My Speech Helpers

Introduce young children to their speech helpers. It will be helpful to have a mirror handy! #bodyparts

Discovering Distinctive Features

For students with oral-motor speech difficulties, this is an interactive visual to help them learn about which articulators to use for a sound, whether to voice or not, breath control, and duration. Perfect to teach them to self-monitor and correct their own errors. #apraxia #self monitoring #speech

Vocalic R

SLP's professional tips for getting a good vocalic /r/ sound. #speech #articulation

Fluency

For speech-language pathologists .... This is an easy way to teach easy onset and continuous air flow technique to young children who stutter. This first step is all about recognizing the "Easy Speaking Voice" and learning to self-monitor. H words are the best starting point because they practically guarantee success. Yes, this technique works with even kindergarten students!

What You Need To Know About Stuttering

The truth about stuttering - causes, myths debunked, helpful suggestions, and resources. Great as a classroom presentation. #neurodiversityweek #stutteringawarenessweek #fluency #bullying updated 11/11/24 to replace video - requires internet access.

Prosody Park - Informal Assessment

If you work with individuals who have unusual or robotic speech, it might be an issue with prosody. This informal assessment will give you a chance to find out! The protocol for scoring is in a Google sheet, available at http://bit.ly/2ptoNjr This will automatically score and graph the results for you. Follow up with the additional Prosody Park lessons on stress, intonation, and phrasing.

Prosody Park 1 - Stress

If you work with individuals who have unusual or robotic speech, it might be an issue with prosody. In Part 1 of Prosody Park, we will learn about using volume and pitch for emphasis, called "stress". This is not intended for English learners to improve their accent, but to teach the pragmatics behind prosody

Prosody Park 2 - Intonation

If you work with individuals who have unusual or robotic sounding speech, it might be an issue with prosody. Part 2 of Prosody Park teaches the importance of intonation, or the patterns of rising and falling pitch that we use when we speak. This is not intended for English learners to improve their accent, but to teach the pragmatics behind prosody.

Prosody Park 3 - Phrasing

If you work with individuals who have unusual or robotic speech, it might be an issue with prosody. Part 3 of Prosody Park addresses the issue of phrasing, or pausing between phrases. This is not intended for English learners to improve their accent, but to teach the pragmatics behind prosody. Update 1/18/19 - fix video problem