Are they just being lazy?
When children (and sometimes adults) have difficulty speaking, people often ask if they are just being lazy. It does look like laziness – after all, in articulation practice, they can say…
Category: Speech Sound Disorders
Movement Can Help
Some children learn more easily if they move. Sometimes, sitting at a table and naming cards or playing a board game is not the best way to work on speech…
Practice Makes Perfect
When working on articulation, the more practice the better. The best way to get lots of articulation practice is to make it part of your regular routine. My clients come up…
Working on Articulation
Lots of young children have difficulty with speech sounds. The most difficult sounds to produce are /s/, /z/, /sh/, /ch/, /j/, /r/ and /l/. These sounds often take longer to…
Speaking Clearly
I just saw a little boy who was delayed starting to talk. Now he is communicating a lot, but he is still having difficulty with sounds and he seems to…
When you don’t understand a child’s speech
Some children are so difficult to understand that even their parents have trouble understanding them. They may ask “What can I do when I don’t understand my child’s speech?” It…