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Voice/Resonance Curriculums for Speech Therapy
Comprehensive Plans for Improving Vocal Quality and Resonance
Our voice and resonance curriculums provide a clear, structured approach for helping children and teens improve their vocal quality, projection, and resonance in healthy, sustainable ways.
Each plan includes practical strategies and guided activities that teach students how to use their voice effectively and comfortably across real-world settings—from the classroom to the stage.
Give your students the confidence to speak clearly, comfortably, and with pride in their own voice.
Structured. Evidence-based. Confidence-building.
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Who’s it For?
Children and teens whose voice quality sounds different from others (hoarse, raspy, breathy, gravelly, strained, etc.)
Those with differences in the volume, rate, or pitch of their speech
Those whose voices sound too nasal or like they have a stuffy nose
Those who frequently lose their voice
Those with diagnosed structural differences (vocal nodules, cleft lip/palate, etc.) or motor disorders (apraxia, dysarthria, etc.)
Who Can Use It?
Speech-Language Pathologists and Professionals
Speech Language Therapy Assistants and SLPAs
Foundations of Healthy Voice Use Curriculum:
What is it? A structured, easy-to-follow program that teaches healthy voice habits — guiding children and teens through vocal hygiene, breath control, and efficient voice use to support clear, confident communication.
Who is it for?
Children and teens who…
- Cough or clear their throat frequently
- Frequently yell, scream, or cheer loudly
- Make a lot of loud or harsh sound effects while playing
- Frequently speak very loudly or in an unnatural speaking voice
- Frequently lose their voice
- Frequently breathe through the mouth instead of the nose
- Run out of breath when speaking or lack breath support
- Have noisy or effortful breathing during speech
How does it work?
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Vocal Hygiene and Preventing Strain
(Ages 5-12 yrs and beyond)
Intermediate Level:
Breath Control and Support
(Ages 6-14 yrs and beyond)
- Coordinating Breath with Speech
Advanced Level:
Self-Monitoring and Carryover of Voice Strategies
(Ages 12 yrs – Adult)
- Making Environmental Modifications to Prevent Vocal Strain
- Using Preventative Strategies Across Environments
- Using Proper Breathing Techniques throughout Day
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, this program can help older children/teens with these skills as well.
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Resonance (Nasality) Curriculum:
What is it? A structured program that helps children and teens develop balanced resonance for clearer speech — providing step-by-step guidance and practice to reduce hypernasality or hyponasality and improve overall voice quality.
Who is it for?
Children and teens who…
- Speak too nasally or sound like they have a stuffy nose
- Sound like they are talking through their nose
- Have air puffing or rattling in the nose when they talk
- Have certain speech sounds that are weak or muffled, especially on sounds like /p/, /t/, /k/
How does it work?
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Developing Awareness & Discrimination
(Ages 5-6 yrs and beyond)
- Discriminate Between Oral and Hypernasal Resonance
Intermediate Level:
Using Oral Resonance in Structured Speech Tasks
(Ages 5-7 yrs and beyond)
- Using Oral Resonance First in Words, then in Longer Utterances Up through Reading Aloud
Advanced Level:
Generalization and Carryover to Everyday Speech
(Ages 5-8 yrs and beyond)
- Using Correct Oral Resonance in Conversation
- Generalizing Correct Oral Airflow to Other Environments
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, this program can help older children/teens with these skills as well.
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What is it? A structured, evidence-based program for addressing voice disorders by helping children and teens develop healthy, efficient voice use — providing clear, guided lessons to improve vocal quality and support confident, sustainable communication.
Who is it for?
Children and teens who…
- Frequently speak with a hoarse/raspy voice
- Frequently speak with a breathy/airy voice
- Sound like they are straining or forcing their voice
- Often sound gravelly, crackly, or growly in their voice
How does it work?
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Reducing Vocal Strain and Tension
(Ages 5-10 yrs and beyond)
- Introduction to How the Voice Works
- Relaxation Techniques (whatever works best for this client)
- Yawn-Sigh
- Easy Onset
Intermediate Level:
Improving Vocal Quality
(Ages 10-14 yrs and beyond)
- Using Frontal Focus Resonance to Improve Vocal Quality
Advanced Level:
Controlling Pitch, Loudness, and Endurance
(Ages 12 yrs – Adult)
- Controlling Pitch and Loudness to Reduce Strain
- Building Vocal Endurance
- Self-Monitoring Voice
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, this program can help older children/teens with these skills as well.
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What is it? A structured program that helps children and teens develop natural-sounding prosody — teaching control of volume, rate, and pitch to make speech more expressive, clear, and engaging.
Who is it for?
Children and teens who…
- Sound choppy or robotic
- Struggle with volume (too loud or too quiet)
- Struggle with rate (too fast or too slow)
- Struggle with pitch (too high, too low, or monotone with no pitch variability)
How does it work?
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Attending to Prosody in Sounds and Speech
(Ages 4-6 yrs and beyond)
- Demonstrate Prosody Concepts of Loud/Quiet, Fast/Slow, and High/Low
Intermediate Level:
Using Expected Prosody in Speech
(Ages 5-8 yrs and beyond)
- Using Expected Prosody in Phrases and Sentences
Advanced Level:
Generalizing Expected Prosody in Conversation
(Ages 7-10 yrs and beyond)
- Using Expected Prosody in Conversation and Across Environments
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, this program can help older children/teens with these skills as well.
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You Don’t Have to Do This Alone.
Every child’s communication journey is unique — but you don’t have to reinvent the wheel for each one.
Our Speech Sound Curriculums are just the beginning. Inside the SLK Curriculum, you’ll find comprehensive therapy plans for every major area of communication:
- Language (vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, etc.)
- Speech sound pronunciation
- Social communication and pragmatic skills
- Fluency and stuttering
- Voice and resonance
- Functional Communication
Each curriculum walks you through the therapy process step-by-step — from first session to mastery — so you can spend less time planning and more time helping children and teens succeed.
Because when you have a clear plan, children make faster progress.
And when children start communicating clearly and confidently… everything changes.
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