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
The principles of motor learning (PML) are evidence-based “keys” to how the human brain learns a new skill or motor plan. This blog post shares
We want every student to be able to self-monitor their speech sound errors, right? In fact, I would argue that it’s an imperative skill for
There is a mountain of research that discusses the benefits of using biofeedback for residual errors such as the R sound. (Check out anything from
The r sound is one of the trickiest to teach in speech therapy. I find most of my students find success with retroflex R vs
At the beginning of every speech therapy relationship with a new “R Kid,” I work on anatomy. Why? Because R is so darn hard! When
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!
