Once an appropriate AAC system has been chosen through feature matching, we need to provide the same level of immersion, experience and opportunity to AAC users as we do children developing verbal communication. We need to “speak AAC” to users in an immersive fashion for a LONG period of time before we expect any expressive use from the AAC user. We need to provide many meaningful, functional opportunities daily for the AAC user to practice.
‘J’ is a consonant. From a speech perspective, ‘j’ (as in “jump”) is a fat-pushed air sound. The lips get “fat” and round. The tongue flattens, trapping the air between itself and the roof of the mouth. The air is then released in an explosive wide puff.
jack-o-lantern, letter 'j', letter of the week | in Letter of the Week ‘P’ is a consonant. /p/ is one of the first developing speech sounds. From a speech perspective, ‘p’ is a lip popper. Just as with ‘b’, the lips are doing the work to make this sound.
letter 'p', letter of the week, pumpkins | in Letter of the Week ‘L’ is a consonant. From a speech perspective, ‘l’ is a “lifter” sound. You make /l/ by lifting your tongue to make contact with the gum ridge behind your upper teeth and releasing an airstream over the sides of your tongue.
leaves, letter 'l', letter of the week | in Letter of the Week Sunday, September 22 is the first day of fall! While I have enjoyed our beautiful summer, I admit I have been looking forward to the change of seasons. ‘F’ is a consonant. From a speech perspective, ‘f’ is a “lip cooler” sound.
fall, letter 'f', letter of the week | in Letter of the Week