When a child has difficulty with speech sounds, many parents assume therapy is simply practicing sounds over and over again. While practice is important, effective speech therapy goes far beyond that. Speech-language pathologists use specific, evidence-based treatment approaches to target speech sound errors in a way that leads to meaningful, lasting progress. Here’s a breakdown of the most common approaches used in speech sound therapy—and how they work. 1. The Cycles Approach The Cycles...

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