Therapy Topics Archives - Adventures in Speech Pathology

Just letting you know that sometimes VOWELS hold t

Just letting you know that sometimes VOWELS hold the answer for why a child can or can’t say a sound correctly!

A few weeks ago I realised that a child with a frontal lisp was INCORRECT whenever there was a rounded vowel following the /s/.

On the flip side, I choose target words with rounded vowels to facilitate sh, ch, and j.

And earlier this year, I had a child who did an awesome /r/ whenever we used high, front vowels.

Have I converted anyone to start looking more into vowels yet??

#speechsounddisorders #speechtherapy #Adventuresinspeechpathology #slpeeps #articulationtherapy #articulation

Treating a slushy SH Sound. I love showing video c

Treating a slushy SH Sound. I love showing video clips of HOW I get a new sound 👏 so while I’m taking a break from therapy, I’ve scheduled some older ones you haven’t seen!

THINGS I WANT YOU TO KNOW:
1. The same visual/cue/card/concept WILL NOT work for every child!!! Stop thinking there is “one way” to treat a lateral lisp or slushy fricative. Play around with different cues, find what works!

2. We are doing a few things here: getting our lips in the right spot, prompting with our hands, using the mirror for visual support, and choosing facilitative rounded vowels to produce a nice SH sound.

👉🏻 FAVE TIP: Say it faster!! I can’t tell you how often I say this to children and they sound better. So stop going so slow all the time 🤣

#Speechsounddisorders #slp2b #speechtherapy #speechdelay #Adventuresinspeechpathology #articulationtherapy #lisp #slp2be

No I don’t look this 👆🏻 4 days post surger

No I don’t look this 👆🏻 4 days post surgery… but I’ll sure have a smile this big if I can go home today 😁

Surgery went well, just a bit of body trauma that I’m adjusting to after a really rough Day 2 (send my bladder all your prayers 🤭).

I read EVERY SINGLE message and comment, thank you for all the thoughts and support ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

#happyhealing #adventuresinspeechpathology

But you’re so young. I’m having a hysterectom

But you’re so young.

I’m having a hysterectomy and anterior wall repair today, and no, this wasn’t the plan. The last two weeks have been a blur.

I know I’m youngish for this to be happening (36), but having babies was HARD on my body.

My uterus - isn’t where it should be. My bladder - also isn’t where it should be. Those fibroids… they’re big and impacting things too.

So I’m embracing the next 6 weeks of healing as a “lady reno”, and am actually excited about giving my body a fresh start to get stronger again 💪🏻

#hysterectomy #imfine😊

It’s take me FOURTEEN YEARS, but I’ve got a la

It’s take me FOURTEEN YEARS, but I’ve got a labelled container for my speech cards 🤗

Rebecca, where are all the other sounds? Why so many blends?

Well, since you asked… I don’t really teach those earlier sounds in my day-to-day SLP life, but I’m definitely a clusters fan!

Plus, clusters can be facilitative for other target sounds 👏

1. Try kl/gl clusters for k/g stimulability
2. Working on /tr/ and /dr/ can help with /ch/ and /j/.
3. I can sometimes get a great /r/ when I work on /kr/ and /gr/
3. I separated my TRUE ‘s’ blends clusters (sl, sm, sn, sw) from the adjuncts (sk, sp, st)

Let me know if you’d like a walk through your one day 👇🏻

FYI: storage container from Bunnings, Articulation Cards available from my store

#articulationtherapy #speechtherapy #speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #articulation #articulationtherapy #slp2be #Adventuresinspeechpathology #privatepracticeslp

Assessments. They’re on my brain because I’ve

Assessments.

They’re on my brain because I’ve had quite a few lately, and I’m still have half way through two reports!

While no assessment looks the same for me, these are things that I like to include OR try include a few sessions in because you know #dynamicassessment 👏

Apart from a single word assessment and oral motor exam, what else do you include?

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speech #speechpathology #speechsounds #speechlanguagepathology #articulations

Yep… I have a little work to do 🤣 My little

Yep… I have a little work to do 🤣

My little one is 2;9 years old, and she is ready for a bit of speech work!

👄 she will copy my mouth movements if I ask her to
👄 she fixes her words in conversation happily (will correct “otay” and “wook”)
👄 she participates in a few minutes of stimulability from me every other day
👄 she is also REALLY motivated by all of the toys in mummy’s study!

She used to delete all of her fricative sounds in initial position, now they’re all lateral/slushy… except /f/. She still can’t get correct placement for that one (which is why the bottom photo makes me giggle, she’s trying hard to put her teeth on her lips).

I’d love to start sharing my SLP journey with parents of little ones on here! Tell me what you’d like to know 👇🏻

This makes my heart happy ❤️ Do I have colour

This makes my heart happy ❤️

Do I have colour articulation cards? NO

Do I have cards with phrases and sentences on them? NO and NO.

What I do use, and have been using for 14 years, are cards printed on card stock + double sets!

Why double sets?

1. You can get double the amount of practice
2. You can play WAY more games with two sets 💪🏻

Are there any other SLPs who organise their speech cards like this?

ReST therapy for CAS. One of the HARDEST working 4

ReST therapy for CAS. One of the HARDEST working 4-year-olds I’ve ever worked with 💪🏻

He has Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and we are using ReST, an approache that has a strong evidence base! (Plus free training if you Google it).

It uses nonsense words, and in this clip he is working on coordinating movements across syllables using correct sounds, beats (stress and prosody), and smoothness (so that it is not segmented).

You can hear it is the beats and smoothness he has difficulty with.

His family have these @bjoremspeech and @iowaspeechie Prosody Cues, so we used them to teach these elements.

Shout out to mum who is one of the MOST AMAZING parents I’ve had the pleasure to work with 👏

#Adventuresinspeechpathology #bjoremspeech #apraxia #childhoodapraxiaofspeech #apraxiaawareness #speechtherapy

I feel like minimal pairs gets a bad rap for being

I feel like minimal pairs gets a bad rap for being boring!

If all you do is say “pan-fan”, then yes, THAT WOULD BE boring.

But you can have fun with the mix-ups, and often, parents tell me their kids find it really funny to “cook a fan” and “switch on the pan” to create something absurd!

#Adventuresinspeechpathology #minimalpairs #speechtherapy #speechpathology #slp #slp2b #digitalslp

Free minimal pairs for fronting 's' clusters

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Free Minimal Pair Cards for Fronting in Clusters

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Tips for explaining phonological therapy

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Tips for explaining phonological therapy to parents and teachers

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Who would you use the minimal pairs approach with?

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Who would you use the minimal pairs approach with?

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Speech Freebie to help with speech self-monitoring

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Free visuals to help your speech students

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Teach your child the CH sound

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How to teach the ‘ch’ sound for speech therapy

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