Description: This vibrant program for the remediation of /r/, /r/ blends, and vocalic /r/ gets results with motivating, systematic lessons; easy measures of progress; hefty amounts of practice materials; and time-saving assessment tools. The programmed approach combines the best features from the Modified Cycles Approach (Hodson & Paden, 1990), the Sensory Motor Approach (McDonald, 1964), and Motor Learning Theory (Skelton, 2004) to help students master all the variants of /r/ and vocalic /r/ production. Use it for pull out sessions and to meet the needs of groups with varying levels of competency. The program includes: Four assessment tools for initial /r/, initial /r/ blends, vocalic /r/ at word level, and a reading assessment 200 page manual with: - step-by-step instructions and prompts - illustrated elicitation techniques - full-color picture grids - color-coded reading materials - sample long- and short-term goals - how to address weak or incorrect articulation attempts CD-ROM with an additional 118 pages of printable materials in PDF format including: - take-home carryover sheets - easy-to-use scoring tools and sound inventory sheets - award certificates - generalization activities The lessons address every level of remediation: discrimination establishment word level sentence completion sentence reading and sentence imitation sentence production using carrier phrases elicited phrases/sentences carryover and generalization activities Every lesson uses these evidence-based learning methods: -consistent self-monitoring and self-evaluation -early mastery of high frequency and high density words -support fades as the task complexity increases -anchor words to recalibrate correct productions -skills broken down into achievable steps -parental involvement using motivational home practice sheets

Author: Sparkuhl, Leslie

Publisher: Linguisystems

Grade: AGE6-17

Format: SPI

Keywords: R sound