All Entries in the "Articulation" Category
Oral Motor Exercises and Childhood Apraxia of Speech
For those of you who are following the apparently very controversial article “Oral Motor Exercises” and all of the comments, here’s a follow-up I received today from Dr. Lof. Here are his comments specifically related to oral motor exercises as they are used with children who have been diagnosed with apraxia, and of course, a [...]
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Oral Motor Exercises to Help Speech in Toddlers and Preschoolers - Why Science Says They Don’t Work
Recently I’ve heard of mothers who are telling other mothers that they’d better be doing oral motor exercises at home with their kids and find SLPs who will do these with their kids to help their toddlers learn to speak more clearly. I wanted to let you all in on apparently what some SLPs aren’t telling [...]
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Teach Your Child To Say “Mama”
Today on my show “Teach Me To Talk with Laura and Kate” (click the icon in the right column to hear it for yourself!), one of our wonderful callers Annette shared with us that although her son is talking now and understands and says, “Dada,” he’s not yet saying “Mama.” How heartbreaking for her!
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“Discover The Best Approach Proven To Teach Your Toddler To Talk”
PARENTS – ARE YOU FRUSTRATED TRYING TO TEACH YOUR TODDLER TO TALK?
ARE OTHER CHILDREN HIS AGE ASKING FOR WHAT THEY WANT AND NEED – WHILE HE CAN ONLY CRY?
Maybe the “experts” tell you everything’s fine. But you can’t get past that nagging feeling that things should be getting better. And they just…aren’t.
As a [...]
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Early Consonant Sound Cues for Toddlers and Preschoolers
I found a great blog tonight with super “how to” tricks for several consonant sounds, and I’m linking the ones for toddler/early preschool consonants.
While regular readers of this site know that my philosophy is language-language-language, there is a place for “no pressure practice” for toddlers, even while your main focus is improving receptive and expressive [...]
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Using Sippy Cups and Pacifiers- Will They Help or Hurt My Late Talking Toddler?
This topic was originally written at the end of another post, but the questions and comments I’ve received via -email warrant a more lengthy discussion. (By the way - If you’d rather send me an e-mail with a question or comment rather than post it on the site, the address is laura@teachmetotalk.com.)
When I’m in a social setting and people [...]
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Ear Infections & Hearing Assessments in Toddlers
One of the standard recommendations during the diagnostic process for a late talking toddler is an audiological or hearing assessment. If a baby can’t hear, he’s not going to learn to talk. Now with universal hearing tests mandatory at birth in the United States, very few children with significant hearing losses are missed at birth.
However, your child’s ability [...]
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Working Toward Intelligible Speech in Toddlers
“Now that my baby is finally talking, I can’t understand a word he’s saying!” First we want them to talk, then once that happens, we complain that we can’t understand them. This is a big concern among parents of toddlers, especially when you’ve waited longer than you expected for those first words.
“Isn’t it normal not to understand what [...]
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Successful Speech Therapy Strategies for Working with Toddlers with Apraxia and Other Speech-Language Difficulties
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I have received many questions about therapy techniques for toddlers (that is under age 3) with apraxia. Before I give you ideas that are specific to treating children with apraxia, I want to first outline what I [...]
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Is My Child Apraxic? Answers to a Parent’s Questions
Apraxia is a difficult diagnosis to understand. First I’ll tell you the “official” definition, and then I’ll tell you how I explain it to families that are on my caseload. At the end, I’ll give you my best advice for treating apraxia and can send you in the right direction for additional resources.
Apraxia is a [...]
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