I’ve always been fascinated by the science and practice of speech therapy. It is something I considered back in the day that I actually thought I might go on for my master’s degree. Well, nearly five children later, I’m no closer to my degree, but I’m still interested in speech and reading instruction. Although none of my children have had speech difficulties, I have a close friend whose daughter struggles with speech issues at times.
With all this in the back of my mind, I was excited to receive e-book downloads for Super Star Speech: Speech Therapy Made Simple, Super Star Speech: S, Z, Sh, and Super Star Speech: R and L. Written by Debbie Lott, M. Ed. and a homeschool mom, these books truly do simplify what often seems overwhelming—trying to correct a speech difficulty.
I’ve spent hours reading through her books, finding them full of easy explanations, hints for the parent who doesn’t know what she is doing (yet!), and a myriad of activities to reinforce the correct pronunciation of sounds. She includes blank lesson planning forms so you can tailor each lesson to your child’s needs, rather than progressing at a set pace. This removes pressure from the parent and the child to perform and allows them to move forward as skills are mastered.
In Super Star Speech: Speech Therapy Made Simple, Debbie gives a detailed look at speech therapy and how to work with your child (including lessons and evaluations), then provides ideas, word lists, and activities for many of the common errors in sound pronunciations. In each of the e-books aimed at specific sounds, Debbie repeats much of the instruction and teaching hints and then supplies games, practice sentences, word lists, and evaluation sheets for the specific sounds.
It will require significant time and attention to your child to make this (or probably any) speech therapy program work. I would highly recommend this program to anyone who has a child struggling, even slightly, with speech issues.
Details: All of these books are available as e-books from CurrClick.
- Speech Made Simple $12.95
- Specific sounds e-books range in price from $5.00 (single-sound samplers) to $12.95 for the related sounds books.
Disclaimer: I received copies of these products for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are my own. I received no other compensation.
