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There are three main categories of speech sound errors: phonological errors, articulation errors, and motor speech errors. Phonological disorders are defined by a child's ability to produce the sound, but struggle with placing it in words. Articulation disorders are defined by difficulties producing sounds, regardless of the context they are in. Motor speech disorders are defined by difficulties with the motor movements required for speech.

To facilitate the generalization of target sounds from a structured to an unstructured context, I share my "two-pronged" approach with parents.

L'« escalier de l'articulation » aide à décider par où commencer et où aller. Vous devez commencer par le bas et progresser vers le haut : isolement, syllabe, mot, phrase courte et longue, lecture, conversation structurée et non-structurée. À mesure que votre enfant passe d'une étape à l'autre, vous constaterez peut-être qu'il recommence à faire les mêmes erreurs. C'est normal. Votre enfant pourrait bénéficier d'aides visuelles et/ou de pauses pour maîtriser cette nouvelle ét

The concept of a "speech staircase" helps guide where to start and where to go. As with any skill, you should start at the bottom and work your way up: Isolation, Syllable, Word, Phrase, Sentence, Reading, Structured Conversation, Unstructured Conversation. As your child moves from one stair to the next, you may find that they go back to making the same mistakes. This is completely normal. Your child may benefit from visual supports and/or pauses to carry their their skill up

e jeu est de la thérapie, mais plus encore, j'explique COMMENT le jeu est de la thérapie. Je constate souvent qu'une fois que les parents ont compris le «pourquoi», ils sont d'accord et ne considèrent plus le temps que nous passons ensemble comme un «simple jeu».

Playing is therapy, but more than that, I explain HOW playing is therapy. I often find that once the parents understand the "why", they will be on board and no longer view our time together as "just playing"

Le langage et les routines quotidiennes vont de pair comme la tarte et la crème glacée. Apprenez à utiliser vos routines quotidiennes pour enrichir le vocabulaire de votre enfant et développer ses compétences linguistiques.

Language and daily routines go together like pie and ice cream. Learn how to use your daily routines to expand your child's vocabulary and build their language skills. I won't lie, I get to play some pretty fun games when working with the little ones, but cool and/or expensive games are definitely not needed to work on developing your child's language skills. In fact, it's the day-to-day interactions and routines that help the most! Here are a few reasons why:

A question I get a lot is: Will learning a second language cause a language delay in my child? The short answer is "no". But that's not very helpful, is it? Let's take a brief look at the research.

Une question que l'on me pose souvent est la suivante : "L'apprentissage d'une deuxième langue va-t-il entraîner un retard de langage chez mon enfant? La réponse courte est «non». Mais ce n'est pas très utile, n'est-ce pas? Examinons la recherche.