Resources: Speech Therapy
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: We continue to build out the Resource Bank for the Circle of Cleft Professionals.
If you have any resources that you think we should consider posting, please email us at info@cleftcircle.org.
Resources for Speech Therapy in Ethiopia (Amharic & Afaan Ormo)
SLT training video materials available in two of the widely spoken languages in Ethiopia (Amharic & Afaan Oromo) developed by Dr. Cate Crowley, Yekatit 12 Hospital and Transforming Faces (and featuring SLPs, Berhane Abera and Hirut Mengistu).
Cleft Palate Speech Resources
Recommended minimum procedures for assessing speech outcomes during COVID-19
Developed by: Melissa Zattoni Antoneli & Tim Bressmann
Caregivers Perception of SLP in CLP Children & Planning Community-based Intervention for CLP Speech
Speech At Home
Cleft Palate Articulation Illustration: Mitty the Clown
Developed by: Dr. Catherine Crowley & Tina Yeung
Smile Train Speech App for Children
Smile Train developed a free, interactive speech services App with stories, games, and songs specially designed for children born with cleft palate. This fun App encourages children to practice more often for better speech outcomes from the comfort of their own home.
It is available for phones and tablets in English on the Google Play Store and Apple Store, and in Spanish on the Google Play Store.
Intelligibility in Context Scale
This 7-item questionnaire allows parents and speech pathologists to rate the degree to which children’s speech is understood by different communication partners.
Published by: Charles Sturt University
Speech pathology telepractice intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic for Spanish-speaking children with cleft palate: A systematic review
Authored by Mirta Palomares-Aguilera, Felipe Inostroza-Allende, and Loreley Riquelme Solar