What types of cues did you see us use to get a clear “ch” sound?

1️⃣ the primary cue was a gestural cue - this helped to get a strong, long sound
2️⃣ we also included some verbal feedback about “round lips”

Just another reminder about the importance of layering your cues - and how every child will require different cues!

Find all the cues to elicit the “ch” sound in the Ch & J Sound Handbook 💪🏼

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“Ugggghhh… not those cards again” - we’ve all heard it before! Why not try Articulation Squares for something different?

✅ they fit x48 pictures on one page
✅ provide a visual cue to help the child say their sound clearly
✅ and you can use them with SO MANY activities

Check out Articulation Squares at Adventures in Speech Pathology

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Parents can forget, or might not be able to attend your speech therapy session.

My top tip is to record you explaining what you say! It makes sure everyone is on the same page 👏🏼

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Day 2 of our Bjorem Cruise 👏🏼 

1️⃣ Navigating the ship was an experience in itself
2️⃣ Loved all the videos about CAS from @bjoremspeech 
3️⃣ I got to explore Nassau, Bahamas and swim in that water (and get dysregulated with loud music and hangry 😝) with my travel buddy @freetobeme.speech 
4️⃣ Bumped in to the phenomenal @speakingofsamantics team (Sam and Scott) on the boat
5️⃣ Games night was HILARIOUS! Our field cracks me up @mrsspeechiep 
6️⃣ it was just nice to “dress up” and explore the ship!

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Why am I late with my Bjorem Speech Cruise recaps? Who’s got time to splice these together when you’re laughing, connecting, and gathering 100ish talkative SLPs together?!

Special mention to our keynote speaker, the incredible @phuonglienpalafox, my SLP besties @rocktherspeech, @freetobeme.speech and @mrsspeechiep - and the entire @bjoremspeech team who made this possible.

Our sponsors delivered on the goodies bags👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @speakingofsamantics @meaviatoys @daileyeducationalservices 

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I love our sponsored shirts printed by @emilybspeech on the Bjorem Cruise 👏🏼 shoutout to @fundamental.therapy for our lanyards… how cool is my belt hack?! 

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Whooo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 made it on board and officially checked in for the 2025 Bjorem Speech Cruise @bjoremspeech 

So excited to to connect and present with all the SLPs on board! Follow my stories for all the behind the scenes!

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I was sleep deprived, time zone confused and a little overwhelmed at presenting in front of REAL LIFE SLPs for the first time in my career.

I love that the 2024 Bjorem Cruise 🚢 and Jen from @bjoremspeech offered me an opportunity and the right song to just make me feel like I could do this!

Can’t wait for next week!! I’ll be presenting about something I’m passionate about: getting high practice trials in speech therapy for working with SSDs.

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Learn how to teach and elicit the ‘sh’ sound with these verbal instructions  and carefully chosen words to encourage round lips👌🏼

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I could keep coming up with more mini ideas… should I make a round two version?

Minis from @speechtreeco 

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You don’t HAVE TO ELICIT A SOUND IN ISOLATION FIRST 😅

Yep, feel that relief! You can carefully screen for possible facilitative contexts, and see if certain vowels or consonants can encourage (or facilitate) a clearer sound!

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I’ve updated my vocabulary (part of being a Know Better, Do Better SLP).

The last one (swapping “correct” for “clear”) is a personal choice after reflecting on my own child’s speech journey.

What words have you changed?

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If you child deletes the second consonant sound in a cluster, you may need to work on that smaller word chunk (e.g., “lice”), and THEN try adding the /s/ at the start to make the cluster.

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STOP using Articulation Cards & START using Play!

Stop using articulation cards
Would you rather…

A  three-year-old who cannot sit still long enough for you to take the elastic band off your articulation cards

OR

an eight-year-old who has been in therapy forEVERRR and knows your toy cupboard and iPad better than you do?

I have one solution for you. PLAY. And not just free play, but play with purpose.

Just think about how different a therapy session could look like if you weaved modeling and drills into play, if you bombarded your kids with their target sounds with zest and humor. If they were able to move from words to phrases to sentences all without fully realizing that they were doing ‘speech work’ because gosh darnit they were having too much fun!!! It sounds appealing, right? And the key ingredient, the core principle that makes play successful is motivation.

Motivation.

Think about it for a second. Motivation is the reason that you buy that new toy or game. But then think how quickly that can fade for your older kids or not be engaging for your younger kids. Play is natural. Play comes easy to kids. So here is what you can do:

Get a list of words that feature your target sound: this saves you from scratching your head about what to do today. If you have your list, all you have to do is quickly scan it and choose some words. It can be as easy as searching the internet for words that start with ‘s’ and looking through your own articulation resources – I can’t go past the website Home Speech Home and the Webber Jumbo Articulation Drill Book.

Think creatively: how could you incorporate that word into play? Do you have a toy that features that sound? Is there an action or verb that could be fun to do and gets maximum reps? Does that child have any friends or family members with that name and then that name becomes the therapy focus? Could you get your your craft on with a bunch of these targeted words and create sound loaded awesomeness? And look, you don’t HAVE to pre-plan this. Once you have that word, therapy can just… happen. I know a bunch of SLPs have been getting into little trinkets from The Speech Tree  (who already has the sounds sorted for you)  and having a blast in therapy with a great play-based approach. But I’m sure you have your own toys, so you can easily create little sound boxes yourself.Add language with articulation goals

Match the right level to the right kid: If you’re at the word level, choose something exciting enough that can be drilled in sets of 10 (this is where choosing a verb or adjective is great!). If you’re working at the sentence level, I love incorporating challenges using that word (I typically pick nouns or a few verbs). Get your student to direct these challenges and be in charge so that they can use the language. Try these FREE handouts (for ‘l’ and ‘r’) from my Articulation in Play resource which are broken down into verbs, nouns and adjectives. It’s easy to adapt in therapy and great carryover for parents to do at home.

Send things home for parents. Until I had children of my own, I didn’t fully understand how BUSY life is. So it changed my whole perspective on giving homework and finding the right thing to give to parents. Talk to your parents, find out if they want structured homework or more play ideas. See what works for them. Sending home ideas and activities for parents that DON’T TAKE AWAY from their time is priceless. It’s the holy grail of carryover for parents. They’ll be thinking ‘you mean all I have to do is get my kid to tell everyone where to sit and that is them practicing their ‘s’ sound… um… yeah!’. Friendly little fridge reminders are a great way to achieve this. I’m always sending my kids home with a set from Monae’s Speech House and then giving them an everyday list that is easy to integrate into day to day routines.

Set challenges. And use the word ‘challenge’ (that ties in with the motivation). You can easily adapt the Peachie Speechie’s 100 Articulation Trials for this purpose. I’m thinking things like ‘do you think you can find 5 things in the supermarket that start with ‘s’ and things like that. I included a cute ‘I spy’ style list of words for when kids are out and about with their family in Articulation in Play. It’s one of those things that’s easy to tuck into a bag and whip out once you’ve spotted your target words in the environment.Carryover speech with treasure hunts

So there we have it – a different style of therapy, but boy is it fun. Your littlies will love your for it and your oldies will get a fresh buzz out of speech. I’m always sharing videos and pictures on my Instagram page @adventuresinspeechpathology so come and join me 🙂

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  • You have a variety of ways to elicit sounds that are fun.

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