Description
Learn to correct /r/ in even the most difficult clients with this unique blend of traditional articulation therapy practices and oral-motor techniques to stimulate better tongue control for /r/. Discover for yourself why SLPs recommend this book to their colleagues over any other.
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“You taught me things about ‘R’ that I never knew or imagined. Armed with this book, I now feel competent to tackle that difficult sound that so many SLP’s dread to conquer!”
Book Details
Successful R Therapy teaches how the jaw, lips, and tongue work for correct R production. Learn to understand the difference between the Consonantal R and the Vocalic R, and between a Tip R and a Back R. This book teaches you how to train even the most difficult R clients. You’ll learn how to establish a “Cornerstone R” (the first R sound your student can produce consistently) and then move quickly to words, sentences, and conversational speech.
Successful R Therapy was used as a textbook at the University of Kentucky in 2007 for the class Phonological Development and Disorders (CD 661). The book was also a suggested resource for Neurological Speech Disorders II (CD 678). This book is currently being used as supplemental reading material in college and university courses on articulation.
“This book in now my “bible” for R therapy. I highly recommend it to anyone struggling with fixing this difficult sound! I am able to move these students through therapy more quickly resulting in a lower caseload overall.”
Chapters
- Introduction
- The Incredible R — Basic facts about a most difficult phoneme
- Understanding the Problem — The Misarticulations of R
- Assessing the Details — A deep view of R misarticulation
- Achieving the Impossible — Real work with real people
- Listening and Learning — The essential work of auditory stimulation
- Seeing It Clearly — Visual input makes the world concrete
- Positioning the Tongue for a Tip R — Methods to teach the grand sweep
- Positioning the Tongue for a Back R — How to attain a nearly impossible position
- Locking in on the Cornerstone R — Assure success with a solid foundation
- Building the Transition Repertoire — Word inventories of careful construction
- Adapting to New Sensations — Tactile and proprioceptive sensation and new phoneme acceptance
- Capturing the Client’s Attention — How to engage, inspire, and motivate participation and carryover
- Assuring Persistent Success — Final Words of Advice on Successful R Therapy
- Glossary
- References
- Appendix A: Functional Zones of the Tongue
- Appendix B: Sample Evaluation Report
- Appendix C: Sample Letter to Physician
“This book has so much in-depth information! It is really the go-to for any child in need of R remediation. I highly recommend it to any SLP or parent that is fresh out of ideas!”
Successful R Therapy is:
- Softcover
- 240 pages
- Appropriate for SLPs and SLP students
- For clients two years of age and older
Download the first 50 pages for FREE and begin reading today!
Cathy Burrow –
You taught me things about ‘R’ that I never knew or imagined. Armed with this book, I now feel competent to tackle that difficult sound that so many SLP’s dread to conquer!
Nanette Cote –
This book has dramatically improved the way I treat clients with /r/ distortion and substitutions. I have witnessed immediate success with several clients by following the author’s advice. Do not miss out on this product!! If you are a speech pathologist, then you need this book!
Terri Ramirez –
This book has so much in-depth information! It is really the go-to for any child in need of R remediation. I highly recommend it to any SLP or parent that is fresh out of ideas!
Elaine Gerspacher –
This book is an invaluable resource to SLPs. Pam’s ideas and techniques work. I have attended a number of her workshops over the years and always come away with new approaches to articulation therapy.
Michelle Moffitt Donnell –
This book in now my “bible” for R therapy. I highly recommend it to anyone struggling with fixing this difficult sound! I am able to move these students through therapy more quickly resulting in a lower caseload overall.
Happy SLP –
Pam Marshalla is such a speech guru that it is wonderful to purchase any or all of her materials. This book in particular makes you aware of several techniques that are simple that perhaps even a quite knowledgeable and seasoned speech pathologist had either been unaware of or had not yet attempted to try. This book is a keeper. I would recommend it to both neophyte and seasoned speech pathologists alike.
Teresa R –
This book has so much in-depth information! It is really the go-to for any child in need of R remediation. I highly recommend it to any SLP or parent that is fresh out of ideas!
Megan –
This taught me some great information that I was able to immediately implement with some kids on my caseload. Forever grateful!
crash override –
A must have for every SLP – Pam Marshalla is amazing. This book has been so helpful to me and I am a better speech pathologist because of it.
J Wimer –
I purchased this book because I had a client with an especially stubborn /r/ distortion and I’d used everything in my bag of tricks. Without going into boring details, the book was full of ideas and I was able to correct it! It’s a great resource and a fun read. 🙂
Jessica –
Game changer! So many success stories…even with older kids!