Major focus area

Speech Therapy -> Articulation

Short description

Visual cues help a child see how to produce a target sound or word. Visual cues may include pointing to your mouth as you produce the target sound or word, exaggerating a sound or word, pairing a gesture or body movement with a sound, showing pictures associated with sounds and words (e.g., sound-referenced rebus), showing pictures of the positioning of the articulators, having a child watch themselves in a mirror, and many more.

Long description

Visual cues help a child see how to produce a target sound or word. Visual cues may include pointing to your mouth as you produce the target sound or word, exaggerating a sound or word, miming the word, pairing a gesture or body movement with a sound, showing pictures associated with sounds and words (e.g., sound-referenced rebus), showing pictures of the positioning of the articulators, having a child watch themselves in a mirror, and many more. A child will often need more cues when initially learning a sound. The therapist will work to decrease the amount of cues provided in order to help a child get closer to independence.