Teach Me How to Say It Right: Helping Your Child With Articulation Problems (Paperback)

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Product Description

Articulation disorder, the most common speech communication problem, is identified in approximately 1 million preschool children each year. Research suggests that problems with articulation, if left unchecked, can lead to reading and spelling difficulties, social challenges, and self-esteem problems. The strongest resource a child with an articulation problem can have is a well-informed parent who knows which articulation behaviors are normal, which are not, and how best to guide his or her child through the process of speech therapy.

This book helps parents decide whether the sound errors their child is experiencing are developmental and within normal limits for their age. The book offers a range of strategies to employ when a child does need some extra help to work through a particular speech difficulty. The book also addresses the emotions parents deal with and devotes a chapter to signs and symptoms of other common communication problems that may co-exist.

From the Publisher

This book teaches the parents of children with articulation problems how speech sounds develop, how to recognize developing speech problems, and how to help children make the most out of speech therapy. It also provides parents with activities to increase their child's language and articulation skills.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (June 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572244038
• ISBN-13: 978-1572244030
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,007 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of good information , November 7, 2005

By	Bonnie (Sunny Isles, Florida) - See all my reviews

I purchased this book because my son is having trouble saying words. The book gave me so much information about what causes these problems, and activities that I could do with him that were easy and fun. He is talking so much better. This is truly a wonderful resource for any parent and is easy to understand, but very informative and interesting.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful to Parents, November 18, 2005

By	Sue T. Hale - See all my reviews

This book's highly readable chapters on speech and language development and language stimulation will be very helpful to parents. The chapter that assists parents in determining when professional servies are needed and provides a process of evaluating the quality of those services is particularly strong.
Sue T. Hale, MCD, CCC-SLP, former vice president for quality of services in speech language pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very specific exerices to help out!, August 29, 2005

By	D. Thomas (Indiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Finally a book that actually helps. It gives concrete examples and exercises you can do at home with your child broken down by specific sounds that need work. My son just started speech therapy (he's 3) twice a week and these exercises and great to do along with the ones suggested by his teacher. We're seeing a huge improvement in only a few weeks -- and he was diagnosed with a severe phonological disorder.