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Teaching the /R/ Speech Sound
Teaching the /R/ Speech Sound The /r/ speech sound is a palatal voiced sound. Children usually acquire the /r/ sound by 5 years of age. Often, children with speech sound disorders have difficulty in producing the /r/ sound correctly. It is one of the hardest sounds to acquire. However, there are some really good strategies that you can use to elicit the /r/ sound with good practice and patience. How can you say /r/ sounds? There are two different tongue positions that you can
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DIY activities to teach writing
firstly,This blog talks about DIY activities to teach writing. Writing is an essential skill for school – going children. What is writing? Writing is the ability to organize your thoughts, ideas and expressions into words. Appropriate vocabulary should be used when writing. The content should also have proper punctuation. Importance of writing skills – Writing helps in the following ways – firstly, it boosts a child’s imagination secondly, stimulates the brain of the child t
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Role Play Activities To Promote Speech
Search for: Role Play Activities To Promote Speech Role Play is fun and it is very important to develop communication skills. Play also...
Deepthi Jose
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Sign Language around the World
Presently, we have over 300+ different types of sign languages around the world. Some are used locally. The others are used at a national...
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Top 10 Toys for Occupational Therapy
About Occupational Therapy – We, as Occupational therapists, focus on improving child’s ability to perform activities of daily living....
Dr. Khushboo Parikh
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Messy Play
What is Play? Messy Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile level activities but play occurs at any life stage among higher-functional beings. The Messy play time that children take part in has numerous physiological and emotional benefits and it aids in the building of social skills and consistency, learning & school readiness, to promote mental and physical development. Dr. Kim Barthel – Occupational Therapist , believes that play should be seen as “an oppor
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Music Therapy for Aphasia
You sure have heard of Speech Therapy for Aphasia! But what is music therapy for Aphasia? Let’s find out! Music Therapy for Aphasia has...
Ayesha Anjum
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Oral placement therapy
Introduction This blog is about what is oral placement therapy? What is the need for OPT? What does OPT entail? Some more queries...
sharad367
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Speech Delay Versus Learning Difficulty
This blog throws light into Speech delay Versus Learning Difficulty. So first let’s take a look into these separately. What is Speech...
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Articulation Therapy: The z-sound
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
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Occupational Therapy Activities for Down Syndrome: A Complete Guide
What is Occupational Therapy for Down Syndrome? The OT activities in Down syndrome target limitations and improve the functioning of individuals. The cause for Down syndrome is trisomy of the 21st pair of chromosomes — instead of 46 chromosomes, the child has 47. A child with Down syndrome has hypermobility of joints and laxity of ligaments, specific physical characteristics, and intellectual disability is present. Note: Every child with Down syndrome is different. While some
Dr. Amruta Tamboli
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Movies On Autism
Movies are one of the most successful visual media to have a wide audience in the contemporary world. While autism remained a barely...
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