Mealtime Routine
Mealtime routines provide content about the surrounding sequence and participation context.
Therapatic target library
More of the mealtime context, in one place.
Find content for mealtime routines, food exploration, utensils, drinking and food-safety vocabulary. This is a guide to the library’s scope, not a feeding plan or instructions to change food, drink texture or swallowing practice.
The figures below describe the English reference library—not a learner’s plan or a promise that every item suits every child.
- 361Targets
- 13Ready-made sets
- 7Subcategories
Routines, materials and communication around meals.
These examples come from this language’s reference catalog. They illustrate the scope; the figures above cover the whole category.
Food Exploration
Food-exploration content is separate from a directive to taste or eat; individual feeding plans govern use.
Utensil Use
Utensil content organizes materials and actions associated with participation at meals.
Cup Drinking
Drinking-related content is a catalog area, not a recommendation about cups, liquid consistency or volume.
Food Safety & Allergy Awareness
Food safety and allergy awareness are identifiable topics whose individual application requires the relevant guidance.
Mealtime Package & Container Targets
Packages and containers bring the practical objects around a meal into the content structure.
From reference content to an individual goal.
Start with the learner’s context. Use the library to organize content while keeping clinical decisions within the individual plan.
- 1Start with the agreed mealtime plan
The responsible professional identifies suitable participation content and any safety restrictions.
- 2Review and select relevant sets
Choose relevant routines or material sets without treating catalog inclusion as permission to use an item.
- 3Connect content to the sub-goal
Connect selected content to an individual sub-goal; feeding and swallowing decisions remain outside this public guide.
Goals, targets and sets: what’s the difference?
A goal defines what the child will learn and how progress is measured. Targets provide practice items that can be used within it.
- GoalThe therapist defines what the child will learn, how to teach it and how to measure progress. Assigning a library goal creates a separate copy for the child.
- TargetA specific practice item, such as a word, concept or skill. It is not a complete plan, and using it does not mean the child has mastered it.
- Target setRelated practice items collected in one set. Choose a ready-made set or create your own, then link it to the appropriate sub-goal.
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Self-care and daily living
Find content for personal care and daily living within one organized category. From washing hands to managing belongings, the library helps teams locate relevant material while keeping support needs, dignity and individual choice central.
- 1,109
- Targets
- 36
- Ready-made sets
Preferences and choice-making
Explore potential preference items, activities, sensory materials and choice-making content. The catalog offers material to consider; it does not label an item as reinforcing for a particular person or decide what that person should prefer.
- 400
- Targets
- 18
- Ready-made sets
Oral-motor and feeding references
Explore reference content for oral structures, movement, food and drink textures, feeding and swallowing. This catalog area helps professionals organize terminology and material. It is not a set of exercises, a swallowing protocol or instructions for home practice.
- 156
- Targets
- 4
- Ready-made sets
Content is only one part of the care workflow.
See how organizations manage libraries and therapists choose content to use with each child.
What to know before choosing content.
Does this page tell families what or how to feed a child?
No. It describes content categories and does not provide individual feeding or swallowing advice.
Is every listed item appropriate for every learner?
No. Inclusion in a reference library is not a recommendation. The learner’s needs, safety requirements and professional plan govern selection.
How does this differ from oral-motor reference content?
This category focuses on participation around meals. The oral-motor and feeding-reference guide separately describes reference terminology and materials.
What these figures mean
Reference version 1.0. Counts checked on October 12, 2026. These are catalog figures, not live workspace totals.
This public guide describes the catalog and its organization. Full target content and clinical use remain inside the platform, subject to access and applicable terms.
This is a product-content guide, not an assessment, diagnosis or individual therapy program. A qualified professional selects suitable content, defines the goal and decides how to teach and review it.
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