Education and demonstration – Language – Speech
Patent
1995-07-17
1997-09-02
Hirsch, Paul J.
Education and demonstration
Language
Speech
434270, G09B 1904
Patent
active
056624778
ABSTRACT:
A puppet for demonstrating the preferred positioning of oral anatomical structures (e.g., mouth, tongue, hard palate, incisor teeth) when making various audible phonetic sounds. Generally, the puppet comprises a puppet body having an upper jaw, a lower jaw, an oral cavity, a tongue, and at least one tooth extending downwardly from the upper jaw. A hand insertion passageway is formed in the puppet body and leads into a plurality of digit-receiving spaces or pouches formed in the upper jaw, tongue and lower jaw. Thus, the user's hand may be inserted into the puppet such that selected digits of the user's hand become positioned within selected ones of the digit-receiving spaces. Thereafter the digits of the user's hand may be moved or manipulated to cause the desired movement and relative positioning of the oral anatomical structures. In this regard, the invention is usable to demonstrate proper formation of certain phonetic sounds, thereby facilitating the administration of speech therapy or training to persons who are affected with speech and/or hearing disorders.
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