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Welcome to Sing and Say.
We hope that you find these resources useful to recommend to parents and families. All of the resources on Sing and Say are free to use.
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Speech and Language Therapists who work with children with Cleft Palate or Velopharyngeal Dysfunction (VPD) may find this resource useful:
J&R Press: Speech Therapy in Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
This is a practical and accessible handbook of evidence-based practice for the assessment and management of speech disorders relating to cleft palate and VPD.
The book specifically draws on UK expert knowledge and practice, with reference to research and current clinical procedure, and the accompanying CD provides many useful resources such as assessment frameworks and checklists, phonetics resources, treatment plans and decision-making aids.