The workbook is intended for children between 5 and 8 years of age who either need to correct small pronunciation errors or who need to completely re-educate already acquired and consolidated defects. This volume deals with the most common articulation disorders, which are those of phonemes /c/, /r/, /s/ and syllables with r.
The material has been extensively tested and is a very valuable aid through which children will be able to normalize their pronunciation and improve their speech.
Dyslalia, or disorders in the articulation of words, is a very common problem in children between 5 and 8 years old. The difficulty of pronunciation of the phoneme in particular derives, in the vast majority of cases, of a functional alteration in the organs involved in speech, especially in poor positions of the lips, tongue, incorrect breathing, lack of vibration in the tongue, air leaks through the mouth, nose, teeth, etc..
These small problems constitute a serious problem, but they are very important aspects to take into account, since, if the erroneous mechanisms of defective pronunciation are established in these organs, the pronunciation defect becomes automatic and becomes part of the child's daily speech, and is also reflected in the written language, which contributes to increase their difficulties in the area of language.
It is quite common for parents to start worrying that their 3-4-5 year old son or daughter is not pronouncing correctly. This issue, to a certain extent, is considered normal. There is what is called evolutionary articulation disorders, which consists of the incorrect pronunciation of phonemes and constitutes a phase or period of time corresponding to that age in which the child begins to speak until, little by little, he or she manages to perfect his or her pronunciation around the age of 5-6 years. However, in some cases, these articulation problems persist because there are still some causes that originate and consolidate them; among them, for example: presence of lingual frenulum, fallen teeth with the consequent air leakage, dental arches of difficult overlapping, the tongue that has not learned to vibrate (case of the r) and other causes, such as the existence of models to imitate in the family or social environment.
In view of this problem, it is advisable to take it into account and pay due attention to it in order to train it to pronounce well each of the sounds corresponding to each letter of the alphabet, as well as the syllables and words.
This is the purpose of this book, which offers the child and the trainer a series of preventive exercises aimed at eliminating the risk of consolidating bad pronunciation habits, as well as specific re-education exercises corresponding to all phonemes and symphons (stuck syllables that are difficult to pronounce).
The content of this booklet is a support material in the re-education of the most frequent articulation disorders. With the help of the reeducator or even the parents themselves, it will allow to train the child in speech in a normalized and progressive way. The guidance of a speech therapy professional will be of great help in the graduation, adaptation and continuity of the exercises.
