Dot Articulation book GIVEAWAY

Dot Articulation book GIVEAWAY

Keeping up with our giveaways, next up is Dot Articulation from Speech Corner.  I use this book all the time with a variety of  different speech disorders. It’s a great way to get multiple productions in a fun and motivating format.  It has reproducible worksheets targeting 19 frequently articulated sounds, including blends.  For my kids with apraxia,  there are blank sheets in the book for you write in your own

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Speech Racer app review and GIVEAWAY!!

Speech Racer app review and GIVEAWAY!!

Speech Racer is a relatively new app from Complete Speech.  I first tried this app at the ASHA convention in December.  I was amazed at how it utilized visual feedback based on the quality of a /r/ sound within various positions of words.  It can be used for both iPhone and iPad.   You can choose between four different meters that provide visual feedback on the accuracy of the /r/

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Speech Stickers app review and GIVEAWAY

Speech Stickers app review and GIVEAWAY

May is Better Speech and Hearing Month, and The fourth Annual Apraxia Awareness Day is May 14th.  I’m offering giveaways on my blog that will be given away on May 14th!  First up is an app I literally use every week called Speech Stickers. Speech Stickers is the first app that I downloaded for Ashlynn (my daughter with apraxia) when she had first turned three.  I chose it because it

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Ignorance is bliss, but Awareness is POWER

Ignorance is bliss, but Awareness is POWER

Ignorance is bliss.  Yes, yes it is.  I can tell you this from personal experience.  If ignorance is bliss, what is hindsight?  Oh right, yes, I know.  Hindsight is 20/20, meaning looking at events afterward seem so much clearer than in the moment.  That much may be true. I was going through some old home movies.  Our 10 year wedding anniversary is coming up, and I guess I was feeling

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Word FLIPS giveaway!

Day 5 leading up to Apraxia Awareness Day on May 14th has me offering a giveaway for Word FLIPS by Super Duper Publications. Word FLIPS can be a useful and handy tool to use with kids who have apraxia.  It allows practice for simple CV syllable shapes for up to 3 repetitions.  It also allows for combining combos to form other bisyllabic words i.e. tie+knee = tiny.  I usually give

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