Articulation Techniques – Doyle Speech Works

A Little Help with /r/

I have most definitely dropped the ball on my poor blog. I feel a little guilty, but I’ve been told guilt is only productive for about ten minutes. I should be over it by the time I’m finished writing. 🙂 I was working with a student today whose profile is fairly complex. We were workingContinue reading “A Little Help with /r/”

Helping Students Who Are Orally Defensive in Speech Therapy

I was working with a group of students last week and I wanted to help them grasp proper tongue placement for /s/. I pulled out the mirrors, tongue depressors, and toothettes when all of a sudden one second grader flipped out. With his hand covering his mouth he pushed himself away from the table andContinue reading “Helping Students Who Are Orally Defensive in Speech Therapy”

Thinking Outside the Box in Speech-Language Therapy

One of the things I have really come to appreciate about our profession, is the ability of an SLP to be a nonconformist. I consider myself a fairly traditional gal, but when it comes to my work I will do what ever it takes to help my students understand a concept or reach a goal.Continue reading “Thinking Outside the Box in Speech-Language Therapy”