Elocution lessons for a 7 year old

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Bundleofjoy2014 · 08/12/2023 16:26

Hello would like some advice please, my daughter is 7 years old and has language processing challenges as well as a slight stammer. However she loves singing and would like to get more than one line in the school plays( what she currently gets) i was thinking should I get her elocution lessons? We have a stage coach and musical theatre near us ( Stevenage) but all have limited availability
also I have not found any elocution lessons nearby so would have to do it online is it worth it online?

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Bundleofjoy2014 · 08/12/2023 16:57

Thank you for your responses, so she did speech therapy remotely with Mabel for a year and we saw no difference. She has also been to an NHS speech therapist but we were only given a 6 week course and told we are back on the waiting list for me. I will contact Ican thanks

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Zonder · 08/12/2023 16:38

I'd go for SALT and also a drama club. Both could be really useful in different ways.

MissHavershamReturns · 08/12/2023 16:35

Op I would speak to ICan the speech and language charity - they have a lovely speech therapist called John that you can book a helpline session with, if you ring them.

Leafysuburb · 08/12/2023 16:28

Stagecoach and musical theatre just work on confidence and stage skills. Sounds like you need a SALT with expertise in helping with a stammer

Jackiebrambles · 08/12/2023 16:28

Yes I think a speech therapist would be better, my son has/had a stammer and we found a wonderful speech therapist, he helped him enormously.

Singleandproud · 08/12/2023 16:27

Would speech and language therapy not be more appropriate? And then get her on the waiting lists for drama and singing if that's what interests her.

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