#articulationtherapy

sorry I took so long to respond! I’m not posting the entirety of that poem yet (mostly cuz it’s not entirely done), but I’ll be sure to link it once I do! Here are some recommendations:

Look by Solmaz Sharif

“how it feels” by Jenny Zhang

my poem “Cancion Bilingue”

my poem “Americana Exotica”

my poem “Borderlands”

anything by Sandra Cisneros 

What is Speech Therapy?

Speech therapy is a type of therapy that helps people who have difficulty with communication. This can include problems with speaking, understanding speech, reading, writing, or swallowing. Speech therapists use a variety of techniques to help people improve their communication skills.

What are the different types of speech therapy?

There are many different types of speech therapy, each designed to address a specific communication problem. Some of the most common types of speech therapy include:

Articulation therapy: This type of therapy helps people improve the way they produce speech sounds.

Fluency therapy: This type of therapy helps people who stutter or have other fluency disorders.

Language therapy: This type of therapy helps people who have difficulty understanding or using language.

Voice therapy: This type of therapy helps people who have problems with their voice, such as hoarseness or vocal cord paralysis.

Swallowing therapy: This type of therapy helps people who have difficulty swallowing.

Who needs speech therapy?

Speech therapy can be helpful for people of all ages who have communication problems. Some of the most common reasons people seek speech therapy include:

Delayed speech and language development: This is when a child’s speech and language skills are not developing at the same rate as other children their age.

Speech and language disorders: These are conditions that affect a person’s ability to speak, understand speech, read, write, or swallow. Some examples of speech and language disorders include autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome.

Acquired communication disorders: These are conditions that can be caused by a stroke, head injury, or other medical condition.

How is speech therapy done?

Speech therapy is typically done one-on-one with a speech therapist. The therapist will assess the person’s communication skills and develop a treatment plan. The treatment plan will be tailored to the individual’s needs and goals.

Speech therapy sessions typically last 30-60 minutes. During a session, the therapist may use a variety of techniques, such as:

Modeling: The therapist will demonstrate the correct way to produce speech sounds, use language, or swallow.

Practice: The therapist will help the person practice the skills they are learning.

Feedback: The therapist will provide feedback on the person’s progress.

Homework: The therapist may give the person homework to practice the skills they are learning outside of therapy.

How long does speech therapy take?

The length of time needed for speech therapy varies depending on the individual’s needs and goals. Some people may only need a few sessions, while others may need several months or even years of therapy.

What are the benefits of speech therapy?

Speech therapy can have many benefits for people with communication problems. Some of the benefits of speech therapy include:

Improved communication skills

Increased self-confidence

Reduced social isolation

Improved quality of life

Many children around the age of 6 or 7 still pronounce rabbit as 'wabbit' or bathtub as 'baftub'. Well, it can be corrected using articulation therapy.

Sometimes a child might suffer from a variety of articulation-related difficulties. If the caregivers or parents are aware of such problems, they can help the child escape such a situation.

The role of a speech therapist

In articulation therapy, the speech therapist does the necessary screening. A child undergoing such treatment needs to know all the sounds, including the vowel and consonant sounds in a connected speech or in words. After assessing the sounds, the speech therapist would choose the appropriate target word. They will also elicit the sound and use a reasonable approach. Besides, therapists would work through the traditional articulation hierarchy unless the child can comfortably utilize the sound in everyday speech.

The therapist generally starts from the bottom of the hierarchy and works their way up. The steps that include in the hierarchy are:

Sound in isolation

Sound in syllable

Sound in the different word positions

Sound in sentences

Sound in reading

Sound in conversation

Generalization

Science and symptoms of an articulation disorder

It may be challenging to understand the emerging problem of articulation disorder in a child. However, if the child exhibits one of a few of these four types of articulation error, you must understand that the child is facing articulation difficulties. These errors include:

Addition

If the child tends to add syllables or sounds that do not belong in the word, they face articulation difficulties.

Distortion

When the child tends to change a sound that seems like a lisp, one must understand that the child is going through articulation difficulties.

Omission

Difficulties can also occur when a child leaves out a sound from the speech altogether.

Substitution

If the child substitutes one sound for another, this behaviour constitutes articulation disorder.

The behaviour of the child with an articulation disorder

When a child becomes too conscious of the articulation disorder, they will display a specific behaviour. Some of the behaviour traits include:

Become quiet or excessively shy

Stop the usage of certain words

Avoid reading or speaking in public

Struggle with self-esteem or confidence

Become frustrated while speaking

Fix the articulation disorder of your child