Tag Archives: phonology

Repost – Stimulable or Non-Stimulable First? That Is the Question…

A therapist guides a young girl through speech therapy exercises using a playful and modern approach. I originally published this post in April, 2021. It’s now March, 2023, but this particular post has gotten considerable traffic lately. So, I decided to repost it at the top of the blog. As always, thanks for reading andContinueContinue reading “Repost – Stimulable or Non-Stimulable First? That Is the Question…”

Vocalic-Consonantal /r/ Phase 2 Now Available on Boom Cards

Now available on Boom Cards – search for loribslp The Phase 2 – Sentence Level deck is now available on Boom Cards. Click here or search for loribslp on Boom Cards. This deck features the same word pairs as Phase 1, but the difficulty has been increased. In addition, I’ve embedded other words containing consonantalContinueContinue reading “Vocalic-Consonantal /r/ Phase 2 Now Available on Boom Cards”

“How Do I Teach /r/?” – Part 2

“You know where it ends, Yo it usually depends, On where you start” – from “What It’s Like” by Everclear Photo by Andre Moura on Pexels.com Do you use any of these types of media anymore? Me neither. Maybe our approach to treating SSDs needs to change with the times, too. (And, no, that doesn’tContinueContinue reading ““How Do I Teach /r/?” – Part 2″

“How Do I Teach /r/?” – Part 1

“You know where it ends, Yo it usually depends, On where you start” – from “What It’s Like” by Everclear Photo by Stas Knop on Pexels.com There seems to be a 90’s music theme building here this week, but I digress… This question was posed to me this week – How do I teach /r/?ContinueContinue reading ““How Do I Teach /r/?” – Part 1″

Let’s Talk About “The Chart”, Baby

If you’re a pediatric SLP and you’ve been following the posts about my collaboration with a colleague about a phonology case, then you probably already have a good idea of what I mean by ‘the chart.’ I’m talking about the chart published by Sander (1972). You can access the full article here. Unfortunately, due toContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk About “The Chart”, Baby”

I Love (Phonology) Puzzles!

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Yesterday, a colleague asked me to consult with her regarding a 5 year, 5 month old boy with ADHD, suspected developmental language disorder (DLD), and definitely a moderate-severe speech sound disorder (SSD). She’d administered a commonly-used phonology screener, pictured here: Data Set Used for Analysis As you can see, onlyContinueContinue reading “I Love (Phonology) Puzzles!”