{"id":7820,"date":"2014-05-07T16:32:51","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T23:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/?p=7820"},"modified":"2019-04-05T12:47:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T19:47:56","slug":"new-science-behind-s-sound-articulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/speech-therapy-techniques\/new-science-behind-s-sound-articulation\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s your Learning Style? New Science behind s-sound Articulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Seal Speech Buddy took center stage in a recent study published in the Pennsylvania Speech &amp; Hearing Association journal, and the results are in. After only <strong>4 hours of speech therapy<\/strong>, students using Speech Buddies were pronouncing <strong>75% of their s-sounds correctly<\/strong> while students using traditional visual and auditory cues, pronounced only 45% of their s-sounds correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out, the secret to s-sound articulation is &#8220;learning styles.&#8221;<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s your learning style?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/5039047125_6a68b0c9f4_o.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7847 lazyload\" alt=\"Visual Learner Tarsier\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/5039047125_6a68b0c9f4_o-253x300.png\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/5039047125_6a68b0c9f4_o-253x300.png 253w, https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/5039047125_6a68b0c9f4_o-784x927.png 784w, https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/5039047125_6a68b0c9f4_o-470x556.png 470w, https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/5039047125_6a68b0c9f4_o-350x414.png 350w, https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/5039047125_6a68b0c9f4_o.png 845w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 253px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 253\/300;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe idea is simple, some of us learn better by talking about an idea, or perhaps by mapping out an idea. A good teacher brings many learning modes into their classroom, knowing that &#8220;aha moments&#8221; come most easily when all the senses have a chance to contribute. Here&#8217;s a quick guide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Verbal<\/strong> &#8211; Do you need to talk it out? Does it click when you explain it to someone else? That&#8217;s verbal learning at work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visual<\/strong> &#8211; Is there pile of post-it notes next to you? Fond of doodling during calls? You might be a visual learner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tactile<\/strong> &#8211; Sports, bread-baking, dancing, managing a toddler birthday party &#8212; tactile learners excel here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Naturally, this idea extends to speech therapy. In the study, all students are treated with visual and verbal instructions about how to make the s-sound, but the students using Speech Buddies have the benefit of a &#8220;tactile&#8221; learning experience as well. Using the Seal Speech Buddy helps a student understand exactly where to put their tongue to pronounce the s-sound correctly.<\/p>\n<h2>Tactile Learning is Key<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the fine print in the study: while the study says that students without Speech Buddies are getting 45% of their s-sounds correct, that&#8217;s really an average of all the students in the study. A few students get ALL of their s-sounds correct with just a couple hours of verbal prompting and visual instruction.<\/p>\n<p>But most students continue to struggle to pronounce the s-sound without tactile feedback. In the group that used Speech Buddies, only one student continued to struggle with the s-sound by the study&#8217;s conclusion. For some of us, it&#8217;s going to be very difficult to learn with just verbal prompting and visual cues. Fortunately, for common sounds, there is a Speech Buddy Tool that can help.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact on Parents and Students, and all of us<\/h2>\n<p>Outside of a study, kids who continue to have difficulty producing correct sounds will continue practicing, working with what they can to improve their articulation. But consider this quote from the paper&#8217;s introduction:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Articulation and speech sound disorders affect as many as 7.5% of the school-age population and can negatively impact teacher perceptions of students with reduced speech intelligibility as well as inter-peer relationships &#8230; Apart from this documented personal cost, articulation and speech sound disorders contribute to an estimated annual cost to society of between $30 billion and $154 billion in lost productivity, special education services, and medical care.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One little Speech Buddy Tool can have a lot of impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Seal Speech Buddy took center stage in a recent study published in the Pennsylvania Speech &amp; Hearing Association journal, and the results are in. 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