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[quote=Anonymous]I understand the frustration with speech delays (my child had severe speech problems, and I had mild ones). I also understand reading difficulties. I was young for my class and the worst reader, until it finally clicked the following summer. I think in both cases, the classroom teacher wearing a mask would have had minimal impact, if any.

In the case of speech, generalized classroom instruction has zero impact. The child’s attention is on the subject/activity at hand, and isn’t thinking about articulation. You’d have better success talking to your child at home because you could slow down and exaggerate pronunciation and mouth movement, whereas the classroom teacher is focusing on teaching the 20 other kids the core lesson.  Really, the only thing that’s going to make much difference is dedicated time with a trained therapist.

In the case of reading the main factors are associating the letters to the sounds they make.  Explicit instruction in phonics is critical. Mouth movements might make a small difference here, but even without a mask, the teacher is not going to be talking close enough and slow enough for the child to gather useful information. For that, even with an unmasked teacher, I’d recommend you either work with them at home, get a private tutor, or get cards like these which are specifically designed for that:
https://www.google.com/search?q=moving+mouth+sound+cards&client=safari&hl=en-us&ei=CdMJY7uwD9HhxgGK2KwQ&oq=moving+mouth+sound+cards&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAMyBQgAEKIEMggIABCiBBCLAzIICAAQogQQiwMyCAgAEKIEEIsDMggIABCiBBCLAzoHCAAQRxCwA0oECEEYAFCALlj_OGD3O2gCcAF4AIABYogB3AOSAQE2mAEAoAEByAEIuAEDwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp#ip=1

What will make a difference in your child’s progress is if the teacher and/or your child gets sick and can’t come to school. [/quote]

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