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Speech Therapy Vowel

Incorrect formulation and pronunciation of words is the most common and noticeable speech-language disorder. Helping children (and adults) to correct articulation errors can be tedious, but our articulation remediation product lines can help. Developed by practicing speech-language pathologists, our materials help you get to the root of the problem, offer concrete suggestions and treatment and provide you with appropriate, motivating therapy materials.

There are no hard and fast criteria for therapy target selection in phonological therapy, but rather, sets of general guidelines. It is commonly observed clinically that some children make remarkable progress when the clinician apparently breaks all the "rules, or phonological principles.

It is important to base target selection upon linguistic criteria, taking motivational factors into account.

Complete the phonetic inventory as soon as possible, starting with /f/ if it is absent, or any fricative if there are no fricatives.