Chippy Plays School

Chippy Plays School teaches children to use oral airflow to produce the /h/ sound. This is the second book in a 6-book series for children who have a repaired cleft palate and limited intelligibility due to compensatory errors.

This book builds on the skill of using oral airflow for speech production (a skill targeted in Chippy Has a Birthday). Children use oral airflow to produce the /h/ sound without allowing the vocal folds to come together in a glottal stop (a common compensatory error for children with cleft palate speech).

The captivating illustrations help children visualize the skills as they learn. Clinician's notes are provided to more fully explain therapy techniques, troubleshoot potential problems, and give tips for successful sound production, and elimination of glottal stops. Activities to further develop the target skills are listed on the last page of the book.

Children with a repaired cleft palate relate well to adorable Chippy the Chipmunk as his big sister Twitch helps him improve his articulation skills and eliminate compensatory errors.

Six storybooks with captivating illustrations help children visualize the skills they are learning. Clinician's notes are provided in each story to more fully explain therapy techniques, troubleshoot potential problems, and give tips for successful sound production. Activities to further develop the target skills are listed on the last page of each book.

Each book addresses a specific aspect of cleft palate speech. The books provide an evidence-based skill progression when they are used in numerical order.