You may come across a word that you may have a hard time saying. For most people they may not know the proper pronunciation. Some people/kids may have a hard time saying a particular sound; like T’s, S,s, L’s or etc. Speech therapy can help with these occurring speech errors. 

Most Common Articulation Errors.

S’s, L’s, and R’s are the most common errors. These sound are more complex motor skill than others. For kids they may grow out of it, but if left untreated could be carried through adulthood. For older adults that have suffered from a stroke or brain injury. They can lose the ability to pronounce words properly. Which can be very frustrating.

 

How would speech therapy help?

Since articulation errors are more common than other disorders. Speech therapy is the treatment for this type of issue. A SLP(Speech Language Pathologist) will provide diagnoses and exercises for the patient. Usually these exercises will the patient say a sound, words with that sound, and say sentences. This is to improve pronunciation of the speech error. Also improve the self confidence of the patient too.

Example of the exercises are:

•  “S” sounds: say “S” 5 times.

• “S” words: say “Snake” 3 times.

• “L” Sentences: say “A little lake.” 4 times.

For more interactive examples we have some on the site. Click the link to go to the activities page: Activities

 

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Posted 1 year ago