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Speech and Language Enrichment Tips

Encouraging Speech Sounds Through Reading

Speech therapists commonly use a strategy called "auditory bombardment" with children who have articulation and phonological disorders. This technique repeatedly exposes the child to the correct production of their target sound. This increases the child's ability to hear incorrect sounds in their own speech pattern. Exposing your child to early developing speech sounds by reading books loaded with these target sounds increases the opportunity for them to hear the sounds produced correctly.

Be a good speech model by over-emphasizing the target sound. Listed below are some examples of books that contain early developing sounds and how often each sound occurs.

Cat In The Hat, by Dr. Suess
p-19, b-15
m-20, k-32
g-7, t-50
d-25

Dr. De Soto, by William Steig
p-40, b-26
m-38, k-23
g-17, t-98
d-70

Look through some of your child's favorite books and see just how many times their target sound appears. Since it is their
favorite book, read it to them over and over again !!

Read to your child everyday and have fun learning together.

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	Encouraging Speech Sounds Through Reading
	Speech therapists commonly use a strategy called "auditory bombardment" with children who have articulation and phonological disorders. This technique repeatedly exposes the child to the correct production of their target sound. This increases the child's ability to hear incorrect sounds in their own speech pattern. Exposing your child to early developing speech sounds by reading books loaded with these target sounds increases the opportunity for them to hear the sounds produced correctly.
	Be a good speech model by over-emphasizing the target sound. Listed below are some examples of books that contain early developing sounds and how often each sound occurs.
	Cat In The Hat, by Dr. Suess p-19, b-15 m-20, k-32 g-7, t-50 d-25
	Dr. De Soto, by William Steig p-40, b-26 m-38, k-23 g-17, t-98 d-70
	Look through some of your child's favorite books and see just how many times their target sound appears. Since it is their favorite book, read it to them over and over again !!
	Read to your child everyday and have fun learning together.