Fluency
Stretched speech, gentle onset, light contacts, continuous phonation, pausing, and rate control: how each works, how it drifts in home practice, how they fit together on a level ladder, and what the trials show.
Updated September 202616 min read
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Puh-tuh-kuh explained: what diadochokinetic rates measure, Fletcher's age norms for 6 to 13 year olds, how to administer the task, and whether DDK drills belong in home practice.
September 20269 min read
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Ten AI speech therapy apps compared by use case: SLP-assigned home practice, kids’ articulation games, stuttering apps for adults, and neuro rehab. Verified features and pricing, disclosure included.
July 202612 min read
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Most toddlers go through a bumpy speech phase. How to tell typical disfluency from early stuttering, the real recovery numbers, and when to book an SLP evaluation.
July 20269 min read
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No cure exists, but that is not the whole story: natural recovery in children, what treatment achieves for adults, and how to spot a miracle cure you should walk away from.
July 20269 min read
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One approach rebuilds speech to be fluent, the other rebuilds the stuttering moment to be easier. Techniques, trial evidence, trade-offs, and how clinicians combine them.
July 202610 min read
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Why children start stuttering, why some outgrow it and others persist, and the myths about parenting, anxiety, and trauma that the research has put to rest.
July 20269 min read
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Stuttering is neurological, strongly genetic, and not caused by anxiety or personality. What the research actually says, and what it means for treatment.
July 20268 min read
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The fluency-shaping routine clinics teach, written for adults who stutter: stretched syllables, gentle onsets, breath groups, and a 10-minute daily practice plan.
July 20269 min read
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Why reading aloud is the bridge between drills and conversation, and how reading practice builds articulation carryover and fluency with AI feedback.
June 20269 min read
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Why conversation is where speech skills become real, and how AI role-play practice helps students carry target sounds and fluency techniques into everyday talking.
June 20269 min read
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A research-based chart of when children master each English speech sound by age, based on Crowe & McLeod (2020) norms, plus how to read the norms and when to seek help.
June 202611 min read
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Why /r/ is so challenging, evidence-based treatment approaches, and home practice activities to help children master this tricky sound.
Updated May 202614 min read
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Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming speech therapy practices, improving patient outcomes, and making therapy more accessible than ever before.
Updated April 20268 min read
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Why most home practice programs fail and what SLPs can do about it. Evidence-based strategies for designing homework that families actually follow through on.
April 20269 min read
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A guide to childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) for parents and SLPs. The signs, how CAS is diagnosed, evidence-based treatments, and how to support practice at home.
April 20269 min read
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How AI speech recognition provides immediate feedback on articulation, why it matters for motor learning, and how to integrate it into your therapy plan.
February 202612 min read
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How this evidence-based method helps children move from accurate sound production in therapy to confident, automatic speech in everyday conversation.
January 202612 min read
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Copy-ready IEP goal templates for articulation, fluency, expressive/receptive language, and pragmatics. Stop reinventing the wheel every IEP season.
January 202618 min read
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Everything SLPs and parents need to know about frontal vs. lateral lisps, when to intervene, and evidence-based treatment techniques that work.
January 202615 min read
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Proven exercises for articulation, fluency, and voice practice based on clinical research and SLP recommendations.
Updated January 202610 min read
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Proven carryover strategies to help students generalize articulation and fluency skills from therapy sessions to everyday conversations at home and school.
December 202512 min read
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