We have just published a set of 108 photo picture cards for the “c/k” sound. You can find them here. We chose this sound as it is probably the one that we work on most often in therapy – some children find it tricky to get the hang of these sounds which are made with […]
Sometimes, children with speech sound difficulties tend to give slightly less eye contact. This means that they don’t look as much at other people when they are talking. This is not always the case, but I have often had parents comment on it. Certainly, when I am doing speech sound therapy, I spend a lot […]
Phonological awareness can be defined as the ability to explicitly access and manipulate the sound structure of spoken words – Hatcher, Duff and Hulme, Sound Linkage, 2014 So, what on earth does that mean?! It’s probably easiest to explain it by talking about some of the skills that are involved in phonological awareness. These include:- […]
Our recent posts on speech sound development and the speech therapy process have proved popular. Speech and Language Therapists tend to use specific terminology when we describe a child’s speech. Although we all know what we mean by this, it isn’t clear to non speech therapists! We aren’t expecting you to be an expert. We […]
Helen’s post last week talked about which sounds your child should be saying and when. If you haven’t seen that post you can read it here. So today, I am going to talk about what we actually do to help a child make and use those sounds. Before I start, please remember if you are concerned […]
I’ll be honest – we’ve been putting off writing this post. Speech sounds are something we work with all day every day and we are constantly making judgements about whether a child’s speech clarity is within the average range or not. However, it’s difficult to summarize it in a post like this. I know it’s […]
I was lucky enough to be given a copy of the app Junganew to review. I received a copy of the app for free but no other payment has been received and the views in this review are my own. The idea of this app is an interesting one. It has a story format, where […]
What is Cued Articulation? Both Helen and I are massive fans of Jane Passy’s Cued Articulation. Cued Articulation is a signing system for all of the sounds used in English. All 49 phonemes have their own hand sign, showing where in the mouth the sound is made and how. As Speech Therapists we think about each consonant […]
We published the first part of this post earlier in the week and it has been really popular. In case you missed it, you can check it out here. Here are some more ideas of games to play to practise speech sounds. Firstly, some children really don’t like looking at picture cards. Our first set […]
Well, maybe not quite 101, but lots!… If your child or a child you are working with is having speech sound therapy, it won’t take you long to realise that there is a lot of repetitive practise involved! It’s very likely that at some point you’ll be given a set of pictures or a particular […]
