Speech Practice

Speech Homework

In order to maximize the benefits of speech therapy, practice is needed outside of the therapy room.

Your child will be provided with a sound or list of words containing their target sound for home practice.

(Home practice material will only be given once a child has mastered a target sound.) I may also provide

some prompts or cues to assist your child as aids for better sound production. Practicing with the

homework provided will increase the speed at which your child will be able to use new sound productions

in every day activities. When practicing with your child, be creative! (e.g. practice while riding in the

car, at bed time, while playing a game.)

A few things to know:

Speech sounds can be difficult for some children to make. Each sound has a specific tongue placement, jaw height, lip position and voice component.

It is generally easier to produce a target sound when it occurs at the beginning of a word as opposed to when it is in the middle or at the end of a word.

It is easier to imitate a sound or word rather than to produce it spontaneously.

It is easier to produce target sounds in single words rather than in sentences.

Producing target sounds in conversation is the most difficult and final level of accomplishment