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74 evidence-informed guides for SLPs, clinics and families: home practice, speech sounds, speech AI, multilingual speech, clinical workflow and parent education. Each article is dated and clearly labeled by review status.
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How to make articulation home practice easier to track
Home practice becomes easier to track when the assignment is specific, completion is simple to record, and the SLP can see enough context to interpret what happened—not just a binary “done”.
Draft · 5 min read · Drafted Apr 2026Home Practice & CarryoverWhy speech practice between sessions is hard to measure
Between-session speech practice is hard to measure because completion, production quality, cueing, recording conditions and family context are different variables—and most traditional homework captures only one of them.
Draft · 5 min read · Drafted Apr 2026Home Practice & CarryoverWhat “carryover” means in speech therapy
Carryover describes the transfer of a learned speech skill from structured practice into less supported contexts such as phrases, conversation and everyday communication; it is not the same as succeeding on one drill.
Draft · 5 min read · Drafted May 2026Home Practice & CarryoverHome practice vs therapy: what each one is for
Therapy and home practice are complementary, not interchangeable: the SLP evaluates, selects targets and adapts treatment, while home practice can provide additional opportunities to rehearse the clinician-defined goal.
Draft · 5 min read · Drafted May 2026Home Practice & CarryoverHow much articulation practice should happen at home?
There is no single evidence-based number of minutes or repetitions that is right for every child, target and treatment approach; the home dose should follow the SLP’s plan and be realistic enough to sustain.
Draft · 5 min read · Drafted Jun 2026Home Practice & CarryoverWhy shorter speech practice can be easier for families to sustain
Shorter practice can reduce friction because it is easier to fit into routines and may lower behavioral and scheduling barriers, but “short” is not automatically effective—the task still needs a clear target and adequate practice opportunities.
Draft · 5 min read · Drafted Apr 2026Home Practice & CarryoverHow SLPs can assign more specific home practice
A strong home-practice assignment states the target sound, word position, practice level, word set, approximate dose, cueing guidance and what the family should do when the child struggles.
Draft · 5 min read · Drafted May 2026Home Practice & CarryoverA parent-friendly articulation home practice checklist
A parent-friendly checklist should make the routine easy to start, easy to stop and easy to report back to the SLP without asking parents to make specialist clinical judgments.
Draft · 5 min read · Drafted Jun 2026Home Practice & CarryoverHow to reduce friction in speech homework
Friction falls when home practice requires fewer decisions: one clear target, a predictable routine, short setup, easy recording or completion tracking, and a clear path when something is not working.
Draft · 5 min read · Drafted Aug 2026Publication pipeline: draft → clinical review → published. Articles on this page are complete editorial drafts with sources; they are educational, dated, and not diagnosis or individualized treatment. Status changes only after a qualified reviewer signs off.
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