Speech Therapy

Introduction This blog is about what is oral placement therapy? What is the need for OPT?  What does OPT entail? Some more queries...

Articulation Therapy : The ‘z’ sound Some people call ‘z’ the buzzing sound because it sounds like the bees buzzing. This sound is developed later than other sounds, around the age of 4. The child masters around the age of 8. Some children may have trouble producing this sound beyond eight years of age. It is completely okay! Some sounds are challenging due to the complex tongue and mouth positions it takes to produce them. However, it is highly recommended to consult a spee

Articulation Therapy: Teaching /R/ blends The /r/ speech sound is one of the late sounds that develop in children. Children usually acquire the /r/ blends by 8-9 years of age. Often, children with speech sound disorders have difficulty in producing the sound correctly. The /r/ sound alone can be a difficult sound to learn, let alone the /r/ blends. With time, patience and practice, you can make very good progress in teaching the /r/ blends. What are the different types of /r/

Speech Therapy Activities to Teach Questions A child’s brain is a bubble of curiosity. It is the why’s, what’s, and how’s that enable them to think. Each question is categorized based on confirmation, choice, hypotheticality and so on. It is the very nature and complexity of a question that a child must understand in order to provide an appropriate response. A typically developing child starts question-answering from the age of 3. By the age of 6, they can differentiate betw

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Apps for Speech Fluency Fluency is a very important aspect of speech production. When stutterers want to improve on speech fluency, often the younger individuals seek for apps to help with speech fluency. There are many apps for speech fluency available on Google Play and the Apple iTunes store. Some of these apps will be discussed below. It is important to remember to use these Speech Fluency apps with guidance from a qualified Speech-Language Pathologist. Speech4Good You ca

Top iPad Apps for Speech Therapy We all use iPads for our day-to-day life. Why not use it for Speech Therapy too? Yes, we are talking...

Apps to Promote Speech for Babies Speech development is a very important part of a child’s development. Nowadays, there are various apps that you can use at home to promote speech for babies. The apps can be downloaded either from Google Play or from the Play Store. Following are some of these apps listed: First Words for Baby This app is one of the best when it comes to teaching first words to babies and toddlers. It has games with over 120 common words. The app makes use of

Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder. Further, the speech muscles become weak. There are many neurological causes of dysarthria. Each...

Pre Linguistic Skills : Everything you need to know Pre linguistic skills, also known as pre speech skills or pre language skills, form...

Articulation Therapy /w/ sound This article is on Articulation Therapy /w/ sound. Development of /w/ sound Children normally master/w/...

Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes mental disability. Many parents report that children with Fragile X syndrome have a...