SPEECH SOUND HAND CUES FOR SPEECH THERAPY AT HOME: Tactile and Visual Cues For Toddler Articulation

[@allyssamcvay6539]

I just wanted to say we think you’re incredible! Our son is 2.5 years old and has CAS. You have made such an impact on the way we approach our practice at home and also in his speech therapy 4 times a week. Thank you for all you do!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

This made my day!! Thank you for watching & for the comment!

[@saraburgess6176]

I'm a graduate SLP student with a birth-three home health practicum at the moment, your minimal pairs videos and hand cues are SO amazing. I'm definitely feeling less nervous and more excited to teach artic to a very unintelligible 2 year old:) You are amazing!

[@hayleybrokaw6349]

I'm an Early Interventionist and I use your videos every single day. Thank you so much for being you. You have helped a lot of my families more than their actual speech therapists!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Nice to meet ya! Thank you for watching! 💕

[@victoriaparker4802]

Thank you SOOOO very much for posting this video and providing the printouts. It is so helpful in helping my daughter articulate words and makes it so much easier! It is so kind of you to post this.

[@cassiepaeth7434]

I love your energy and enthusiasm and clarity!! Im an aba therapist looking into masters program for speech pathology. You videos are extremely clear, helpful, and I LOVE that you use examples & demonstrate as well

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Awesome! Thanks for the amazing comment!

[@emieakkermans8649]

Thanks for all these gem videos. I have a grandchild who is turning 4. She was diagnosed with severe to profound hearing loss on her left ear and moderate hearing loss on her right ear. She is not yet talking. She only says "papa papa". She just recently was able to walk which was recommended to her parents before she goes to speech therapy. But with the corona virus having those sessions will be challenging. Thanking God for people like you! Blessings and beyond!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

This is so nice! I hope this was helpful!

[@rattydeluxe]

Thank you Mother 😂❤❤❤ I feel like a baby fueled off your excitement. Will use this on my own students

[@jospehkohan2637]

Thank you so much. Really appreciate your knowledge and help 🤗😊👍

[@kaylajacobs7778]

You are so awesome! What a success you’ve become! So proud for you and what you are doing with your skills!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Kayla!!! ❤️❤️❤️ so crazy to see you on here! Miss you! Hope all is well!

[@karenbrown314]

Thank you very much for all of your videos! Your energy is great and you are very knowledgeable.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

So nice! Thank you for this nice comment!

[@ireneswee7074]

You are simply awesome. Thank you

[@AmberHouk-h3e]

Love this video! Using these in my DI sessions!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Thanks for the comment! Happy to help!

[@kittyfigliola9085]

Hey Kelli, I wanted to reach out because I was curious if I you would ever consider doing a video of your top skilled intervention techniques? Specifically for pediatrics? I am a recent SLPA and love gaining all of the knowledge I can about this new profession and what you have noticed works within the pediatric setting.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Hey there! Great idea, I’ve had another similar request from other therapists as well so I will begin planning for this one! Stay tuned! 💕

[@TheSpeechScoop]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOmXnqGpJxqqbM the brand new video may help!!! Lmk if this is what you were looking for!!

[@marymikhail1331]

I'm so damn into you!!! You literally saved my and my son's life during this time since living in Illinois the school systems have turned their backs on us parents with children with special needs... zero therapies so I became everything he needs. Running across you is LIFE!!!!!!❤❤❤

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Thank you so much for the compliment & im so sorry about the school therapies :(

[@ralynm.vasquez3361]

Thank you so much we appreciated❤

[@diamondstarkey474]

Thank you for doing this! It has helped so much!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Yay! I’m so glad!!

[@celesterg677]

❤ thank you for all

[@erin728]

Thank you SO SO SO much for this!!!!!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Thank you for watching!

[@jospehkohan2637]

You are so awesome and appreciated!!! Thank you moocho 😊👏

[@catherinekealohakuikahidav7411]

Hey Keli, just wanted to thank you so much for your wonderful videos!! Got a text from a mom today, Hey, my two year old said her first word today! She said Yay! I know this is her first word because of your speech video person said exclamations are words! Just wanted you to know that I have watched most if not all of your early speech videos and found them helpful as well as accurate and fun to watch, so I recommend them widely to my speech families. You are developing a following in the Kona area of Hawaii on the big island 😁 🏖

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Hey Catherine! That is so great!! Thank you so much for the nice comment & for watching / sharing! This channel is successful because of people like you! 💕

[@samantharodriguez6192]

Hi! Im so happy I ran into you channel it’s been so helpful with the 2 videos I’ve watched so far! 😁I downloaded your handout for the hand cues and noticed that the directions for the “h” sound is the description for the “t” sound. I figured how you were showing how to do the “h” but I still wanted to let you know since you mentioned in your video that no one let you know about the other mistake till way after. Thank you again for your amazing videos and resources! 🙏🏼

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Thank you so much!!! I’ve been meaning to update that forever but keep forgetting! Now I’ve got it on my to do for tomorrow!

[@melindak548]

So great!

[@heleenvandermerwe6694]

Thank you for this !

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Thanks for watching!

[@hamdyismael6513]

Excellent 👌

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@carlosbalufoavila1648]

Hi Kelly, I am loving your videos here in the UK. Its helping us help my 4 yearsold boy with his speech. I am having troubles trying to get into your page to download the documents. Thanks for everything you are doing

[@TheSpeechScoop]

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Thespeechscoop try this!

[@rebeccarocanello5804]

My 18 month old just started speech and her SLP recommended watching your videos! I’m loving them so far, but I’m curious if you have a video that is just for vowel hand cues? She told us to start with vowels and my little is struggling with some of them. Thank you so much for all the great information!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Yes I do! I think it’s titled “when all words sound the same, vowel cues!” Check on the apraxia playlist!

[@zaibanoor5357]

I wanted to ask do you have a touch sign (cue) for all the sounds? Because you only show a few. You are amazing

[@Shelley-wn5ik]

Hi Kelli! You rock!!!! So very talented and fun to watch and learn from! I am an RBT/teacher to children with autism. I'm a little nervous to try with them because wouldn't they learn to copy those sound cue hand gestures and use them every time they talk to others. You know how they have a tendency to be literal about things. :) Does this occur and if so, how do we fade the prompt?

[@sun-um4zm]

I'm eagerly waiting for your next video - how to make my kid interact with other kids

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Oh yay! Yes! I’ve had a lot of parents asking about this recently and I’ve been replying in separate emails and comments so I figure it’s about time to make a video on that! :) glad you’re excited & I hope it’s going to be very helpful! it should come out by mid this coming week (as I’m on spring break from my full time job so I have a little more time on my hands!) :)

[@sun-um4zm]

@@TheSpeechScoop thank you 😊 so much for reading comments and responding quickly .

[@SomeoneSomewhere1984]

This is excellent and very helpful. Thank you! Do you have any tips for teaching littles with very few words to sit so you can work with them? I have twins with only a few words and it’s difficult to get them to sit and give me attention.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Yes I do! I have a video called “improving toddler attention span” I believe!! Make sure to watch that one for a few tips on “stay & play” & if you need even more ideas, Teach Me To Talk podcast by @LauraMize is a wonderful resource!

[@SomeoneSomewhere1984]

Perfect! I will watch that one today. Thank you so much for responding!

[@eloisabithao2999]

Hi There. I need a video of all the letters with hand cue please and thank you

[@poojabansal5726]

Thank you...

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Thank you for the comments!

[@meme-cr8ry]

Love that I can follow you with the handout...definitely helps. Thanks so much for this. Was wondering as to whether you have a cue for n? My son says opa instead of open and I'd like to stress the ending sound for him with a cue.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

I don’t currently have a hand Q4 in but since and is made by opening the mouth and laying the tongue flat on the roof of the mouth he might be able to see it as long as you can exaggerated enough and hold a bag of chips or the bag with pieces of the game and it right next to your mouth to draw his attention there!! I think I also have a video called “when a child leaves off parts of a word” or something along that line that I filmed almost a year ago - I remember I used the word “muffin” as an example, i’ll try to run through the videos and put it in the comment below this for you! Thank you for watching!!

[@meme-cr8ry]

@@TheSpeechScoop Great idea. Thanks a lot. I'll be sure to check out the other video.

[@dwight24]

love it!!!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Thank you for watching!

[@christiefrancis]

Hey, the description of the cue for /h/ is actually for /t/.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Ahh yes :/ we are working on a completely new resource so I haven’t updated this one! So sorry about that!

[@KATHLEENDEYO-d9j]

Did you do R? Do you gave a video on R?

[@aura22blossom]

I would love some of your energy i will do my best each day with my little ones

[@TheSpeechScoop]

You can do it!!

[@florida_grace7382]

What a blessing you have been! Hi 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’m an ESL tutor and an associate recommended your videos. Can you help with teaching the /el/, /il/ sound as in camel, pencil. Specifically the tongue placement. Thank you for your helpful videos.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Sure! Actually for both of those words it’s the same tongue placement! Because they both are the sounds “ul” as in “pool” “camel” pencil” even though they all three use different vowels it’s the same speech sound so really just the L sound! I hope this helps! Let me know. thank you so much for watching’

[@098poiu]

Thank you so much for these wonderful videos!!! It has been really helpful in incorporating into our everyday activities for my 3 year old with profound CAS. You mentioned there were 44 Speech sounds in the English language- the pdf worksheet download shows 21 of them. Do you have any resources for the other sounds’ hand cues? 🤟

[@TheSpeechScoop]

I have about 5 more that I use, but some sounds are a combo of 2 sounds / hand cues so that’s why there’s only about 25-27! I will be updating the sound cue sheet this week to include more so please check back!! ❤️

[@kjdeGroot3]

Sons 3.5 years old with apraxia. Trying to work on speech at home. For a speech session do you start with working on the these sound and then use Target words for the sound you are working on in activities? And how many sessions do you work on that sound before moving to the next? I’ve been using the minis from speechtreeco

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Oh great! Have you seen my videos on apraxia yet? There are 2 or 3 & they go in order! First target vowels, then once all vowels are mastered, pick a consistent sound that they have (- this is different from other approaches is a child does not have apraxia, we would start with /m, p, b/ sounds & then work our way up through all the consonants sounds in order of average chronological age of development) but for apraxia, let’s say he has the /k/ sound. Then start adding the vowels in to /k/ & once that is consistent /koo/ /key/ /Kay/ /kuh/, then try to add an end sound - (look for my video on final consonant deletion) so then we have a full word /keep/ /cat/ /cup/ etc.. does that make sense or help at all? For apraxia it’s all about encouraging them by using what sounds they do have to motivate them by using those in words and then adding on a new sound at the end until that is consistent and sometimes it can take weeks for one sound to develop depending on how frequent they practice, and other times it can take a few sessions at most, so hang in there!!! He will get it!! (Try working on 2/3 sounds per week - MAX, so for example let’s say he has the K sound and all vowels, we would try using /cat/ & targeting /t/ all day Monday, then /p/ on Tuesday/Wednesday for “cup” and then maybe /t/ again on Thursday, and /m/ on Friday/sat for “come”) this is called a cycles approach, where you cycle through a few related sounds so that the child does not feel discouraged every day if they have trouble with a sound, there is a new sound the next day and then maybe we circle back to the difficult sound! Improves motivation & also gets lots of repetitions in!

[@araidf.denson5633]

Hi there great video but I can’t download your 5 page speech sound chart. Help!

[@laurasims305]

This looks great, where can I find the hand cur download, can't seem to find it on the website. Thanks so much.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

This PDF download will be updated VERY soon with more cues & to correct an error but here is the original www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Thespeechscoop

[@Find-Your-Wellness-With-Me]

1. My 18 months old for 2 months of speech activity can say long "a" for dog, long "e" for horse and "da" - kind of words, but bubbles more sounds so how to move her bubbles to words? We stopped to make a progress for words. Our SLP cannot help much. 2. What to do if a kid just cannot figure out how to use her muscles? I use my fingers to make her lips and cheeks for cow sounds (long "u") but she just cannot copy the same movement. It took 3-4 months to chew soft food only and happened 2 months ago. So the issue with not able to move her muscles are real problem. Any idea? Have you ever had such client? What to expect with such kids, talking by age 5?! Please make a video for 2 questions if you don't have it yet. Thank you!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Hey Julie, first thank you so much for watching & for the comment! Without seeing your little one it definitely sounds like they may have characteristics of an Childhood Apraxia Speech, which is a motor speech disorder where the oral mechanisms in the mouth (tongue, jaw, lips, etc) have difficulty sequencing movements together to form the sound or word that the child wants to say, and often time it is very frustrating for kids bc they know what they want to say, and the brain is telling the lips / tongue what to do but it’s just not able to do so on command. Don’t worry though! With specific approaches like using the speech sound hand cues and helping your child move their lips consistently over and over again for the sound that you want them to say they can definitely be successful & show progress over time. I have some videos on apraxia of speech but I would definitely ask your SLP if they have any experience with Apraxia, and what their thoughts are on that. And again I haven’t seen your little one but just from what you told me!

[@Find-Your-Wellness-With-Me]

@@TheSpeechScoop Thanks for the reply. Our SLP doesn't use different approach for kids with Apraxia, so I guess I need to figure out everything by myself. So, do you use the same approach for every kid or you adjust it based on their personality, interests etc you name it? For now I cannot even make my 19 months old to use existing sounds to communicate with me. She prefers to use grunting (produce sounds by throat with closed mouth which drives me nuts, it is so annoying to hear it all day long) or her own body language. I cannot pretend that I don't understand her.

[@NightBear007]

My daughter is 3 and has Down Syndrome and is having trouble saying the "m" sound. She says lots of other sounds and some words. and LOTS of signs... but I am struggling with getting her to say M. Thank you so much for these videos!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Hey there does she typically breathe out of her mouth? It may be more difficult if she does, as it’s not comfortable for her to close her lips together & block the air flow - if she has a mouth open posture typically

[@nikiholtzman9108]

Hi, I found your incredible videos on you tube and gave them to one of my families I see through early intervention. She is not able to access speech services for her 4 year old so I was going to download your cue sheets to give her. Can’t find the site. I don’t mind sending you $. Thanks

[@TheSpeechScoop]

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Thespeechscoop

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Here you go!! So sorry!

[@flyingcarpet4915]

Thank you for your wonderful videos. I wish they were available earlier. As a parent I’m trying to help my 5.5 yr old son, who has final consonant deletion, blending errors. I have started with minimal pairs where he can pronounce the individual word correctly but not in a sentence. Would you Plz guide how to practice the word “thiSs” and “iTT”in sentences. Even if he says the individual word correctly, he doesn’t use it correctly in his speech. Eg in “This is it “ all final sounds are always missing. Similary ‘x’ (ks), j, r are still difficult to pronounce. Thank you so much for your help once again

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Those are all age appropriate errors at his age!! They should come over time, by age 7!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

You can work on the CH sound for the J sound and just remind him to turn his voice on! For the X sound it is a K and an S blended together so you can separate those and then work on combining those sound slowly So-k-ssss

[@BharatKumar-uy5dk]

Would this method help with an autistic toddler who has a delay speech? Thank you

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Hi! Yes! I use these with all of my autistic toddler clients 💜 so fun!

[@suparnamisri2603]

Hi Kelly , thankyou so much for your wonderful videos. My little one is 18 months old and recently has started make sounds like ma-na, pa-pa, wa-wa . He babbles , I am not sure how do I proceed step by step. He does not imitate me yet. Will really appreciate any guidance .

[@TheSpeechScoop]

That’s great! Definitely focus on vowel exaggeration & productions! Then add in & rotate through those consonants that he has (m, p, w) and should also have /b/!

[@gypsydayle7083]

What happens if they haven't done these in order?

[@mireyacarrillo6128]

Hi there, I love your videos and have shared speech hand cues with my families. However, most of my families tend to be Spanish speaking. Is there a site that you might direct me to. Much appreciated.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Let me look into this to see if I can find a great resource for your families in Spanish!!

[@mireyacarrillo6128]

@@TheSpeechScoop you are so sweet. Thank you!

[@jdu1608]

Thank you so much for doing this!! My son is still waiting for speech therapy (insurance issue and delay), and my son’s teacher recommend your channel! We are struggling because my son (almost 4 yr old) cannot pronounce some sound, like he can say “gor” as in Gordon but cannot say “good” he would say “dood” or “bood”. People have hard time understand him, we need to guess what he’s trying to say, and he gets frustrated when we cannot understand him :( how can we help him?

[@Raven-fx5qm]

This is called fronting. He is taking the sound that is normally produced in the back of the mouth/throat and moving it to the front of his mouth. Make a /g/ sound then make a /d/ sound. See what I mean? He is taking that back sound and producing it at the front of his mouth instead. I would have him practice saying "Gordon" and really emphasize to him to feel where his tongue is when he is correctly saying the /g/ This will be a good start until he can start speech therapy. He will do great :)

[@TheSpeechScoop]

I have a video on the G sound!! Be sure to check it out G and Kay are the same sounds won his voice on when his voice off so that’s the first track and I like to pretend like I’m drinking chocolate milk and gulping it!

[@BetheChange80]

The affordability of the services is a big deterrent. For 5 years old speech therapist charge between 300-400 dollars for the initial assessment. If Govt introduced subsidised rates or free 1 to 2 sessions many would utilise the services early.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Wow that’s extremely expensive! I can tell you that speech therapists are definitely not getting paid that! Lol we are the most underpaid healthcare professional

[@gabrielaalaniz1118]

Hello! I work with children with autism, I am new to the ABA field. I am a registered behavioral therapist and have to wear a mask while doing in-home sessions. I’m struggling on getting one of my kiddos to imitate more. How can I do hand cues while wearing a mask?

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Hey there, I would focus on over exaggerated vowel productions during gross motor and interactive play! Be very gestural & use them in context or during preferred activities!

[@alyssamiller66]

Is there a link to the speech sound cues? Thanks

[@TheSpeechScoop]

You can find them on our teachers pay teachers store! @the speech scoop

[@mayah1989]

Hi, love this video! We're in Norway and struggling to get to a speech therapist in a public health care system. The vowels here are different and I'm wondering what gestures to use for them. We have ø (as in uh), å (as in oh), e (as in eh), i (as in tree), æ (as in well), y (as in yum), a (as in apple). o (as in tomato) and u (as in you). My son is mostly saying vowels and consonants m, b and d. He does not imitate our sounds. Do you do digital consultations?

[@TheSpeechScoop]

How old is your little one! Those consonants sounds are the first developing sounds so may be age appropriate!!

[@yurisemino712]

Can this also help my son, he says the first prat of the word ex: wa for water and its been a little difficult to get him to say the entire word, what would you recommend? Thank you!

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Try this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp63nZ6gndKYn68 for syllable reduction - leaving off an entire syllable!! Or this one for single sounds kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHOQfYmaa9GBjc0! Hope this helps!

[@cortneycrocker8489]

Where can we download these pages at?

[@TheSpeechScoop]

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Speedy-Speech-Sound-Hand-Cues-PDF-6138867 There’s an error on there for /h/ I believe but it is being updated very soon!

[@mirhasvlog4345]

There is no option to download this speech sound hand cue..

[@nhiongtpphcn5948]

- I have a 7 year old boy with ASD. He could talk when he was 4.5 years old. Now he says sentences of 7-8 words long, and talk much, meaning is ok but the pronunciation is not clear. I only understand her words about 60% in context. How to improve this skill? Can the instructions on the video be applied to ASD? Thank you so much.

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Hey there, they can but at the single word level I just put out a video on Jargon and echolalia The White be helpful so possibly check out the newest video that is out!

[@inkatiable7813]

First of all, thank you so much for all of your videos and content

[@TheSpeechScoop]

I would try to take that /d/ sound and use OTHER vowels in place like "dodododod" be silly like "EWWWW DOO DOO!!" or something silly to see if they are able to replace the vowel first. Focus heavily on vowels in general until the consonants come! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYW6k6Kiqpx6i6M OR try playing and incorporating onomatopias until they are ready! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJvTXpiYo7SDmM0

[@inkatiable7813]

@@TheSpeechScoop thank you ❤❤❤

[@ralynm.vasquez3361]

Pls… teach me the easy interaction words for my kids I'm a respite worker that he can understand me.

[@ogechiigboejesi1942]

Hello Kelli. Am Ogechi all the way from Nigeria. Am a teacher and I have a child of 7 years who has difficulty sound his alphabet and reading. The sounds he make is usually for his throat so its always vibrating. He can't blow out air from his mouth, so making the t, b, s, sounds is difficult and can only produce the t sound when he covers his nostrils. How can I help him?

[@TheSpeechScoop]

Hey there, I would start with the ENT - ear nose & throat doctor & see if he has weak velopharyngeal closure to help with plosive sounds