"It is from speech and through speech that they must come to understand written language as well." Adams, 1990
Two resources to become familiar with are developmental charts.....1.) speech sounds and the age to expect them 2.) simplification patterns/errors often produced by children and when they should disappear (also known as Phonological Processes)
Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this page for speech sound tips and free word lists with coordinating pictures.
Two resources to become familiar with are developmental charts.....1.) speech sounds and the age to expect them 2.) simplification patterns/errors often produced by children and when they should disappear (also known as Phonological Processes)
Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this page for speech sound tips and free word lists with coordinating pictures.
Check Out Another Speech-Language Pathologist's post & her credentials
Why should I reinvent the wheel??? I'd rather spend the time inventing something new. A speech-language pathologist named Katie Yeh, has a great layman's terms explanation of speech aka articulation on her website.
http://www.playingwithwords365.com/2011/09/speech-articulation-development-whats-normal-what-isnt/
Another SLP also has a great blog post about when speech sounds are expected to develop. If you click the link, then you will see there is some healthy conversation about the accuracy of these norms. I do agree with Heidi Hanks, "they give us very useful information on what sounds are typically developed within the first 2-3 years, what sounds may not be fully developed until 4-5 years and what sounds we may expect to be as late to develop as 6 or 7 years."* I use these norms to help me determine if further testing is warranted and/or the appropriate therapy goals. See below for how to improve your child's production of age appropriate sounds.
*taken from mommyspeechtherapy.com
http://www.playingwithwords365.com/2011/09/speech-articulation-development-whats-normal-what-isnt/
Another SLP also has a great blog post about when speech sounds are expected to develop. If you click the link, then you will see there is some healthy conversation about the accuracy of these norms. I do agree with Heidi Hanks, "they give us very useful information on what sounds are typically developed within the first 2-3 years, what sounds may not be fully developed until 4-5 years and what sounds we may expect to be as late to develop as 6 or 7 years."* I use these norms to help me determine if further testing is warranted and/or the appropriate therapy goals. See below for how to improve your child's production of age appropriate sounds.
*taken from mommyspeechtherapy.com
Where to Begin????
Again fellow SLP Heidi Hanks has put together a very parent friendly and easy to follow description of generally how to tackle a misarticulated sound. In other words, what to start with and why. Click here to read the entire post. Below is a down and dirty explanation of how speech-language therapy progresses (from easiest skill to achieve to hardest).
The Letter People
The sequence in which the Letter People are introduced (n, w, p, h, m, a, b, k, d, f, o, c, e, y, g, t, s, r, z, i, v, l, u, q, j, x) all year long is grounded in speech sound acquisition research. See blog entry 11/28/2012 for more info.
Sound Activity Units
These are some great handouts created by Cochlear Americas. Even though they were initially intended for recipients of cochlear implants, they are a great resource for you to use!!! Below are a few thumbnails of what the documents look like, and the link to download all the speech sound units is below the examples. They include child friendly words, popular books, games, routines, songs, fingerplays, and toys that target each speech sound. Pick the sound your child has difficulty producing then pick activities from that unit. Or better yet download the unit guide and share it with your family or the others in your child's life. Enjoy!
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Word Lists For Each Sound
Click to the left to be taken to a comprehensive webpage with "worksheets"--I call them word lists; since worksheets aren't developmentally appropriate for preschool-age children. There are lists of each consonant sound in: syllables (e.g., baa), the initial position of words, the medial position of words, and the final position of words and for some sounds in phrases too. The speech-language pathologist (SLP) definitely put a lot of time into creating these helpful resources.
Here are some more printable pictures of words sorted by the speech sounds in the beginning and end of words. Click on the picture to the left.