by carol.edgel1005 | Apr 9, 2021
What is it? A tongue thrust is when the child’s swallow pattern never changes from the ‘reverse swallow’ pattern that babies use. The tongue continues to push forward toward the front teeth when swallowing. The child’s tongue may also do this during speech. This... 
by carol.edgel1005 | Apr 6, 2021
In the past, it was thought that various tongue or mouth exercises, including blowing horns, were helpful to teach children to speak properly. These exercises are very different from the movements involved in producing actual speech, and so they are called Nonspeech... 
by carol.edgel1005 | Mar 29, 2021
This is a video story to help children practice speech sounds and language. It is a great resource for speech students working on the following sounds: VOCALIC R, especially ER S BLENDS For articulation practice, have your child or student read the story to practice... 
by carol.edgel1005 | Mar 5, 2021
Sometimes kids get discouraged while working on vocalic ‘R’, because it can take days or months for them to get it right. To lighten up the mood and help them feel where their tongue should go, I do the ‘R Warmup Cheer’. The idea is to get them to produce ‘Y’... 
by carol.edgel1005 | Feb 13, 2021
Does your child have speech sound errors, but you’re not sure which ones? Let me give you some examples to help you figure it out. I’ll start with some of the more common ones. L and Initial R – These are often mispronounced with a ‘W’ sound, like ‘wabbit’ for...
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