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One of the most popular sounds in speech therapy is the /r/ sound. Many of the children that we work with have difficulty producing this sound correctly, and it is one of the hardest sounds to teach! In this post, I want to share some "tricks" I use to teach this sound: 1. Make sure the child is developmentally capable of producing the sound. I usually do not work on the /r/ sound with children younger than 5 years of age.  2. Usually, children substitute the /r/ with a /w/. We want to make sure the child can differentiate between...

A FUN and FREE game to target vocabulary and turn taking skills. You take turns with your child saying “My Mommy/Daddy went to the store and got…” There are a few variations you can make to this game: -For small children you can use pictures like these, and place them in a basket once they are labeled.   -You can incorporate some phonological awareness goals, by selecting a letter/sound, and name only items that begin with that sound. For example, /b/ for bread, beans, banana, etc. - You can reinforce your child’s second language, by playing the game in his/her...

Nothing warms my heart more than seeing children enjoying and learning with our materials! This little fellow is in a bilingual school, and he is reinforcing his Spanish by practicing colors at home! Check him out in this ADORABLE video Macara Maven & More shared with us! :) Also, read here their article "3 of the best ways to learn Spanish fluently."     If you liked what you read, join us in our Facebook group: Resources for bilingual children with speech delays, where we will be sharing activities and materials to promote speech and language development. Also, don't forget to like us...