By Dr. Judy Montgomery, CCC-SLP, Professor, Chapman University
A 7 year old boy made this diagram of his “speech helpers” with the guidance of his speech therapist. He knows that he uses all these muscles to talk every day.
Jimmy bunched up his tongue in one direction, when he needed to smooth it out instead! Then one day, he changed his muscle pattern and suddenly he made his sounds the right way!! It helps to be a good listener, and be willing to try a new way when the situation calls for it!
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