What Sign & Talk measures, and what it deliberately does not
A straight account of what a pronunciation score is, how an attempt becomes one, the limits worth knowing about, and the things we have chosen not to measure at all.
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Notes on practising out loud.
Short, specific pieces about how pronunciation practice actually works, written for deaf and hard-of-hearing learners and the people around them. No listicles, no motivational filler, and no advice that assumes you can hear the answer.
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Helping a deaf child practise speech at home
What actually helps when you are the parent rather than the therapist: how to set up the room, how to give feedback a child can see, and what to stop doing.
From sounds to sentences: how the learning path works
Why the journey from an isolated phoneme to connected speech goes through three distinct stages, and how to tell when you are ready for the next one.
How to make time for pronunciation practice
A realistic routine for busy weeks, built around short sessions, a fixed anchor, and a rule for what to do when you miss a day.
What are phonemes, and why start there?
A plain-language look at the smallest units of speech, why pronunciation practice usually begins with them, and how to pick your first three sounds.
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