The No-Prep Mumble-Buster: for children who mumble and mutter
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The No-Prep Mumble-Buster: for children who mumble and mutter

“What did you say? Can you say that again?” Mumbling and muttering are significant barriers to good communication and can have a big impact on a child’s social and academic participation. This “no-prep” program is designed to help mumbling children to speak clearly. Featuring a colourful cast of Speech Legends and various play worlds, the…

Motor-speech stories for articulation movements: bilabial-dental
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Motor-speech stories for articulation movements: bilabial-dental

Sometimes, unclear speech isn’t caused by problems with speech sounds at the single sound level. Many people – children and adults alike – struggle with the movements required to sequence combinations of speech sounds, e.g. to go from a front sound like /t/ or /d/ to a back sound like /g/ or /k/ and back again…

No-Prep Auditory Bombardment /ch/ Pack: to help eliminate deaffrication and voicing errors
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No-Prep Auditory Bombardment /ch/ Pack: to help eliminate deaffrication and voicing errors

It’s hard for a child to say a sound if they can’t hear it properly, or distinguish it from other speech sounds. But it can be fiddly and time-consuming to coordinate word lists, with matching pictures and high quality audio recording – especially for children who have not yet learned to read. “Auditory bombardment” – also…

The No Prep Grammar Builder: Uncontractible Copulas (“Who’s happy?” “She is!”)
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The No Prep Grammar Builder: Uncontractible Copulas (“Who’s happy?” “She is!”)

“Who’s happy?” “She is!” Typically-developing children acquire the so-called uncontractible copula “he is/she is/they are” at around 36-42 months. But many children with developmental language disorders and children learning English as a second language do not. Instead, they make errors, e.g.: Question: “Who’s smiling?”…Answer: “She” or “Her”.  (Incorrect.) These errors make children sound less intelligent…

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