Super Star Speech: Speech Therapy Made Simple!

As a member of the TOS Crew, I received Super Star Speech: Speech Therapy Made Simple! to review. I'll be honest....I was quite skeptical about the nature and contents until I received this resource. Deborah Lott, the developer, doesn't make grandiose promises or take on issues that truly need a professional. This book is simply strategies and guidance for a workable at-home plan to tackle very minor speech issues. And it is very simple to read and implement. And at a price of only $12.95 for the ebook version, it's not a huge investment.

Super Star Speech includes instructions for a pre-program articulation test, directions on how to teach and practice each sound, 240 practice cards, and a number of reproducible practice materials. It is not meant to be used in treating severe speech problems, but rather minor issues in a child's speech development. And I can say that the strategies we have applied around here have been very simple for me to explain and demonstrate, thanks to the easy-to-understand language used in the program.

On the website

http://www.superstarspeech.com/speech-therapy-materials.html you can actually look at some sample pages as well, including the table of contents, specific sound instructions page for p/b, sample speech picture cards, and a printable game. The ebook version is 74 pages. I was, before I took the time to get familiar with it, very unsure of whether this was something I could do, but the instructions are so simple, and Deborah truly lays it all out very plainly and in a very organized manner.

The strategies are easy to understand and systematic to implement for those of us who are not speech pathologists, and she even provides the forms for lesson plans and record keeping, as well as instruction for how to do this very simply. Another aspect of Super Star Speech I really like is that the games and resources within it are reproducible, so they can be used with more than one child. These reproducibles are engaging and appropriate for either boy or girl.

If your child's speech development has hit some minor snags, and you're ready to learn what you can do to get past it, check out Super Star Speech: Speech Therapy Made Simple. This is one product I feel sets realistic goals and then goes on to give parents real information and resources to reach those goals. You can learn more at http://www.superstarspeech.com/speech-therapy-materials.html, and you can also check out what the other TOS Crew members had to say here.