Selecting Clinical Materials for Pediatric Therapy

This 30 slide presentation was designed to assist speech-language pathologists with the selection of clinical materials for pediatric therapy.

Product Learning Objectives:

• Describe how to plan functional therapy procedures taking into consideration the client’s maintaining factors
• Discuss how to select specific session materials to facilitate client interactions
• Summarize factors relevant to evaluation of materials and apps
• Explain how to adapt and appdapt materials and apps
• List free resources for apps and materials

Slide Content:

• Considerations to materials selection
• Maintaining Factors
  • Cognitive
  • Psychosocial
  • Sensorimotor
  • Linguistic
• Complexity vs. Difficulty
• Linguistic Contexts
• Nonlinguistic Contexts
• Supporting the Core Curriculum
• Useful Facebook Groups
• Where to Find Free Materials (select slides with embedded links)
• Evaluating Materials
• Adapting Materials
  • Seasonal Cards
• Limitations of Apps and Commercial Materials
• Adapting Apps
• Finding Apps to Adapt to Goals

• Advantages of Using Apps in Educational

  Settings

• Evaluating Apps
• Appdapting Apps
• Conclusion
• Select Smart Speech Therapy Resources