Use the following, as adapted from Voice Choice!™ by Sandra Schwartz, M.S., CCC-SLP, to help your clients make easy vocal productions! Remember-before beginning any voice treatment, the client should receive an evaluation by an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat Doctor). Read the information below to learn more about the components of voice as well as to get a practice activity for each voice component. A speech-language pathologist (SLP) can help these clients to vocalize easier and in a more productive manner. Daymut, M.A., CCC-SLP Children and adults can suffer from voice disorders that affect the pitch, loudness, and overall quality of their vocal productions. Promoting Easy Vocal Productions by Kevin Stuckey, M.Ed, CCC-SLP and Julie A. The SLP will then review the results and determine if therapy interventions are appropriate.Free, educational handouts for teachers and parents* Number 335 If a child does not provide a response, continue by saying “Listen again, and say what I say.” If the child does not provide a response at that time, simply record a “No Response” for that item and continue with the assessment. Record the child’s correct/incorrect sound productions.Present each sound in isolation, syllables, and/or words with clear articulation.Keep in mind that if a child can correctly produce the sound in isolation (by itself), in syllables, or at the beginning, middle, or end of a word, then stimulability testing is not needed. Find a quiet place with minimal distractions to enhance the child’s ability to focus.Below are some general guidelines for testing stimulability. If the child is not focused to the therapist and the activity, there is a tendency for the child to continue making errors in sound production. The SLP may encourage correct production with simple suggestions for how to produce the sounds, such as playing a “Say it just like me” game or giving cues like “Put your teeth together and say ‘s.’” It is very important for the child’s attention to be focused on this task. This assessment may include several attempts by the child as he/she tries to correctly say the sound. How Does an SLP Assess Stimulability? To test stimulability, an SLP uses repetition tasks where he/she says the sound correctly and asks the child to repeat the sound. Direct intervention will help the child learn and practice correct production of the misarticulated or omitted sounds. In this case, direct intervention services with the SLP may be required. If a child cannot correctly imitate a sound, we say that he/she is not stimulable for that sound. This means that the sound will likely develop to correct production without direct intervention. If a child can correctly imitate a sound, we say he/she is stimulable for that sound. Articulation stimulability refers to testing whether a child can imitate correct production of a speech sound. When children mispronounce or omit (leave out) speech sounds, a speech-language pathologist (SLP) can test stimulability for the sounds in error. Handy Handouts ® Free, educational handouts for teachers and parents* Number 317 Stimulability for Speech Sounds by Kevin Stuckey, M.Ed., CCC-SLP What Is Articulation Stimulability? Articulation is the production of speech sounds.
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