The Nasometer a.k.a. Rylee's "Princess Phone"

One of Rylee's biggest problems with her speech is her nasality, which means a lot of the air escapes through her nose instead of her mouth when she speaks, giving her a nasally voice. The Nasometer is a machine the speech therapist uses to measure the amount of air that is coming coming out her nose. When she talks into the machine it then makes "castles" on the computer monitor, and the smaller "Polly Pocket Castles" are the best. If she makes a big castle it means that the sound is coming out of her nose. The first time she used the Nasometer she was a little nervous, but as soon as Miss Courtney described it as a "Princess Phone" and she saw how to make the castles on the screen she was fine with it..

She did a pretty good job on the machine today. It is fun to see her begin to understand that the air is coming out her nose instead of her mouth, and I can actually see her focus and make the air come out her mouth. I am so proud of my girl and how well she is doing, I cannot wait to see the development over the next few months.