Copies may be distributed without alteration electronically free of charge. This newsletter may be reproduced without alteration, for non-commercial purposes without prior permission. All advice should be weighed against your own abilities and circumstances and applied accordingly. It is up to the reader to determine if advice is safe and suitable for their own situation. The causes for articulation problems vary.
Some problems can be neurological, some physical, and some are just developmental.
Unfortunately, practice can be boring and tedious and what is fun for one child, may not be for another. Below are techniques that may help keep the child interested. Put paperclips on the picture cards. Make a fishing pole by hanging a string from a stick and tying a magnet on the end of the string. Make a milk container or other box into a mailbox.