How to Teach the /r/ Sound with Christine Ristuccia

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Who is Christine Ristuccia and what is Say It Right?

Carrie Clark 0:00

Well, hello there. Well, hello there. This is Carrie Clark, and you are listening to the Speech and Language Kids Podcast. This is Carrie Clark, and you are listening to the Speech and Language Kids Podcast. This is the podcast with resources and activities for families of children with speech and language delays, as well as the professionals who serve them. This is the podcast with resources and activities for families of children with speech and language delays, as well as the professionals who serve them. You are listening to episode number 24, and today I am going to be interviewing speech language pathologist Christine Restuccia, the founder of Say It Right, and we are gonna be talking all about how to treat that.

Carrie Clark 0:13

You are listening to episode number 24, and today I am going to be interviewing speech language pathologist Christine Restuccia, the founder of Say It Right, and we are gonna be talking all about how to treat that. tricky R sound. tricky R sound. This great information for parents or speech language pathologists. This great information for parents or speech language pathologists. I personally have struggled with teaching the R sound, so I think there's some really good information in here. I personally have struggled with teaching the R sound, so I think there's some really good information in here. If you have a kiddo who's having trouble with R or if you're a speech language pathologist that has a caseload full of R kids like I know many of you out there do.

Carrie Clark 0:35

If you have a kiddo who's having trouble with R or if you're a speech language pathologist that has a caseload full of R kids like I know many of you out there do. Before we get into that though, I do have a favor to ask of you, my listeners. Before we get into that though, I do have a favor to ask of you, my listeners. I am currently undergoing some social media work. I am currently undergoing some social media work. Um, for those of you who don't know, I am a one-woman show over here. Um, for those of you who don't know, I am a one-woman show over here. I am a speech language pathologist running a private practice. I am a speech language pathologist running a private practice. I'm also trying to not trying, I'm succeeding, running a website and a podcast and a YouTube channel.

Carrie Clark 0:58

I'm also trying to not trying, I'm succeeding, running a website and a podcast and a YouTube channel. Um, trying to do all of this myself. Um, trying to do all of this myself. So I am um So I am um I'm looking to get some feedback on my social media channels. I'm looking to get some feedback on my social media channels. I would like to do some more on social media. I would like to do some more on social media. I think it's a great way to get to interact with you, my listeners, but um as you can imagine I have limited time, so I want to make sure that I'm making the best use of my time. I think it's a great way to get to interact with you, my listeners, but um as you can imagine I have limited time, so I want to make sure that I'm making the best use of my time.

Carrie Clark 1:22

So I am looking for some feedback on my social media in particular and your social media habits and and how you use that. So I am looking for some feedback on my social media in particular and your social media habits and and how you use that. So if you would like to, you can email me at speechandlanguage kids at gmail.com and um just just let me know which social media channels you use for browsing or for looking for speech and language information. So if you would like to, you can email me at speechandlanguage kids at gmail.com and um just just let me know which social media channels you use for browsing or for looking for speech and language information. And then if you have any specific feedback on what I can do to improve my channels, I would love to hear that as well.

Carrie Clark 1:41

And then if you have any specific feedback on what I can do to improve my channels, I would love to hear that as well. So um So um Um, head on over to well, send me an email at speech and language kids dot com.

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1 Who is Christine Ristuccia and what is Say It Right? 0:00–3:06 2 When is the ideal age to start working on the /r/ sound with a child? 3:06–7:06 3 What is the first step in assessing a child's /r/ sound abilities? 7:06–12:11 4 How do you choose the initial /r/ variation to target in therapy? 12:11–16:13 5 What strategies are used to teach and practice a specific /r/ variation? 16:13–19:58 6 How is mastery measured and when do you move to the next /r/ target? 19:58–23:49 7 What techniques help generalize /r/ production to conversational speech? 23:49–28:17 8 What resources and products does Say It Right offer for SLPs and parents? 28:17–30:13

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In episode 24 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, Carrie Clark interviews speech-language pathologist Christine Ristuccia, founder of “Say it Right” about how to teach that tricky /r/ sound. This is great information for parents or SLPs! Who Is Christine Ristuccia? Christine Ristuccia, M.S., C.C.C.-S.L.P. is an experienced school-based speech-language pathologist. Christine obtained her Master of Science degree in communicative disorders at the University of Redlands, Redlands, California. Christine has extensive experience working with students dealing with a wide range of communicative disorders of all ages, from preschool through adulthood. She is also a nationally known speaker, having made numerous presentations at state speech and hearing organization events. Christine founded a company called Say it Right which offers a comprehensive selection of products and solutions designed to help speech-language pathologists (SLPs), teachers, special educators, and English-as-a-Second-Language instructors overcome challenging speech and language-learning challenges with their students, while having fun! Our flagship product,The Entire World of R, is an innovative product for teaching the eight variations of the /r/ phoneme. When To Start Working on /r/ With a Child? As early as 5 years You must follow your school district’s rules on when they can qualify The earlier the better! If they are stimulable, work on it as early as 5 years Use the Entire World of /r/ Advanced Screening to see if they are ready What is the First Step in Working On /r/? Screen all 32 variations of /r/ in all word positions in single words, phrases, and sentences Variations include: /r/ at the beginning of the word, “air”, “ar”, “or”, “ear”, “er”, /r/ blends and “rl” in all word positions Each variation requires a slightly different tongue position so they must be treated separately Look for words that the child can already produce a good /r/ with Determine the child’s natural tongue position in the words they can already do (if you can) Two different ways to produce /r/, retroflexed tongue and mountain tongue Try looking in their mouth when they say the good words or make them aware of how their mouth feels when they are saying that good sound How to Begin Therapy: Write down all of the words they produced correctly on the screening and that becomes your warm-up list. Say these words at the beginning of each session and send home as homework. Talk about how the child’s jaw, tongue, mouth feel during correct productions Have them listen to their own productions and hear the difference between good and bad /r/ sounds Choose one /r/ variation (in one word position-initial, medial, or final) that they were able to do in some words but not consistently to be your target. Finish each session with the warm-up list again so they end with success How to Teach/Practice the /r/: Practice word lists with that /r/ variation Use picture cues, verbal prompts, etc. If having trouble training that /r/(if not successful in first 5-10 minutes), choose another /r/ or use materials to help, such as those from Chrsitine’s company: Entire World of /r/ Book of Elicitation Techniques Once the child can produce that variation in single words (in one position only), move onto phrases and then sentences What Next? When the child has mastered words from your word list at 80% in the sentence level, you will do the following: Add those words to the “correctly produced word list” that you use for warm-ups Re-administer the screening to see which /r/ variation you should target next At the beginning of each session, let the child talk for 1 minute and write down any /r/ words that you hear them produce correctly. Add those to your warm-up list. How to Work on Conversational Speech: Talk about generalization in conversation throughout the entire course of therapy Have the child talk about their weekend using the words on the correctly used word list Structured conversation should be worked on every time, you can do this on the way to speech Listen for the /r/ sounds that you have already been working on, you don’t have to work on all /r/ sounds all the time Involve the teachers and parents in the process so they can help practice in other settings as well Have other children in the group listen to the other children’s productions so they can listen for good and bad /r/ sounds to improve hearing and monitoring Links from Today’s Episode All of Say It Right’s /r/ Products: http://www.sayitright.org/articulation/entireworldofr.html Advanced Screening: http://www.sayitright.org/advancedscreening.html Elicitation Techniques: http://www.sayitright.org/ET.html Entire World of /r/ Program: http://www.sayitright.org/EWR-072.html Evaluation Support Program: http://www.sayitright.org/vocalic_R_Evaluation_Support.html Find more about Christine: www.SayItRight.org More Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists: Looking for more therapy ideas and resources to help you provide the BEST services to your clients? Join us in The SLP Solution, our membership program for speech-language professionals! Inside the membership, you’ll find: Step-By-Step Guides for teaching a variety of speech/language/communication skills Pre-Made Worksheets and Therapy Activities for hundreds of different topics Training Videos for dealing with difficult disorders or problems Answers to Your Questions in our exclusive SLP community Tools and Resources to help you with your paperwork and admin tasks Continuing Education through our monthly webinars and webinar recordings To join us in the full SLP Solution, or to snag a free membership, click on the button below! JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP TODAY! The post How to Teach the /r/ Sound with Christine Ristuccia appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

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