Speech Disorders & Articulation
A collection of 45 posts
What is the Most Common Type of Speech Disorder?
What is a Speech Disorder? Is a Speech Disorder a Disability? Spoken language is one of the primary ways in...
What Age is Best for Speech Therapy?
Starting in the first few months of life, children begin developing the communication skills that will be the building blocks...
Tongue, Mouth Muscles
The tongue is the most important muscle and articulator when it comes to eating, chewing, and swallowing as well as...
5-Year-Old Speech Milestones
During the early elementary school years, children’s language and speech skills develop at an exponential rate. At this age,...
Teaching ‘Sh’ Words with Speech Therapy
As children grow and develop their speech and language skills, it is normal and common for them to struggle to...
Learning Multisyllabic Words with Speech Therapy
Multisyllabic words can pose a great challenge to anyone who may be struggling with their speech and language skills. Once...
What is Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder?
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder, or OMD, refers to abnormal, adaptive patterns that develop in the place of typical patterns within the...
Speech Recognition Frustration and Communication Skills
With speech and voice recognition software like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa becoming a larger part of our...
Types of Lisp Speech Disorders
Lisps, also referred to as Functional Speech Disorders or FMD’s, are amongst the most commonly identified and widely recognized...
Speech Therapy and Activities for the TH Sound
As your toddler begins forming sounds into words and phrases over time, you may experience enormous moments of joy for...
How to Tell If Your Child Has an Articulation Disorder
Nearly 1 in 12 American children have a disorder which relates to their voice, speech, or language. A large proportion...
Rip, Rug, Run: Speech Therapy Exercises for Remediation of the R Sound
Does your child have a language disorder or difficulty communicating? If so, they’re not alone. Approximately 8-9 percent of...