Examples of Materials That Can Be Adapted For Therapy

a collection of resources by Judith Maginnis Kuster

The following is one section of Judith Kuster's Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences (www.communicationdisorders.com). The internet is FULL of materials that can be adapted to speech-language therapy. All the of URLs listed below were current when this was fully updated January 2007. Additional URLs have been added since then, and changes is URLs have been made as I have discovered them, as reflected by the date at the bottom of the page. Be aware that URLs change and disappear and other sites are available and will become available. These sites are provided simply as good examples.

Examples of "interactive" sites

Examples of reproducibles and activities that can be adapted for therapy

Additional "Kid Stuff"

Below are a few links to toys, books, and television programs popular with young children. Searching these sites will often turn up activities that can be adapted for therapy.

Examples of books, stories, magazines, podcasts, and movies that can provide materials for therapy

Examples of actual Clinical Materials/Ideas on the Internet

  • Language

  • Other Language Materials - primarily designed for Teaching English as a Second Language, but easily adapted for children with language-learning disorders and adults who are re-learning language following a stroke.

  • Working on Prosody

  • Speech sound disorders


  • A few examples of using these materials to work on literacy issues as outlined by Christine Maul's ASHA handout online and suggested in ASHA's Roles & Responsibilities of SLPs With Respect to Reading & Writing in Children & Adolescents - Guidelines.

  • Aphasia/TBI

  • Augmented/Alternative Communication

  • Dysphagia and other swallowing disorders

  • Motor Speech Disorders

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Hearing disorders

  • Voice/VPI materials

  • Fluency/Stuttering
    ISAD2008 Online Conference - Don't Be Afraid of Stuttering is freely available, but is also available for 1.5 CEU's (15 hours) or 1 semester credit. To learn how to register for the 2008 or any of the past archived ISAD online conferences for MSU, Mankato CEU's or college credit Open this link
    The following section is designed to provide materials, readings, and approaches to assessment and therapy for speech-language pathologists who work with people who stutter. It is not to be considered a "recipe book" to stuttering therapy, but contains resources which may be adaptable to specific clients. It is more extensive than other therapy sections because I have been building this information personally for more than ten years. Previously it was part of the     Stuttering Home Page (www.stutteringhomepage.com), but it was too difficult to continue to maintain the information in two different places so it has been integrated here. If others have materials they would like to share, please contact Judy Kuster