Step Up to R Leslie Sparkuhl

Description Ages: 6-17Grades: 1-12 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 at