The Orange Effect Foundation recently awarded a grant to a young adult with a severe stutter. The grant funded a SpeechEasy device which uses delayed auditory feedback and frequency altered feedback to enhance fluent speech production. Watch this video to learn more about how this device eased a stutter and improved the quality of life for a teen in Jacksonville, Florida while also boosting his …
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Learning About Speech Production
What is the typical progression for learning to produce the speech sounds? Children begin developing speech as an infant. By 6 months of age, babies coo and play with their voices producing sounds such as "oo, uh, mm, da, and goo." Children learn speech by imitating the sounds they hear. Caregivers talking about what they are doing during the day, singing songsand reading books expose the child …