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Remediation of a lateral /s/ takes a great deal of patience and a step-by-step approach. This program is based on the ideas of Pamela Marshalla and Kathleen Pendergast (with adaptations by Kathy Swiney). It includes techniques, steps to follow, expansion activites and 12 pages of pictures.

It is difficult to know how to start therapy with a young nonverbal child that you suspect may have childhood apraxia of speech. The child is often not ready for a structured approach involving imitation, placement cues and flashcards. This product gives you a starting point with toy suggestions, corresponding pictures and steps to follow.

R's are tough. In this product I have pulled together pictures to support the ideas of Barbara Hodson, Ken Bleile and Pamela Marshalla. But mostly the product is based on years of experience. There are three sections: consonantal "r", vocalic "r" and "r" blends. Contents include: 1. where to start (how to shape a "r" and general guidelines) 2. related children's books and activities 3. 34 pages of "r" pictures

R's are tough. In this product I have pulled together pictures to support the ideas of Barbara Hodson, Ken Bleile and Pamela Marshalla. But mostly the product is based on years of experience. Contents include: 1. where to start (how to shape a "r" and general guidelines) 2. related children's books and activities 3. 11 pages of vocalic r pictures (final r + red, contrasts, e + r, ah+r, l + er, sh + er, o + r, w + r) Look for HOW TO develop a strong consonantal R and HOW TO develop R blends.

This product provides the picture support for Therapy Techniques for Cleft Palate Speech & Related Disorders by Karen J. Golding-Kushner, Ph.D. A panel of experts contributed to the therapy approach described in the book: Linda D’Antonio, John Riski, Robert Shprintzen, Mary Anne Witzel and Antonio Ysunza. I have found this resource very useful in selecting targets and cueing speech sounds in articulation therapy both prior to and after surgical management. I like that it focuses on how to produ

This activity can be used to target expressive and receptive language by asking and answering “what” questions. The following activities are targeted: making cookies, taking a bath, making a sandwich, cleaning your teeth, paining a picture, planting garden, making a sundae, and having a birthday party. Each activity comes with three sets of objects related to the activity. There are also three sentence templates to facilitate correct syntax and grammar.

This activity was designed to target multi-syllable words for those kiddos with syllable reduction. Stimuli includes spondees (multi-syllable words with equal emphasis on both syllables) and two-syllable words. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability Cut out Spondee/Two-Syllable icons and words Place or Velcro the black icon in the tractor seat and the red words on the tractor wagons This activity includes 18 spondee words and 18 two-syllable words

Children with apraxia of speech have more difficulty with sound sequencing and prosody as utterances become longer and more complex. Copy Cat: Words of Increasing Length is a fun way to work on improving overall intelligibility and expression. The child is asked to repeat functional phrases adding one syllable at a time until a complete phrase is produced. The phrases have a high emotional value resulting in varied intonation and stress. For example: red, ready, ready set, ready set go! The

Working with young children with autism can be very challenging. Here are 8 engaging play routines to use with children with limited attention, reciprocity and language. Each routine has 6 steps as well as ways to expand and disrupt the routine. Pictures are provided as a nonverbal means of making choices and continuing the routines, and to use in a picture schedule.

This activity can be used to target expressive and receptive language by asking and answering “who” questions. The following occupations are targeted: doctor, chef, soldier, teacher, dancer, seamstress, farmer and mechanic. Each occupation comes with three sets of objects related to their occupation. There are also three sentence templates to facilitate correct syntax and grammar. Recommended Materials for Assembly: 1) Lamination paper 2) Sticky back Velcro 3) Scissors 3) Metal ring fastener

Print the activities on cardstock and laminate for durability. Depending on skill level and/or time, use the pre-made barn scenes or the blank barnyard scene. Make sure each participant has a scenery card and a set of animal cards. You can use Velcro or sticky back magnets to place animals on the scene. I like to place the picture scene on a baking sheet and using magnets. This allows more freedom with placement. Place a barrier between the participants Practice following directions or preposit

1) Print out activity on cardstock and laminate for durability 2) Work on basic concepts using the following opposite pairs: Big/Little Dirty/Clean Out/In Up/Down Dry/Wet Many/One Full/Empty Hot/Cold Broken/Whole

This activity follows the same template as Prepositions: Pot of Gold and Prepositions: Where's the Bunny. This activity includes 12 vocabulary cards and 12 fill-in-the blank cards to target prepositions. For the reinforcement activity glue or Velcro the bugs around the net. Targeted prepositions include: over, under, on top, in front, next to, in the middle, around, behind, between, inside, out, and across.

Children who have trouble with grammar have a hard time using the correct verb tense. I find that if the child learns the correct form in one verb, it is easier to transfer the tense marker to new verbs. In this activity, children use the verb "eats" over and over. It is a good way to introduce third person singular verb tense. Materials include: 1. directions 2. expansion activities 3. 12 animal pictures 4. 12 food pictures 5. sentence strip

Functional, interactive speech pathology therapy materials for children with very limited language skills and short attention spans are sparse. The Ready Set series of Interactive Holiday Stories has been designed by two pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists and used very successfully with children with hearing impairment, Down Syndrome, autism, cognitive impairment and expressive-receptive language delays and disorders. Children begin to learn language by talking about their world. In this ser

Functional, interactive speech pathology therapy materials for children with very limited language skills and short attention spans are sparse. The Ready Set series of Interactive Holiday Stories has been designed by two pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists and used very successfully with children with hearing impairment, Down Syndrome, autism, cognitive impairment and expressive-receptive language delays and disorders. Children begin to learn language by talking about their world. In this

This product provides the visual support and structure to help children build longer and more complex sentences. The child associates two pictures (e.g., a helmet and a bike) then uses a sentence starter and connecting words to link phrases into a complex sentence (e.g., I wear a helmet when I ride my bike to protect my head if I fall.). Materials include: 1. directions 2. expansion activities 3. 18 pairs of associated pitures 4. a complex sentence template

This mini-book was designed to target inferences and “wh” questions. It is part of the mini-book inferenceing line. Print pages on cardstock and laminate for durability. Cut the pages in half (horizontally) and assemble the book according to the page numbers. I use a hole punch and metal rings to keep the book together. Follow Mariah as she enjoys a family trip to the beach. Read about Mariah'’s activities on the left side of the page. Have your child make inferences and answer simple “wh” ques

This Garden Packet includes multiple activities that address the following: *Vocabulary: Garden Matching Game and Vocabulary Homework Sheet *Fruit/Vegetable Cards: 18 fruit cards ad 18 veggie cards *Categorization Activities: Categorize by color, where it's grown, and category *Sentence Building: create complete sentences using 4 various sentence templates *Sequencing Story: Grow a flower by sequencing 6 icons. *Pronoun Activities: Use complete sentences to target him, her, he,she, they, and th

This activity follows the same template as the other preposition mini-books offered by A and M productions. This activity includes 12 vocabulary cards and 12 fill-in-the blank cards to target prepositions. For the reinforcement activity glue or Velcro the apples into the basket. Targeted prepositions include: over, under, on top, in front, next to, in the middle, around, behind, between, inside, out, and across.