Articulation Activities
Speech Practice in a Box | |
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Playing with Words | |
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Speech Sound Development Chart | |
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Apraxia Info for Families | |
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For many of my families who have children with articulation difficulties I recommend using visual/phonemic cues. These cues are especially helpful for children who leave off target sounds in words (beginning, middle, or end), substitute sounds, or have trouble articulating the sound all together. The phonemic cues are based on the idea of cued speech but are modified to work on articulation and be easier for young kiddos to pick up while they are learning their sounds. The position of the finger/hand cues the placement of the sound (i.e. the /t/ cue is tapping above the lip which cues that the tip of your tongue taps the top of your mouth) and often the manner (i.e. the finger "pops" off the lips much like the plosive sound /p/ where your lips pop). A finger is used when the sound is unvoiced and the whole hand is used for a voiced sound. There are many different variations of visual/phonemic cues out in the world being used. I have borrowed the ones I like and modified based on what I see the kids respond to the most. Please excuse the no-makeup and check out some of these videos so you can learn how to do some of these cues with your child!