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Welcome to the Speech and Language Kids Podcast! Today we're talking about how, when, and why to use AAC or augmentative-alternative communication devices and systems. AAC allows children who are not able to talk to use something else to communicate with those around them. Every child has the right to communication and it is our
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In this episode of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark discusses the benefits of groups speech therapy for children and why speech therapists group children together. Carrie also discusses the types of cases that benefit from individual therapy. Click Here to Download Your Free Group Therapy Resource Pack
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In this episode of The Speech and Language Kids Podcast, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark discusses what speech therapists can do to help with literacy (reading and writing) skills in children and adolescents. What is Literacy? Pre-reading skills like phonological awareness and basic language skills Reading skills Writing skills Why do Children with
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In this episode of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark discusses how to do speech therapy with a child who has hypernasality (or too much resonance in the nasal cavity) when they speak. Notes: ***First, determine if there is a functional cause: Refer to an ENT or cleft palate
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Stuttering Therapy Techniques: The purpose of speech therapy for children who stutter is to help them learn how to communicate effectively and easily. Sometimes that means eliminating the stutter all together, such as with preschoolers experiencing developmental disfluencies. But often, especially for our older clients, the stuttering may never fully go away. Our
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Sometimes it can be difficult to know exactly what you should be working on with your children with childhood apraxia of speech. In this podcast episode, I break down speech sound learning in different levels. Then, I give practical therapy activities that can be used for each level. Click the play button below to listen
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Do you know a child with autism who isn't able to communicate basic wants and needs? Does the child lack the social skills to participate in social interactions? Do you need a guide for how to improve functional communication in a young child with autism? Well don't you worry, you've come to the right place!
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Join speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark as she discusses how you can teach a child to repair a communication breakdown during speech therapy sessions or at home. Notes: 1) Teach them How to Recognize a Communication Breakdown Recognize looks of confusion: start with photos of people either looking or not looking confused and then
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Today, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark explains how to help a child learn to summarize an event or story through the use of literacy activities. Listen below! Show Notes: Step One: Teach Main Idea Click Here to See How to Teach Main Idea Click Here to Download my Free Main Idea/Details Worksheet
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Learn how to reduce burn-out and stress whether you're a speech therapist or a parent of a child with speech and language delays. (Episode 55 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast) Manage Your Time Parents: Break practice sessions up into small chunks. 5 minutes in the morning and 5 at night is
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Articulation and Phonological Therapy Approaches: What is the Best Speech Sound Therapy? It can be very difficult to figure out what type of speech sound therapy to do with a child. Today, I'm going to walk you through the four main types of therapy and when to use them. Plus, I'll touch
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This post is all about working on social skills in speech therapy for children in middle school (grades 6-8). Skills to Target: Topic Maintenance Announcing Topic Shifts Not talking too much (ask the other person questions) Responding to others with relevant information Not asking personal questions Keeping secrets and respecting someone’s privacy
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What is Autism? According to Autism Speaks, the term "autism" or "autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. In order to be diagnosed with autism, a child must have each of the following two conditions present
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Speech Therapy Materials and Tools: Speech-language pathologists and assistants use a lot of tools and resources to teach speech and language skills to children. What speech therapy materials and tools do we need to do our jobs? And how can we find free speech therapy materials? We all know we don't have
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You’re driving in the car and your kid is growing antsy. Quickest solution: Hand him your smart phone! You’re waiting for your food a restaurant and the little ones are throwing the sugar packets at each other. Easiest solution: Turn on some cartoons on the tablet! It’s a rainy Saturday morning and you can’t
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This fun therapy activity will let you work on grammar skills like pronouns and verb tenses while you’re playing with sock puppets. It’s cheap, it’s easy, and it’s SUPER fun! Check it out: Materials: Two Sock Puppets: Use tube socks and hot glue eyes and hair onto them. Make sure one looks like a
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What is Perspective Taking? A child's inability to understand a situation from another person's point of view is called "perspective taking". Perspective taking allows us to feel what it would be like to be in the other person's shoes during a situation. It requires you to put yourself in the other person’s
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Establishing and Improving Joint Attention in Children Buy Now Johnny doesn’t pay attention to other people. He doesn’t notice the other children that play around him and when an adult tries to get his attention, he doesn’t seem to hear. The doctor said his hearing
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What is RTI? The focus of an RTI program is to provide each student with the level of support he needs. For some children, this will be special education services provided under an Individualized Education Plan (IEP-the traditional way of providing speech therapy). However, a new model of providing services has been identified
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What is an SLPA? **This first part is about the roles of an SLPA. For resources, materials, and support: scroll down! Here’s what the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) defines as a speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA): “Speech-language pathology assistants are support personnel who, following academic coursework, fieldwork, and on-the-job training, perform tasks prescribed,
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