hat is the Sound Card System (SCS)?

CS is a progressive cueing system that uses visual and tactile cues to help a child motor-plan for sounds in words and eventually in conversation. Each sound has a picture, a name and a hand cue. Children are taught to use the hand cues in a way that promotes independence. That way, when the parent cues a sound in a word, the child automatically knows to repeat the word with the correct sound without ever being told to “say the word”. Parents love the cooperation they get from their children and children love the independence they develop in being able to correct words by themselves and the success they have in doing it.

hy is SCS so effective?

CS is simple enough that parents and teachers understand it and can use it on a daily basis in functional settings. Once caregivers are confident in using the system in a therapeutic setting, it can be moved out of the therapy setting and into real-life.

ho would benefit from SCS?

CS can be implemented in 2 ways. If the child has a genetic or chromosome disorder where delayed speech and language is a typical characteristic, the system should be implemented as early as one year old to help the child identify, use and name sounds early so that they can learn to produce words correctly from the beginning. If a child is older and is already using words but has unclear or inconsistent speech production, the system can be implemented as a way to teach the child sound awareness, help the child motor plan words with visual and kinesthetic cues and have success doing it.

here is SCS currently being used?

n addition to the children and families that have been trained at Monkey Mouths, the Rise School of Dallas and the Green Oaks School of Arlington are also implementing SCS into their daily routine. A DVD series is available to families who are interested in passing on information about SCS to other professionals in their child's special education program.