Speech therapy for sounds r and s in kids
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This early-stage trial tests an intensive speech-therapy approach to help kids who have trouble saying the sounds “r” and/or “s.” It may help improve how clearly your child’s speech sounds and how confidently they speak.
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Who can take part
- Your child mainly speaks American English and started learning it by age 3
- Your child is between 9 and 17 years old
- A speech/language test shows difficulty producing the “r” and/or “s” sounds
- Hearing screening must be normal enough at key sound frequencies (25 dB at 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz)
- Testing must show clear speech-sound difficulty (very low word-sound scores for “r”/“s”) and enough language understanding
- You (the caregiver/participant) must want to work on changing/improving their speech
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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