How to treat speech sound disorders 3: Contrastive Approach – Minimal and Maximal Pairs (with demo)
Apart from the Cycles Approach and the Complexity Approach, the “Contrastive Approach” is another common way to treat children with...
Parent dilemma: What to do when your child stutters and has speech sound problems – research update
Stuttering can have a big, negative effect on a young child’s life. So, too, can having a speech disorder. Early treatment...
Free Resource: Carrier Phrases for Speech, Language, Stuttering and Voice Therapy
Carrier phrases are short, simple “stock” phrases we use to help kids and adults practice their skills and to transfer...
Help your kids say new sounds: a free resource
Some kids can only say a few speech sounds, including many kids with speech sound disorders.* When I work with...
Can middle ear infections affect speech development?
In the short-term, “yes”. In the long-term, we’re not entirely sure – but probably not for otherwise healthy kids who...
How to treat speech sound disorders 2: The Complexity Approach – more bang for your buck?
The “complexity approach” for treating children with phonological speech disorders has a lot of peer-reviewed research evidence to support it....