The Best Speech Therapy Tool I Ever Used!
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Can you guess what was the best speech therapy tool I ever used? It was nothing high-powered, expensive, or super special, but it was highly effective in eliciting responses from my clients. Are you ready?
BUBBLES!
Yes, good old-fashioned bubbles! I would use them with my clients as young as 15 months old up to 10 years old! Everybody loves bubbles. Not only do they put a smile on your face, but who can resist chasing them and popping them?
So, besides being great fun and completely engaging, bubbles truly do have some great speech and language building characteristics. Let me name a few!
1. Bubbles are great for encouraging those early developing sounds like b and p. You can ‘pop‘ the ‘bubbles‘ and say the words or at least the /b/ and /p/ sound at the same time you’re popping them.
2. You can identify ‘big’ bubbles versus ‘little‘ bubbles; great way to build opposites!
3. Did I mention they make you smile?
So, parents, if you want a great way to boost your little one’s developing speech and language skills, go get some bubbles and get baby-talking!
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