
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