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Teaching Vocalic R and Pretending Not to Freak Out When They Actually Get It

Teaching Vocalic R and Pretending Not to Freak Out When They Actually Get It

Update: 2025-07-05
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If you’re a school SLP who's spent months targeting "ER" in speech therapy and your student finally gets it—this one’s for you. In this episode, we’re diving deep into the highs, lows, and hilariously relatable moments of articulation therapy, especially when it comes to treating vocalic R.

You’ll learn why ER is the foundation of all other R-controlled vowels, how to use lingual-mandibular differentiation to your advantage, and exactly how to shape AR, OR, AIR, EAR, and IRE once ER is solid.

Perfect for school-based speech-language pathologists looking for practical, tried-and-true articulation therapy strategies and a little reassurance that yes, it really does take this long sometimes.

Grab the vocalic R program available in my TpT store: http://bit.ly/3I8sSoJ

3d mouth model: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/mouth-fdbda2b6e59d4c75b77f8997b1f944cb

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Teaching Vocalic R and Pretending Not to Freak Out When They Actually Get It

Teaching Vocalic R and Pretending Not to Freak Out When They Actually Get It

Karen Krogg, M.S., CCC-SLP