Sounds of American Speech: A Practice Regimen for the Neurological Patient Vol I Initial Sounds and Blends [Spiral-bound]

Harold Stearns (Author), Jaime Servine (Illustrator), Harold C Stearns (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1998

Sounds of American Speech - A practice regimen for the Neurological patient is a program to assist persons who have speech deficiencies after stroke or other trauma to attain as normal speech as possible. This taped program gives the patient the opportunity to practice outside of therepy sessions to speed recovery. Under the direction of Speech Specialist, the user has a model to practice against and with at his leisure with positive instructional material. The program consists of two volumes, 24 lessons each. Volume 1 concentrates on initial consonant sounds and blends while volume 2 gives directed practice with final consonant sounds, blends and clusters. Each lesson is about 12 - 15 minutes of directed drill. Each drill consists of precise directions as how to make the target phoneme with practice with individual sounds, words, phrases and sentences. The instruction practice manuel is accompanied by graphics, photographs and a mirror. The author, who had a stroke, is the developer of ACCENT ENGLISH Sounds of American Speech. This program, an ACCENT REDUCTION course of practice, was designed to help non-native speakers of English to improve their pronunciation. Each of the 12 versions of the program targets persons from a different language culture. After author's stroke he began therapy with a speech pathologist. He began using material from his own programs under the guidance of his therepist. It became obvious that progress was accelerated. Based on that, Sounds of American Speech was developed to assist others similar problems.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I am writing this letter to inform you of a new product "Sounds of American Speech", a self-practice program that can be utilized for genalization supportive practice for clients with dyspraxia, dysarthria and dysphonia. I have been using this product with my patients for approximately one year with good results. The material is composed of single phoneme, word, phrase and sentence drills for all consonants and consonant clusters in various positions within the word and utterance. The semantic content is delightful, making practice intellectually engaging. I have use these materials with individuals ages ten to eighty plus years. Types of medical diagnosis have consited of various neurological insult, including cortical and subcortical stroke, brain injury (closed open or penetrating trauma, anoxia/hypoxia, space occupying lesions , disease, and arterial venous malformations), as well as individuals with vocal/resonance dysfunction. This material is meant as an adjunct to skilled clincal services and expedites recovery by providing a specific practice format. It is not meant to replace skilled Speech- Language Pathology services. -- Director of Speech Pathology, Marium Al-Oboudi, M.A.CCC, SLP7458, San Diego Rehabilitation Institute

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 137 pages
• Publisher: American Articulation Associates; bk & 4 csst edition (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0924799277
• ISBN-13: 978-0924799273
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,718,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)