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Check out my blog to read all about speech sound disorders. Topics include the Cycles Approach for phonological processes, Minimal Pairs Therapy, speech sound assessments and more!
Visual Cue Cards for Speech Therapy: Why You Should Be Using Them!
Why we should be using visual cue cards in speech therapy. More importantly, why it is better to use real life mouth photos versus cartoon or drawn visual cue cards.
The Building Blocks of Communication: The Importance of Syntax in Preschool Speech Therapy
How to target syntax and grammar in preschool speech therapy. Different interventions for grammar and syntax to use in speech therapy.
Home Practice for the Cycles Approach for Phonological Disorders: To Send or Not to Send!
Do you give homework when using the Cycles Approach in speech therapy? What homework do you give when using the Cycles Approach? The Cycles Approach was developed by Barabara Hodson to treat phonological disorders in young children.
Targeting Stopping with the Cycles Approach
Do we target stopping when using the Cycles Approach for phonological disorders? The blog tells you everything you need to know about targeting stopping when using Hodson’s Cycles Approach.
Intrusive Schwa and Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
How to treat intrusive schwa in childhood apraxia of speech
The Ultimate Guide to Speech Intelligibility in Toddlers
How much of a toddler’s speech should I understand? How much if a toddler’s speech should strangers understand? Do toddlers need speech therapy?
Everything You Need to Know About Toddlers and Speech Sound Disorders
How to identify and treat speech sound disorders in toddlers. Does my toddler have a speech problem? How to fix speech sound disorders in toddlers.
Why We Need to Work on Vowels in Speech Therapy
Why vowel sounds are important for speech sound production and how to target vowel sounds in speech therapy.
Why You Need to Supplement a Speech Sound Assessment
How to supplement a standardized assessment of speech sounds with an informal assessment of speech sound disorders for preschool and school-aged speech therapy
Using Sound Effects, Symbolic Words and Exclamatory Words in Early Intervention and with Apraxia of Speech
How to use sound effects, symbolic sounds, and exclamatory words in speech therapy with late talkers and children with childhood apraxia of speech.
The Cycles Approach for Phonological Patterns: How to Choose Targets
How to choose the best target words when using the Cycles Approach for Phonology to make the most progress with your speech therapy students.