Speech Buddies Speech Therapy System

Speech Solutions Center

Answering your speech therapy questions

The Speech Solutions Center is our official online resource center, designed to provide you with all the information you need to confront challenges in speech and communication.  We aim to provide you with quick, yet reliable information based on these principles:

• Where to Start: Often diagnosing the problem is one of parents biggest challenges, we'll give you the basics to help get you on the right track
• Keep it Simple: We'll help you decipher the complex world of speech challenges so you can understand what you need to know
• What to Do: What do you do when you first suspect a speech challenge? What do you do when you have tried everything and are not making the progress you hope for your child?
• Make it Unbiased: Our guest authors and postings about additional topics in speech and communication disorders will serve to help you find the direction that is right for you and your child.

The Speech Solutions Center is also for SLPs and experts and we encourage you to use this site as a resource.  By sharing this information with your community, you are helping us improve global standards for communication.  

 Follow us on Twitter and or check back often for the latest updates and information on understanding and helping your child speak more clearly.  Have questions or topic suggestions?  E-mail us at: speechsolutions@articulatetech.com.  

Parent Resources

NEW! What skills help children learn to read?  Guest author and Speech Buddies Provider Nancy Barcal, MA CCC-SLP, gives parents some practical and helpful ways to help your child learn how to read. She advises playing with sounds, rhyming, grouping sounds and other fun tips!

Is there a difference in speech and language development between boys and girls?  Research shows that boys' and girls' brains are wired differently, resulting in differences in the rate of speech and language development.

It's Time for Kindergarten! Is Your Child Ready?  It’s hard to believe that the end of summer is here and the school year is fast approaching!  If you have a child entering kindergarten, this is a big milestone. Is your child ready?

Does my child have a speech problem?  How do I know?  What are the milestones and how do you know if your child needs help?

When is a speech sound error considered a disorder?  Nothing warms a parent’s heart like a child learning to talk. Even though all children make errors in the learning process, when are these errors normal and when are they cause for developmental concern?

Types of speech & language disorders: A Parent's Guide View our handy chart that shows the some of the major categories of speech and language disorders to help you identify what kinds of problem your child may have.  Once you know the challenge, it may be easier to know exactly what you can do to help your child. 

Does my child have an articulation disorder?  Years of research have shown that the two most important factors in diagnosing a speech or articulation disorder are: The type of speech error(s) your child is making and the age of your child.

My child has an articulation disorder: Now what? Overcoming an articulation disorder can be a life-changing event for your child.  It will not only improve your child’s ability to communicate, but increase their social and academic wellbeing.

Understanding Delayed Speech or Language Development - from KidsHealth

More Frequently Asked Questions about speech therapy and Speech Buddies

Speech Language Pathologist Resources

Clinical research information

Expert review - "Speech Buddies": written and conducted By: Dave Hammer, MA CCC-SLP, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Articulation Therapy with Speech Buddies - product review by Sherry Artemenko, CCC-SLP, author of Play on Words speech therapy blog

See what leading Speech-Language Pathologists are saying about Speech Buddies:  "As  soon as I saw the research results from their study, I knew I had to have  them!"   "I'm so happy that finally a solution exists to accomplish this task in a much more effective, consistent and professional way...."

SLP Provider Network: Are you a member yet?

Case Study: Treating Misarticulated /r/ with Speech Buddies: Clinical case study results investigating the efficacy of the tactile feedback method using the R Speech Buddy.

Video guides - how to use Speech Buddies; CBS Evening News broadcast; fun product demos and more! 

Speech Buddies Resources

Parent testimonials - read what Speech Buddies customers are saying!  "I stumbled upon Speech Buddies by total accident. In search of a more affordable option to private speech therapy, I turned online and found Speech Buddies....thanks so much for creating such a great tool."

New Take control! Your options with Speech Buddies. Confused about how Speech Buddies will benefit your child? Top three options for your family.

Video guides - how to use Speech Buddies; CBS Evening News broadcast; fun product demos and more!

The Speech Buddies Guarantee: Our 30-day satisfaction guarantee makes Speech Buddies easy to try.

Correctly Positioning Your Speech Buddy: Follow these three steps for correct positioning.

Full Instructions for the Speech Buddies product suite

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