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100 Tongue twisters for kids: Fun children’s tongue twisters to boost speech skills

You might think children's tongue twisters are just a fun little game, but they’re actually a clever way to help your child ...
HealthTech

8 Causes Of Speech Difficulties In Children

Speech difficulties in children are common. In fact, 1.9 million children in the UK are currently struggling with their speech. There are lots of different reasons for this, from the physical to the ...
WLRN

Do masks in school affect kids' speech and social skills?

Masks can obscure a smile, muffle a voice, and make lip reading impossible. But those are minor obstacles to human interaction, says Lindsay Yazzolino, who is blind. "It's interesting to me how ...
The Atlantic

Speech Therapy Shows the Difficult Trade-Offs of Wearing Masks

Americans have been arguing about pandemic restrictions for two years, and the debate is particularly fraught among parents of small children, for good reasons. While measures such as masking and ...
The Conversation

Face masks affect how children understand speech differently from adults – new research

Julia Schwarz has received funding from the Cambridge Language Sciences Incubator Fund, the ESRC, and the Gates Cambridge Trust. While mask-wearing is no longer required in many locations, it remains ...