You’ve probably been there—faced with a preschooler whose caregivers are asking about R therapy or a high schooler with an established, distorted R. Maybe your
You’ve probably been there—faced with a preschooler whose caregivers are asking about R therapy or a high schooler with an established, distorted R. Maybe your
Have you ever thought to yourself, “What the heck does the tongue even do to say the R sound?” ME TOO! The R sound is
When it comes to practicing speech sounds, we tend to think in black-and-white—right or wrong. But what if it’s more of a gradient? In my
I’m beyond excited to share with you my first experience unboxing an ultrasound device that I’ll be using to teach tongue placement for the R
I recently hosted the third annual Rock the R Week – a series of Instagram Lives featuring R-related discussions with incredible guest speakers. This is
I have so many blog posts focused on R Assessment in my drafts and it’s high time I started knocking some of them out. I
I’ve gotten several questions lately about the dreaded vocalic R. I get it. Vocalic R is… complicated. There are so many of them (AIR, EAR,
Karla (or Carla) is my absolute favorite “first word” for the R sound. It’s one of those magical words that seem to really make it easier for people to produce a beautiful R. Why? It’s a stellar facilitating context. Let’s break it down…
The 12 Days of R-Mas is a free event I host on Instagram in December. The concept is to share EBP and tips related to
I’ll give it to you straight. I have had way too many high schoolers come to me without ever having treatment for their distorted R.
I’m a pediatric SLP who specializes in the R sound. Fun fact- I actually used to dread the R but after dedicating a lot (like… a lot a lot) of time to researching and troubleshooting… I now love it! So much, in fact, that I currently spend my days treating “R kids” via my private practice and creating R resources and continuing education for SLPs via Speechy Things. I’m so glad you found me! Let’s “Rock the R” together!
