Questions about therapy for children's speech sound disorders

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Questions about therapy
for CHILDREN'S SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS
Caroline Bowen

This web site was launched in June 1998, and developing and maintaining it is an enjoyable spare time activity for Caroline Bowen, who funds and produces it as a small contribution to the SLP profession.

The number of hits the site has received per month has gradually climbed along with the amount of email that the site generates. By December 2001 fifteen or more emails a week were arriving from SLPs and students with specific questions about the definition, classification, assessment and treatment of children's speech sound disorders. This was far too many to deal with on an individual basis, creating a problem.

In an attempt to solve the problem the phonological therapy list (discussion group) was launched but this did not entirely stem the flow of questions. By June 2007 the volume of personal email from colleagues requesting input regarding therapy for individual children's speech had increased to between 20 and 35 a week.

SELF-PRESERVATION!
In the interests of self-preservation, and of having a life outside of work, child speech questions, including speech assessment and therapy questions will ONLY be answered on the phonologicaltherapy list where (usually) many hands make light work.

JOINING THE LIST
Signing up to become a phonological therapy participant is free and quick, and new members are always welcome. Simply go to the group web site and click 'join this group'. Alternatively, if you would like an invitation to become a member of the group, please ask. There is more information about the group here.

Members can browse and search the message archive which comprises a permanent record of discussions since December 2001, along with extensive files and links. To access these features you need a Yahoo! ID. Any member (actually, anyone with an email address) can obtain a Yahoo ID by clicking here and following the onscreen instructions. Once you have a Yahoo ID you can go here at any time and set your mail delivery preferences (to individual emails, daily digest or web only) yourself.

Page updated 12 May 2009

http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/questions.html