Phonological processes are patterns of sound errors that typically developing children use to simplify speech as they are learning to talk. They do this because they don’t have the ability to coordinate the lips, tongue, teeth, palate and jaw for clear speech. As a result they simplify comple...
1. Use a tongue depressor(This method should be done by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist!) With a tongue depressor push the tongue into the correct position for a /k/ or /g/ sound. While holding the tongue in the correct position have the child try to say the /k/ sound. If t...
if the child you are working with can say the /f/ sound, teaching the /v/ sound is easy. Simply tell them to say the /f/ sound and then “turn on” their voice for the /v/ sound. You may want to have them feel the vibrations on their throat or lower lip...
I recognized the need for more sound-saturated stories that our kids could use to help them generalize their speech sounds into conversation. Practicing sounds in stories helps bridge the gap between successful speech production in the speech therapy room to successful speech ...
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: Most speech-language pathologist dislike working on R. Many have difficulty in treating it because they were not trained to think of the R sound in so many combinations. They work on initial R, medial R and final R, just like the other ...
“R Speech Buddy” which provides a very specific tactile cue. This tool allows the child to feel exactly what he needs to do with his tongue in order to produce a correct /r/ sound. Many kids are strong tactile learners, especially in elementary school. The R Speech Buddy unlocks a ...