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The best speech therapy tools and material for kids

Tools and materials used in speech therapy enhance speech clarity and feeding skills in people of all ages. Tools and materials teach correct tongue positioning for sounds like L, CH, R, S and SH. They also develop a huge range of skills like articulation, stuttering or stammering, sensory and learning skills. These tools also help in speech therapy exercises at home. There are different types of tools and material available for speech and language disorder and some of them are mentioned below.

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The best speech therapy tools and material for kids

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  1. The best speech therapy tools and material for kids    this article ​originally​ appeared on grebweb  Tools and materials used in ​speech therapy​ enhance speech clarity and  feeding skills in people of all ages. Tools and materials teach correct tongue  positioning for sounds like L, CH, R, S and SH. They also develop a huge  range of skills like articulation, stuttering or stammering, sensory and  learning skills. These tools also help in ​speech therapy exercises​ at home.  There are different types of tools and material available for speech and  language disorder and some of them are mentioned below.  Different kinds of speech therapy tools and material for kids

  2. ● Speech therapy dual mirror​ – It has two sides, one side has a larger  mirror for the entire face. And the other side is smaller for better  concentration of the mouth while practising. Most of the time  children love to learn and understand their own facial expressions.  This method not only help in learning ​articulation​but also about  the increases body parts awareness and understand other people  expressions. Most of the time while playing kids flip the mirror  then the other side of the mirror slightly twist the reflection.  ● Flashcards ​– Flashcards are the small cards that contain very little  information like word and numbers.This information is written on  one side or the other. One person usually write the question on one  side and other person write the answer on the other. They are used  for vocabulary building, historical dates and any subject formula.  Parents often use flashcards in language training with the main  focus on teaching new words. They are also used for testing effects.  Most of the physical flashcards are two sided but three sided flash  cards are also available.  ● Chewy tubes​ – They are innovative oral motor devices designed  with new jaw rehabilitation program. They also provide secure  chewing and biting skills. In developing oral motor skills, stroke or  rehabilitation of jaw after surgery. These tubes are very durable and  secure for children who have special need of chewing. They are  secure for sensory speakers and autism.  ● Nuk massagers​ – It helps both kids and adults who are  hypersensitive to certain types of food textures. It also helps those  who have oral motor differences or oral defensives. Nuk massager  soft brush tips massage and stimulates gums, cheeks, tongue and  lips. They also help in developing tongue groove. 

  3. ● Tongue depressors​ – Speech therapist use tongue depressors to  push the tongue of the person into the correct position for “p”,  “g”, “a “sounds. This is the first therapeutical tool used in speech  disorder. Tongue depressors control the air inside the mouth which  help kids in pronouncing words and punctuation in a correct way.  ●   ●   ● Laryngeal Thermal tactile stimulation swallowing therapy mirror​ –  when you are not feeding your child orally then this mirror is used  for secretion management. They reduce micro aspirational risk and  swallow deconditioning when oral feeding is found unsafe.  These tools are very effective in the treatment of speech and language  disorder at home or with the speech therapist for different types of speech  disorders. 

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