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Squeak, Rattle and Roll!
Enriching Language Skills
Through Play
Through Play
By Mindy Hudon, M.S., CCC-SLP
"For some children, saying words clearly and correctly is easy," says Dorothy P. Dougherty, a speech-language pathologist and author of Teach Me How to Say It Right: Helping Your Child With Articulation Problems (New Harbinger Publications, 2005). "However, many children need a lot of practice listening to sounds made correctly and saying the sounds themselves before they can say all the sounds of their language."
Dougherty suggests using words in play with the sounds you want to over-emphasize. She recommends giving your child many opportunities to hear the sound(s) said correctly. "Some fun ways to give your child many opportunities to hear sounds said correctly are to play with a ball together or make a list of things you like to do or people you love," says Dougherty.
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