Using Your Best Voice (#29873-IN)

Ages 3 through 11. This practical 288-page book includes a variety of high-interest activities and reproducible worksheets for treating voice disorders in children. Disorders affecting resonance, loudness, pitch, quality, and other aspects of voice can be treated using this program. The program encompasses many aspects of voice remediation in easy-to-direct group and individual activities. Students will enjoy the stories, games, and interactive format.

This book includes the following sections:

• Finding Your Best Voice teaches basic concepts relative to voice and helps students produce appropriate voice targets
• Practicing Your Best Voice provides student reinforcement activities, including reading and spontaneous speech activities
• Showing Others Your Best Voice includes carryover materials and hints for parents

More than 150 activities are included! The basic activities are conveniently arranged to correspond to these symptoms:

• Hyperfunction
• Hypofunction
• Resonance
• Loudness
• Pitch
• Rate/duration

The program includes lesson plans, rationale, and high-interest activities that you can use immediately. The reproducible stories, games, and interactive format will help children to do the following:

• Demonstrate appropriate voice patterns
• Show others appropriate voice behaviors
• Interpret meaning and feelings in vocal and nonverbal behaviors
• Practice nonverbal behaviors
• Enjoy exploring their vocal options

The activities are enjoyable and easy to use!

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