S Cluster Therapy Ideas
Here are some great ideas for working on s clusters! They were submitted by Angel Reaux, a graduate student at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Thank you, Angel! Use I Spy books or puzzles or put pictures of s cluster objects on the wall and play “I Spy” games. Use a puppet spider [...]
Interdental Lisping
What is it? Interdental lisping is when the tongue protrudes between the front teeth when producing /s/ or /z/, resulting in a “th” sound. The /s/ becomes a voiceless “th”, as in “think”, and the /z/ becomes a voiced “th”, as in “those”. Interdental lisping, also be known as “frontal lisping”, is a normal developmental [...]
Sam the Snake- A friendly little therapy helper
Who is Sam? “Ssssam” is my new best friend for working on the “s” sound with children. He is simply a sock puppet that I made with my sons and recently took to work. And he was a hit! What do you do with Sam? I use Sam is different ways depending on the [...]
“S”- The Super Sound
I actually get excited about working on the “s” sound with children! It’s really a “super sound” that when corrected can dramatically improve a child’s speech. So, if you have clients that are stopping, deleting, lisping, or otherwise distorting /s/, get excited about the difference you can make! Why is /s/ such a super sound? [...]