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Ask A Therapist: Nasal Emission of “SH”, “CH”, & “J”

Hi Sara, I have a student who is turning four years old next month. I have been seeing her for several months for nasal emission on /sh/, /ch/ and /j/. She never had any anatomical problems and has been seen by an ENT. Oddly, she produces /s/ and /z/ just fine in spontaneous speech. I’ve […]

October 29, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
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Ask A Therapist: Tongue Tip Position /S/ & /Z/

Hi Sara,   My friend Diane told me that you have been exploring alternate tongue positions for sibilants and recommended that I ask you the following question: Assuming there are no airway issues, how important is it to correct the resting posture of the tongue in order to enable correct production of sibilants?   I […]

August 13, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
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Ask a Therapist: Frontal Lisp

Hi, I am an SLP in an elementary school in Virginia. I have been recently viewing your course A Three-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy. I have found your information to be extremely fascinating and, although I have 2 more hours, I have learned so much through your training. I do have a question. I […]

July 22, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
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ASHA POSTER 2012

Variability of Tongue-Tip Placement: Acoustically Standard Production of /s/ Cross-Culturally Rosenfeld-Johnson, S. (2012, November). Poster session presented at the Annual ASHA Convention. Atlanta, GA. REFERENCES Bahr, D. C. 2001. Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment: Ages and Stages. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Bobath, B. 1971. Motor development, its effect on general development, and application to the […]

May 29, 2013 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
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Ask A Therapist: S & Z

Hi, Would you be able to recommend some at home products?  My daughter (8 yr. w/ Down Syndrome) is working on moving more air through the center of her mouth.  Air is coming out the sides.  Her therapist believes it will help her overall intelligibility.  In addition to this central goal, she will be focusing on the production […]

April 13, 2012 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: /S/, /Z/, ASK A THERAPIST, DOWN SYNDROME, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY OPT FOR /S/ AND /Z/, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SOUND PRODUCTION