Comments for Entire World of R http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com All About /r/ and Vocalic /r/ Speech Therapy Weblog Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:12:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Which Entire World of R products do you recommend? by ristuccia http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/which-entire-world-of-r-products-do-you-recommend/#comment-252 ristuccia Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:12:48 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/which-entire-world-of-r-products-do-you-recommend/#comment-252 Hi Tricia- I would administer both screenings for /r/ and /s/ and /s/. Next, listen to him in conversational speech and determine which sounds the most severe, the /r/ or the /s/ and /s/. It also depends on how many /r/ allophones were misproduced. I would tend to treat both phonemes at the same time because the sounds are distinct enought that they student most likely will not get confused. Each student is individual, however and you have to determine what approach he will improve with. Good luck! Hi Tricia-

I would administer both screenings for /r/ and /s/ and /s/. Next, listen to him in conversational speech and determine which sounds the most severe, the /r/ or the /s/ and /s/. It also depends on how many /r/ allophones were misproduced. I would tend to treat both phonemes at the same time because the sounds are distinct enought that they student most likely will not get confused. Each student is individual, however and you have to determine what approach he will improve with.

Good luck!

]]> Comment on Which Entire World of R products do you recommend? by Tricia http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/which-entire-world-of-r-products-do-you-recommend/#comment-251 Tricia Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:04:12 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/which-entire-world-of-r-products-do-you-recommend/#comment-251 I just started working with an 8 year old for the summer at the request of his mother because the school therapists say that his articulation is not bad enough to receive therapy in the schools. The student has both a frontal lisp and troubles with /r/ production. I have ordered your instructional workbooks for /r/ and for /s/ & /z/. I am waiting to receive them in the mail. My question is: What problem do I treat first, the lisp or the /r/? My initial thought is to treat the lisp first because it impacts intelligibility more than the poor /r/ production. What do you think? Thanks, Tricia I just started working with an 8 year old for the summer at the request of his mother because the school therapists say that his articulation is not bad enough to receive therapy in the schools. The student has both a frontal lisp and troubles with /r/ production. I have ordered your instructional workbooks for /r/ and for /s/ & /z/. I am waiting to receive them in the mail. My question is: What problem do I treat first, the lisp or the /r/? My initial thought is to treat the lisp first because it impacts intelligibility more than the poor /r/ production. What do you think?

Thanks,
Tricia

]]> Comment on Got a Question about Vocalic R Articulation Disorders? Ask Mrs. R. Questions for 2008-2009 School Year by ristuccia http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/ask-mrs-r-got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders/#comment-248 ristuccia Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:02:40 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-248 Hello- I have worked with several parents before on similiar issues. You have some options. The most cost-effective method is purchasing The Entire World of R Advanced Screening form and administering it to your son yourself. That way you will have a clear picture of what he can and cannot produce. When you have this completed, you can purchase either The Entire World of R Instructional workbook which contains homework sheets for practice or many of the other products that we have for the /r/ phoneme. We would be happy to make some recommendations. If that isn't successful, we have The Entire World of R Support package which you administer the screening, send me the tape, I listen to it and recommend a target sound and give you support via e-mail or phone. Good luck! Hello-

I have worked with several parents before on similiar issues. You have some options. The most cost-effective method is purchasing The Entire World of R Advanced Screening form and administering it to your son yourself. That way you will have a clear picture of what he can and cannot produce. When you have this completed, you can purchase either The Entire World of R Instructional workbook which contains homework sheets for practice or many of the other products that we have for the /r/ phoneme. We would be happy to make some recommendations.

If that isn’t successful, we have The Entire World of R Support package which you administer the screening, send me the tape, I listen to it and recommend a target sound and give you support via e-mail or phone.

Good luck!

]]> Comment on Got a Question about Vocalic R Articulation Disorders? Ask Mrs. R. Questions for 2008-2009 School Year by Marian Nikel http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/ask-mrs-r-got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders/#comment-246 Marian Nikel Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:08:54 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-246 Hello, I am a parent with a ten year old son who has been in speech therapy for a couple of years. The last sound he has been working on is "r". He is able to produce it in many situations (for example he is able to produce it in the initial position and in some medial and final positions in his everyday speech). His speech therapist feels he is mainly stuck on the "or" sound. He is able to produce it correctly to some degree by dropping his chin and exaggerating the sound, but we have yet to see it in his everyday language. Our options for the summer are 1) private speech therapy (at over $200 per session, which is not covered by our insurance), or 2) working with me. Do you think I, as a parent without a background in speech therapy, would be able to have success in helping him over the summer by using your program? And if so, which materials would you recommend I purchase? Thank you. Hello,
I am a parent with a ten year old son who has been in speech therapy for a couple of years. The last sound he has been working on is “r”. He is able to produce it in many situations (for example he is able to produce it in the initial position and in some medial and final positions in his everyday speech). His speech therapist feels he is mainly stuck on the “or” sound. He is able to produce it correctly to some degree by dropping his chin and exaggerating the sound, but we have yet to see it in his everyday language.

Our options for the summer are 1) private speech therapy (at over $200 per session, which is not covered by our insurance), or 2) working with me.

Do you think I, as a parent without a background in speech therapy, would be able to have success in helping him over the summer by using your program? And if so, which materials would you recommend I purchase?

Thank you.

]]> Comment on Vocalic R by Debra Mastronardi http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/vocalic-r/#comment-245 Debra Mastronardi Wed, 20 May 2009 01:18:14 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/vocalic-r/#comment-245 Not sure how to handle a 10 year old with a very distorted vocalic R- with an obvious "jaw-slide". Tongue positioning is also an issue. Any ideas? thanks! I do use the pictures and diagrams from "The Entire World od R" Not sure how to handle a 10 year old with a very distorted vocalic R- with an obvious “jaw-slide”. Tongue positioning is
also an issue. Any ideas? thanks! I do use the pictures
and diagrams from “The Entire World od R”

]]> Comment on Got a Question about Vocalic R Articulation Disorders? 2007-Aug 2008 by ristuccia http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders-ask-mrs-r/#comment-247 ristuccia Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:56:08 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders-ask-mrs-r/#comment-247 Hi Student 3- My technique came about through frustration of the current materials that were on the market when I first started doing therapy. I started writing down the /r/ sounds that I heard the children produce as well as the /r/ sounds I heard in conversations. That is how I came up with the screening tool and the Entire World of R playing cards, which was our flagship product. The Entire World of R can be used with people of all ages. There is research on the program and it was conducted with the therapists at San Diego City Schools and their students. The research I conducted on /r/ is published in the Entire World of R Book of Elicitation Techniques. It would be difficult to use it on other articulation problems besides /r/, however we have other resources for other articulation disorders such as the Entire World of /s/ and /z/ Instructional workbook, The Entire World of Early developing sounds and the Entire World of sh and ch Instructional workbook. These are all popular and useful tools for speech-language pathologists. Hi Student 3-
My technique came about through frustration of the current materials that were on the market when I first started doing therapy. I started writing down the /r/ sounds that I heard the children produce as well as the /r/ sounds I heard in conversations. That is how I came up with the screening tool and the Entire World of R playing cards, which was our flagship product.
The Entire World of R can be used with people of all ages.
There is research on the program and it was conducted with the therapists at San Diego City Schools and their students. The research I conducted on /r/ is published in the Entire World of R Book of Elicitation Techniques. It would be difficult to use it on other articulation problems besides /r/, however we have other resources for other articulation disorders such as the Entire World of /s/ and /z/ Instructional workbook, The Entire World of Early developing sounds and the Entire World of sh and ch Instructional workbook. These are all popular and useful tools for speech-language pathologists.

]]> Comment on Got a Question about Vocalic R Articulation Disorders? Ask Mrs. R. Questions for 2008-2009 School Year by ristuccia http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/ask-mrs-r-got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders/#comment-236 ristuccia Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:00:47 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-236 It really depends on how stimulable she is for the /r/ sound. Can she produce any of the /r/'s at all? Administering a comprehensive /r/ screening such as The Entire World of R Advanced screening would help you determine if she can produce any of the /r/ variations. It really depends on how stimulable she is for the /r/ sound. Can she produce any of the /r/’s at all? Administering a comprehensive /r/ screening such as The Entire World of R Advanced screening would help you determine if she can produce any of the /r/ variations.

]]> Comment on Got a Question about Vocalic R Articulation Disorders? 2007-Aug 2008 by Student3 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders-ask-mrs-r/#comment-234 Student3 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:30:46 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders-ask-mrs-r/#comment-234 Hello Mrs. R, My group is doing a project on therapy techniques that remediate articulation of /r/ disorders. We had some questions about your technique: 1) how did your technique come about? 2) what populations can this technique be used on? 3) is there research done on your technique? 4) can it be used on other articulation problems besides /r/? Thank you, Student3 Hello Mrs. R,

My group is doing a project on therapy techniques that remediate articulation of /r/ disorders. We had some questions about your technique:
1) how did your technique come about?
2) what populations can this technique be used on?
3) is there research done on your technique?
4) can it be used on other articulation problems besides /r/?

Thank you,
Student3

]]> Comment on Got a Question about Vocalic R Articulation Disorders? Ask Mrs. R. Questions for 2008-2009 School Year by Crystal Brooks http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/ask-mrs-r-got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders/#comment-233 Crystal Brooks Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:44:33 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-233 Hello, My daughter is 5 and a half years old, and has had speech therapy to correct several sounds. She is sounding great, and is understood by family friends well. But she still has trouble with the /r/ sound. Should I pursue private speech therapy again now, or do I have to wait until she is in school? Thank you! Hello, My daughter is 5 and a half years old, and has had speech therapy to correct several sounds. She is sounding great, and is understood by family friends well. But she still has trouble with the /r/ sound. Should I pursue private speech therapy again now, or do I have to wait until she is in school?

Thank you!

]]> Comment on Got a Question about Vocalic R Articulation Disorders? 2007-Aug 2008 by Marla http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders-ask-mrs-r/#comment-211 Marla Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:17:24 +0000 http://entireworldofr.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/got-a-question-about-vocalic-r-articulation-disorders-ask-mrs-r/#comment-211 I am one of the school SLPs that you refer to as being frustrated with my current approach to /r/. I was just given $80 to spend and would like you to suggest the best way to spend it on your materials. I was thinking the The Entire World of R Book of Elicitation Techniques and The Entire World of R Instructional Workbook. Is this what you would recommend? I noticed you have some money saving combo packs, do you have a combo pack that includes these two items. Thank you! I am one of the school SLPs that you refer to as being frustrated with my current approach to /r/. I was just given $80 to spend and would like you to suggest the best way to spend it on your materials. I was thinking the The Entire World of R Book of Elicitation Techniques
and The Entire World of R Instructional Workbook. Is this what you would recommend? I noticed you have some money saving combo packs, do you have a combo pack that includes these two items.

Thank you!

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