Will My Child Outgrow His Speech Challenge?

by Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP Speech Therapist

Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Speech Buddies.

This week’s post comes to us from our own Gordy Rogers, M.S. CCC-SLP, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Speech Buddies, Inc., the makers of Speech Buddies Tools, as well as the owner of Brooklyn Speech Solutions, PLLC, a private practice in Brooklyn, New York.

Will my child outgrow his speech challenge? This question not only nags at all parents who are faced with addressing a child’s speech challenge, but is one that speech-language pathologists (SLPs) must seriously consider before beginning treatment. This post aims to shed some light on this often murky question and to arm parents with better information so that they may be more informed partners in the treatment decision-making process.

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What’s your Learning Style? New Science behind s-sound Articulation

by Mike Godwin Pronunciation & Lisps Speech Therapy Techniques

Our Seal Speech Buddy took center stage in a recent study published in the Pennsylvania Speech & Hearing Association journal, and the results are in. After only 4 hours of speech therapy, students using Speech Buddies were pronouncing 75% of their s-sounds correctly while students using traditional visual and auditory cues, pronounced only 45% of their s-sounds correctly.

Turns out, the secret to s-sound articulation is “learning styles.”
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10 Warning Signs of a Speech Disorder In Your Child

by Courtenay M. Language Development

10 Warning Signs of Speech Disorder in Your Child. What You Need to Know.

Would you be able to identify a speech disorder in your child? If you are like most parents, the answer is No. As we delve into Better Hearing and Speech Month, we would like to point out 10 warning signs of speech speech disorder in your child. Of course, symptoms can vary depending on the specific speech condition of your child, but there are some essential signs that every parent should watch for as their children grow and develop.
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Celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month in May

by Courtenay M. News Speech and Hearing Disorders

May is Better Hearing & Speech Month. Image courtesy of American Speech-Hearing-Language Association

Let’s celebrate Better Hearing and Speech month! We at Speech Buddies celebrate this month as an excellent opportunity to raise awareness about speech, hearing and communication disorders, and to explore treatment and speech therapy options. Ever since 1927, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has celebrated Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) by providing opportunities that raise awareness about communication disorders and promote treatments that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing.
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What is Your Speech Buddy Personality?

by Courtenay M. Parents' Corner Speech Therapist

Which Speech Buddy Personality Are You?

Which Avenger are you? What Frozen character most resembles your personality? Are you Anna or Elsa? Do these games sound familiar? Seems like everywhere we turn on social media lately, there are games that compare our personality to a famous character. So, in that vein, we thought of doing the same at Speech Buddies. What Speech Buddy personality are you? Rabbit Buddy, Seal Buddy? Speech Buddies has five Buddies specifically designed for your child’s articulation disorder. Who are these five Buddies and which one is the fit for you?