Yesterday I talked about what to do when your child mispronounces a word. I shared 4 of my tips that I use in therapy! The last tip was to slightly emphasize the target sound... but to do so as naturally as possible. How do we do this? By slightly elongating the preceding vowel sound instead of adding on an additional sound. So if your child says “ca” instead of cat, you could respond by saying “aww look at the caaaat” (not “catuh”).
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Why is this method effective?
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1️⃣ Elongating the vowel builds a split second of anticipation as to how you will finish the word. Anticipation = Attention!
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2️⃣ Elongating the vowel gives your child a little more time to process the sounds you are saying. This helps to maximize your model!
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3️⃣ This trick avoids phonological awareness errors. We don’t want our child to grow older and start spelling words with an extra “UH” on the end. By elongating the preceding vowel you are modifying a sound that IS in the word instead of adding a sound that is not.
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Why is this method effective?
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1️⃣ Elongating the vowel builds a split second of anticipation as to how you will finish the word. Anticipation = Attention!
.
2️⃣ Elongating the vowel gives your child a little more time to process the sounds you are saying. This helps to maximize your model!
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3️⃣ This trick avoids phonological awareness errors. We don’t want our child to grow older and start spelling words with an extra “UH” on the end. By elongating the preceding vowel you are modifying a sound that IS in the word instead of adding a sound that is not.
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