Levels of Speech Sound Therapy-Practice Makes Perfect!
Make sure your child can say the sound appropriately at each step before you move up to the next step!!! Model the sound for your child and then have them try again if they didn’t make it correct the first time. If it doesn’t sound correct or feel correct then don’t move onto the next step. Some steps take a lot longer than others.
1st Auditory Bombardment
Read words to your child that have their sound or read a book with lots of your child’s sound. Emphasize the sound (say it a little bit longer and louder).
2nd Practice the Sound
First just have him/her make the sound appropriately. You can have your child say the sound 20 times as soon as you get in the car, while your setting the table (each utensil say the sound), while you are playing a game (ex. have your child say the sound 3 times before it’s his/her turn).
3rd Practice the Sound Within Syllables
Then have him/her say the sound in syllables (ex. see, say, sow, sigh, ees, ais, oos if you were working on the /s/ sound) and you can do this during any of the same activities/games above.
4th Practice the Sound Within Words
Have your child say the sound in words (ex. sing, glasses, pass). Many activities/cards are included in the packet for this step. You can incorporate the use of these cards at any time (again, in the car, during games (monopoly, uno etc.), while waiting for a doctors appointment, before dinner).
5th Practice the Sound Within Phrases
At this level your child is supposed to say a word with the sound in a phrase (shorter sentence) (Ex. I see the sign, I see the glasses if you were working on the /s/ sound).
6th Practice the Sound Within Sentences
Have your say the sound in words within a longer sentence. You can have him/her make up his/her own sentences with good sounds or you can have your child repeat sentences after you. (ex. The sun is really bright today. If you were working on the /s/ sound).
Lastly, Practice the Sound in Everyday Conversational Speech
At this point in time your child is working on carrying over his/her good speech sounds into everyday speech. Your child should have someone take a listen to him/her when s/he is talking about his/her day or anything for that matter. If someone hears or notices that your child is not saying his/her good sounds have him/her repeat that sentence with an improved production.
Make sure your child can say the sound appropriately at each step before you move up to the next step!!! Model the sound for your child and then have them try again if they didn’t make it correct the first time. If it doesn’t sound correct or feel correct then don’t move onto the next step. Some steps take a lot longer than others.
1st Auditory Bombardment
Read words to your child that have their sound or read a book with lots of your child’s sound. Emphasize the sound (say it a little bit longer and louder).
2nd Practice the Sound
First just have him/her make the sound appropriately. You can have your child say the sound 20 times as soon as you get in the car, while your setting the table (each utensil say the sound), while you are playing a game (ex. have your child say the sound 3 times before it’s his/her turn).
3rd Practice the Sound Within Syllables
Then have him/her say the sound in syllables (ex. see, say, sow, sigh, ees, ais, oos if you were working on the /s/ sound) and you can do this during any of the same activities/games above.
4th Practice the Sound Within Words
Have your child say the sound in words (ex. sing, glasses, pass). Many activities/cards are included in the packet for this step. You can incorporate the use of these cards at any time (again, in the car, during games (monopoly, uno etc.), while waiting for a doctors appointment, before dinner).
5th Practice the Sound Within Phrases
At this level your child is supposed to say a word with the sound in a phrase (shorter sentence) (Ex. I see the sign, I see the glasses if you were working on the /s/ sound).
6th Practice the Sound Within Sentences
Have your say the sound in words within a longer sentence. You can have him/her make up his/her own sentences with good sounds or you can have your child repeat sentences after you. (ex. The sun is really bright today. If you were working on the /s/ sound).
Lastly, Practice the Sound in Everyday Conversational Speech
At this point in time your child is working on carrying over his/her good speech sounds into everyday speech. Your child should have someone take a listen to him/her when s/he is talking about his/her day or anything for that matter. If someone hears or notices that your child is not saying his/her good sounds have him/her repeat that sentence with an improved production.