Help Me Talk Right : How to Teach a Child to Say the S Sound in 15 Easy Lessons

Does your child say “thun” for “sun?” Are you concerned that other people have a hard time understanding your child? Is he frustrated that other children make fun of his speech? How to Teach a Child to Say the “S” Sound in 15 Easy Lessons will help you teach him learn to say the “s” sound.

How to Teach a Child to Say the “S” Sound is part of the popular Help Me Talk Right series that parents and professionals have been using since 1992. Mirla G. Raz has made it possible for anyone to help a child say her sounds correctly. You and the child will enjoy the fun activities and exercises. Evidenced-based speech therapy techniques are presented in non-technical, enjoyable and user-friendly ways.

Whether you are a parent or a professional, the Help Me Talk Right books lead you step-by-step through each lesson, empowering you to help the child while having fun. You’ll see how speech therapy can be fun and easy, yet done as professional speech therapist would.

Everything you need to know about teaching a child to say and use the sound is easily done in in a step-by-step way. Each lesson builds upon the successes of previous lessons so that the child is eager to use the sound more often until he uses it all the time.

All Help Me Talk Right books include:
•Worksheets
• Suggestions for games
• Fun exercises
• Play activities
• Certificate of achievement
• Prelesson with details of how best to work with the child
• Prelesson checklist
• Progress checklist
• Goal for each lesson
• Time needed for each lesson
• Suggested materials for each lesson
•Troubleshooting to help the child if lesson tweaking is needed

The Help Me Talk Right books are perfect for:
• Speech Therapists
• Speech Assistants
•Speech Therapy Grad Students
• Early Intervention Specialists
• Early Childhood Educators
•Parents and grandparents

 

Ms. Raz received her M.Ed., in Speech Pathology, from Seton Hall University. She has worked extensively with children who have speech and language issues. The program she presents in How to Teach a Child to Say the S Sound in 15 Easy Lessons is one she has developed and perfected over many years. Ms. Raz has used this program in the public school system, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and for the past 10 years, in private practice. She has lectured to parent groups, preschool teachers, and has presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association national convention. Ms. Raz is a licensed speech pathologist and is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.