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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.

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

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

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)

Simple introduction to the oral myofunctional skills (tongue thrust, lisp, etc.) how to evaluate, and ideas for treatment. Includes explanation of tongue thrust, why it's important to correct tongue thrust, eleven (11) areas to consider when evaluating and four (4) photos, illustrations. A wonderful intro to tongue thrust, lisp and oral myofunction. ~AVSpeechTherapy Please see all my TPT products for tongue thrust.

This complete list of initial R, vocalic R and R blends words will help you assess and treat the elusive R sound! R screener Deep Probe included. Dozens of pages of "no prep" word lists, phrases and sentences to read (2rd grade and up) or for younger kids when you "read & repeat". Target only what you need with this pack of printable handouts organized by sound. Updated 2021. Includes tips for pronouncing "R", minimal pairs for auditory discrimination, a Vocalic R dice games with a customi

Vocalic Rs are separated by sound for effective learning. Contains a rich list of Vocalic R words, and space for adding your student's personalized sentences. A Bonus Game is included, with 6 fresh, new gameboards. Play the games using your own dice. Focus on the drill work and enjoy the games as a reward, for double practice of target sounds. The American R is often targeted by teachers of English pronunciation working with ESL/ELL/EFL students, so this collection comes in handy with these st

Distance Learning / No Print. Download this resource and share via camera with online therapy. Eight individual handouts for practicing object-function relationships and present progressive verbs (verb + ing). Can be used in therapy or sent home for home practice.

2021 Update includes 5 more pages for a total of 50 pages, with revisions to make lessons more uniform. Language on some pages was simplified, comprehension questions were added. Text errors were corrected. Big pack of original lessons created over 8 years teaching ESL. Includes U.S. Holidays, Songs, Culture, and Teaching Tips. Pages can be printed singly or as a set, in color or black and white. Can be printed or used online. Lessons include Valentine's Day, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, Memorial

A fundamental skill for English pronunciation, these 4 worksheets cover vowel and consonants sounds of spoken American English. Improved and updated in 2021, with guidelines and ideas for teaching English sounds. ESL students will learn the correct sounds of English for improved communication. Sounds are represented with orthographic symbols (letter names) as well as IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). With limited spelling variations, and practice words/sentences. For accent modification/ac