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- Train Tongue Placement
- Address R, S, L, CH, SH Sounds
- Kids learn sounds twice as fast*
Speech Buddies are FDA listed, scientifically designed devices to help train tongue placement, coordination and movement necessary to correct speech sound disorders. Speech Buddies use the Tactile Learning methodology to teach correct tongue placement needed to produce sounds correctly. Designed to help with the five hardest sounds: R, S, L, CH and SH. The Professional Set includes all five Speech Buddies to provide a flexible solution for your caseload.
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*Gordy Rogers & Jessica Galgano, Speech Buddies and Intra-Oral Tactile Biofeedback, 2010.
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Speech Buddies Professional Set (1 Each of Rabbit, Seal, Cheetah, Shark, Lion) |
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$299.00
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Speech Buddies R – Rabbit Buddy |
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$149.00
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Speech Buddies S – Seal Buddy |
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$149.00
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Speech Buddies L – Lion Buddy |
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$149.00
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Speech Buddies CH – Cheetah Buddy |
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$149.00
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Speech Buddies SH – Shark Buddy |
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$149.00
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- The R Speech Buddy teaches the tongue to curl up and back in the mouth, a motion that is often difficult to communicate through traditional visual and auditory cues. The child can feel the coil unwind when the R is pronounced correctly. The coil does not unwind when R is pronounced incorrectly.
- The S and SH Speech Buddies help correct both frontal and lateral errors by teaching tongue placement at the correct depth within the mouth.
- The L and CH Buddies help guide the tongue to the correct spot on the alveolar ridge.
How Speech Buddies Work Inside the Mouth |
Should I incorporate Speech Buddies into my practice?
Speech Buddies are the highest standard of care.As a speech-language pathologist, Speech Buddies help you provide the highest standard of speech therapy care that your clients deserve and you wish to provide. By using Speech Buddies in your clinic, you are serving your clients with advanced technology and evidence-based practice.
Effectively involve parents.- It has been clinically proven that involving parents in the speech learning process results in better outcomes. Help your clients achieve their full potential by involving parents with Speech Buddies.
Speech Buddies offer you a technological advantage over your colleagues.- Be a leader. 94% of SLPs surveyed indicated that they would like to integrate more technology into their practice to help provide the best possible solutions for their clients.6 Join the movement to incorporate Speech Buddies into your speech therapy practice.
Spread your influence.- Speech Buddies allow you to treat more clients more effectively.
- Using Speech Buddies in your speech therapy practice will help you reach more people and help them get better results.
What types of students can I treat with Speech Buddies?
Speech Buddies have helped speech therapy patients age four and older with:- Speech and articulation disorders of all severities and several types, including hearing impairment (with or without cochlear implants), autism spectrum disorder, or no known cause.
- Childhood apraxia of speech
- Acquired apraxia of speech from stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Accent modification where English sounds are misarticulatedSpeech Buddies are still being evaluated for:
- Speech and articulation disorders associated with neuromuscular weakness, cerebral palsy, paralysis and Down syndrome, swallowing disorders (dysphasia), and craniofacial abnormalities (cleft palate).
Speech Buddies are not recommended for:- Language disorders
- Stuttering
- Voice disorders
Sounds good, but how do I know that Speech Buddies really work?
First, read more about the rigorous clinical trials that show that Speech Buddies make a big difference in speech therapy in our "Documents" product tab. Then check out various third-party Product Reviews where researchers have tried our products with their students in our "Testimonials" product tab.Our 30-day satisfaction guarantee makes it easy to give them a try.
How should I clean my set of Speech Buddies?
To wash your Speech Buddies, use mild soap and water or dip quickly in 70% isopropyl alcohol. Rinse thoroughly with water.
More questions? Download our full instruction booklet.
6 Gordy Rogers, Technology Adoption Survey: Speech Language Pathologists and Parents, 2010. |
Speech Buddies Reviews:
"I am a Speech Pathologist and have used Speech Buddies on new patients and treatment resistant patients, including those with articulation and phonological delays/disorders and dyspraxia and have seen great results. Several of my clients receiving accent reduction have also benefited significantly from using these tools. Preliminary evidence, as well as my own anecdotal evidence obtained using these tactile biofeedback tools, has done nothing other than begin to convince me of how effective Speech Buddies can be."
- Dr. Jessica Galgano, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Director, Open Lines Speech and Communication
"I was introduced to Speech Buddies at the ASHA conference in Philly this year. As soon as I saw the research results from their study, I knew I had to have them! What a wonderful tool for tactile feedback it has been for teaching kids how to correct such things as lateral lisps, depalatization of SH for S (you can use the tools to help kids feel the difference), and the CH tool can be used to elicit velars K and G by pushing down the tongue. My school principal gave me a glowing review for my observation when he saw how helpful technology is in speech practice. Definately has helped me to "graduate" more students this year! Highly recommend for all SLPs!!"
- Jessica Newell, SLP, Northeastern School District, PA
"Although we don't like to admit it as speech therapists, sometimes we throw our hands down in frustration and have to grab a coffee stirrer or a spoon to help physically guide a patient's tongue to the right spot. I'm so happy that finally a solution exists to accomplish this task in a much more effective, consistent, and professional way. Speech Buddies also enable me to apply this method to a much larger set of sounds including the R sound, one of the trickiest to teach."
- Pamela Ely, M.S. CCC-SLP, Owner, The Ely Center
"I just tried the CH with a 5 year old who had a cleft palate repair. She was able to get the sound on the first try. I have never had anyone get a sound on the first try! It brought tears to her mother's eyes, as she watched and listened."
- Maryann Kaminsky, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, Director, In Plain English |
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