Speech Therapy for Lisps
Lisps are one of the most common speech problems we target in therapy, but what is it? A lisp (may also be referred to as a tongue thrust) is classified as a Functional Speech Disorder,...
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Why is The “S” Sound so Difficult to Say?
You will most likely hear your child use the “S” sound in words by age 4. Developmentally, speech pathologists know that the “S” sound is not fully mastered in all positions of a word until...
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Echolalia and Speech Therapy
You may have heard of the term “echolalia” or “scripting” before, but what exactly is it? By definition, echolalia is a repetition of overheard speech. Some children and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, traumatic...
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Childhood Apraxia of Speech
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech? Childhood Apraxia of Speech or CAS is when there is an interruption in messaging of the brain to the mouth and lips to receive a clear signal to plan...
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The Importance of Non Verbal Imitation for Verbal Speech
There are many types of strategies to help elicit verbal speech. Prior to verbal speech children need to learn to imitate you in non verbal speech tasks, so they can imitate you during speech tasks!...
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An Idea for Emergent Speakers using a Predictable Line Method
We have all heard that reading is essential for little ones growth! Observing others is 80% of how learning occurs, that means the more you model language during reading, the better! Often parents of late...
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Why Won’t My Child Repeat What I say?
This is a common question that many parents have asked me in the past. My biggest suggestion and comment when asked this question is, will your child imitate you during play? Prior to your child...
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The Best Practice For Teaching Vocabulary
Best practice for teaching new vocabulary is…80% core AND 20% fringe vocabulary according to research by Bean A., Cargill L., & Lyle S. (2019).I had a big “aha” movement in March wherein I realized one of...
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Attributing Meaning to Speech Sounds | Language Development
In a situation where a baby vocalizes “baba”, the communication partner, knows what the baby wants even though the infant did not say the word completely. The baby can’t put all the sounds (phonemes) together...
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The Pesky “R” | Speech Therapy
Does your child tend to say wabbit for rabbit or wat for rat? If these mispronunciations tend to occur in your child’s language, then I am sure that you have encountered a few frustrations trying...
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