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Tongue Thrust Exercises & Activities contains effective exercises to do with your client with a lisp, or who tongue thrusts in speech therapy (oral myofunctional therapy). Over 40 engaging and useful activities to improve dissociation of tongue, lips, cheeks and jaw, and help your client keep his tongue behind his teeth for better pronunciation of R, L and S. Includes illustrations of proper oral rest posture, and 4 new pages of "Activities Cards". Revised 2021. Light and color adjustment to

A bundle of 8 popular products filled with information and treatment techniques to use with your students with a lisp or tongue thrust (Oral Myofunctional disorder). Learn what to look for when evaluating tongue thrust, and discover the best activities and exercises for treatment. Booklets share example photos and illustrations and sample reports and notes. New to oral myofunctional disorders? These resources will provide the foundation you need and help you improve your skills in treating tongu

Free R screener (with 45 different /R/s) is a deep probe that allows you to get to the specific issues your student has when pronouncing /R/. Can also be used for pronunciation with adult ESL students. This screener is part of my Comprehensive Assess & Treat packet, available here on TpT. Watch for the launch of my new R treatment products based on my R Screener Deep Probe, coming spring 2021. Revised March 2021.

Save 20%. Bundled products are for teaching English pronunciation, and Accent Modification business recommendations (Accent Expansion, Accent Reduction). Save money and purchase all materials at once. Contents include student lessons on vowels and consonant sounds, linking and reductions for increased clarity of speech and the "fluency skills" of stress, rhythm and intonation, the greatest determiner of understandability in English. Business advice is practical and timely. Learn from a successf

UPDATED IN 2024. Pronunciation class worksheets by avspeechtherapy. Effective lessons & worksheets targeting American English pronunciation (Accent Modification, Accent Reduction), developed during ESL classes with tech professionals in the Silicon Valley (California, US) in 2011-2022. Includes Teacher Resources & Business & Marketing Ideas for beginning your Accent Modification business. These lessons were written by a speech language pathologist with 30 years of experience, including 1

2021 Update includes 6 new pages organized by sound (pages 23-28). Practice vocalic R (R after a vowel like -are, -ear, -or, -ire, -air and -er). Use these sheets to target R with words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs organized by sound. Also Mixed R pages. Whenever possible, phrases and sentence have been chosen without extra R words. Sentences geared to older elementary students. Suitable to use with ESL adults. Printed with, and without, bolding to provide a visual cue when needed. Pleas

Tongue Thrust Words and Sentences contains practice words, phrases and sentences to help your student with a lisp, or tongue thrust in speech therapy (oral myofunctional therapy). Great for in class or home practice. Updated 2021. A child-friendly illustration of proper oral rest posture, and useful lists will provide you and your student with support when learning to improve dissociation of tongue, lips, cheeks and jaw, and develop a mature swallow (vs. tongue thrusting). Use these tools to h

Updated in 2026 to include advanced scoring guidelines. This assessment for pronunciation is a good starting point for new students. Developed over several years of teaching ESL students in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA, by a speech pathologist/accent modification (reduction) coach. Administer this informal test, in 5 - 10 minutes, and have a solid identification of targets customized to your student. This packet includes a 1-page student test, sample report templates, student surveys, severa

Tongue Thrust Exercises: Mouth Openings/Jaw Stability for Vowels. Use the instructions, pictures and word lists in this Tongue Thrust packet to promote jaw stability, and help your student correctly say vowel sounds. The exercises are good for children who have a lisp, or tongue thrust (also known as Oral Myofunctional disorder). When a child is not using their jaw correctly, speech is hard to understand. The simple and fun exercises help to improve tongue thrust and pronunciation. Updated 202

Revised for 2024 - Eight new pages added, for a more comprehensive look at English vowels. If you've printed this resource in the past, YOU WILL WANT TO DOWNLOAD AND REPRINT TODAY. I hope you enjoy the new, revised & expanded edition! For accent reduction. When ESL students have a hard time being understood in English, it is often the vowels that cause the biggest problems. Relying on English spelling will cause problems because of all the rule exceptions. Follow this guide to learn the exce

Updated February 2021, repeated page was removed, light & color correction was applied to photos, 10 photos were added for a total of 60 photos. New pages are #27-31. Preview file also added.Distance Learning / No Print. Download this resource and share during online therapy. This collection of 50 original vintage & contemporary photos gives teachers an ample supply of picture prompts to use in English or ESL class for picture description activities. Space is available to write a sentence, or

Tongue Thrust/ Lisp/ Myofunctional - This collection of samples helps you generate ideas and statements for your reports, progress summaries & letters and notes. Intended for SLPs working in private clinics, with students who tongue thrust. See an experienced Clinician's observations, test results and therapy goals. Make your report-writing easier! Specific wording of these documents is intended for a private clinic, private practice, hospital or rehab clinic. See all my Tongue Thrust / Oral

Bundle of 3 helpful resources to teach or remediate R. First use the R Screener Deep Probe to test your student (included in each booklet). Then begin with the area where your student produces the best R. The three booklets of practice cover 'Vocalic R', 'Initial R' and 'R Consonant Blends'. Three pages of Coarticulation Strategies for eliciting R are included. Words and phrases are suitable for older and adult students. Opportunities to discuss vocabulary and figures of speech. Especially for

A fun and interesting game for students with a lisp or tongue thrust disorder (oral myofunctional therapy). Sucking with a straw moves the tongue back to the proper placement for swallowing and speech. This game of ‘tic tac toe’ uses dry straws and paper pieces for a fun activity. Simply print the pages, snip the pieces and play! Kids have so much fun they don't even realize they're doing speech therapy. For oral myofunctional therapy, tongue thrust, tongue tie and lisp therapy. ~AVSpeechThe

Book 6 - Transitioning to Adulthood Practical materials to support ASD young adults in the areas of life skills, using Disability Services in college or trade school, job-seeking and career development. Addresses social life, dating and self-advocacy. Includes a life skills checklist, and questions to answer when young adults are ready to move out on their own. Handouts on budgeting, and when and how to disclose an autism diagnosis. Book 6 of a series of 7 - "ASD & Young Adults" These books, d

5-Week English Pronunciation Course (Distance Learning) Curriculum & lessons for teaching a 5-week Introductory Accent Modification (Accent Reduction) course. This can be online or in person. Designed for the teacher/tutor who wishes to add accent modification to their services. The packet includes the student text (first 10 pages) and the Instructor Notes (pages 11-21). Everything needed to run an introductory course on English Pronunciation. This can be the first teaching you do with new ac

R Vocalic Words & Phrases takes a comprehensive look at vocalic /r/ as in are, or, ire, air, ear and er. Words are organized by sounds so you can practice with your student on his or her best /r/ production. Includes lists with 190 vocalic /r/ words and phrases, and an R Screener "deep probe". Lists have smaller print, suitable for teaching older elementary students. Has a few pages of small, compacted print for adult ESL students. Includes 3 pages of Coarticulation Strategies.

Emotions can be difficult to identify and talk about. Learn and discuss more complex emotions with this free product. Use this chart to add concepts, and practice a variety of emotions (not just happy, sad and mad!) Can use with kids to improve their social skills, and with ESL students to talk about the different gradations of emotions in English. Revised Aug. 2020

Distance Learning / No Print. Download this resource and share via camera with online therapy. Possessive S Practice by avspeechtherapy. Worksheet with 6 pictures for practicing possessive S (eg. Kate's doll, Jack's bike) Created for early childhood language development. Cedit images: Google. Also see my TPT store for my materials on: · English pronunciation · English as a Second Language (ESL) · Autism/Social Thinking · Oro Myofunctional Disorders (Tongue Thrust)

Distance Learning / No Print. Download this resource and share via camera with online therapy. A nice resource of 21 pages, of 42 photos and illustrations, to use with ESL students for Oral Expression or Written Expression. It's easy to use one page, or all. Pictures can be printed in color or B & W. Generated and used in my intermediate-level adult ESL classes, during the 2016-2017 school year. Also see my TPT store for more materials on: · English pronunciation · English as a Second Languag