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US 2010/0248195 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for teaching target sound production for speech in words when target sound is part of a consonant blend
OwnerCheri Fletcherinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and complementary apparatus for teaching speech sound production of a target sound that is positioned within the consonant blend of a word in which the consonant blend is split at a precise point in order to focus the student's attention on the target sound to teach its proper pronunciation and in which the split consonant blend is distinguishably demarcated within the word and the word is presented to the student in and on a variety of suitable media.
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A method of speech language therapy for teaching a target consonant sound that is part of a consonant blend to a student, comprising the steps of:
- a) designating said target consonant sound, wherein said target sound is represented by one or more letters;
- b) selecting a word having a consonant blend that contains said target consonant sound;
- c) if said target consonant sound is located at the beginning of said consonant blend, splitting said word into a first part and a second part immediately after said target sound;
- otherwise, splitting said word into said first part and said second part immediately before said target sound;
- d) demarcating said word to differentiate said first part from said second part;
- e) displaying said word, including said first part, said second part, and said demarcation, to said student.
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