The Entire World of R™ is a proven
research-based
program for evaluating and treating the difficult /r/ phoneme. The
program comprises a complete suite of products designed to meet your
specific /r/ remediation needs.
If you are reading this,
then you already know that /r/ (also known as vocalic R,
R-controlled vowels, or vowel-R), is a
difficult, elusive and frustrating
sound to treat. According a recent survey of over 100 speech-language
pathologists (SLP), /r/ is of the most difficult tasks on their caseloads.
The reasons they gave; lack of good training and lack of a comprehensive
strategy...until now.
The Entire World of R™
approach is to evaluate and treat /r/ phonologically based on word position
and individual sound. Phonetically, /r/ has 8 distinct vocalic variations:
/ar/, /air/, /ear/, /ire/, /or/, /er/,
/rl/, and prevocalic
/r/. Separated further by initial, medial and final word
positions, there are 21 different types of /r/. The ability to separate
the /r/ into its most basic phonetic components and word positions is the
key for successful remediation.
The ability to separate
the /r/ into its most basic phonetic components and word positions--phonetic
consistency-- is the
key for successful remediation. No other remediation
program targets the basic components of /r/ like The Entire World of
R™.
If the clinician can
correctly evaluate which /r/ phoneme and word position is causing
difficulty for the student, then a targeted remediation strategy can be
employed. Just as one uses different exercise machines in a gym to work on
different muscle groups, so should articulation therapy for /r/ address
each of the eight sounds in each of the word positions.
Consider the sample word list: car,
fear, four, butter, software. Now compare with a list from
our /air/ final words; millionaire, square, stare, tear, pear.
Read both word lists aloud. Even the untrained ear can tell the
difference immediately. The first list, from materials of what
we consider the "traditional" method has no phonetic
consistency. The strength of The Entire World of R™ phonologic
approach is that only one phoneme and its word position is targeted
at a time. For
more information on /r/ strategy and techniques, click here.
The Entire World of R™ is
proven
effective. In a follow-up study after a training session, 27 of 28
SLPs responded (96%) that they considered that the phonemic methodology of
The Entire World of R™ had proven to be effective in their therapy. Over
half (53%) had dismissed at least one
/r/ disorder child from their case load within 6 months. In rating how
much their /r/ students had improved as a result of implementing phonemic
/r/ remediation strategies, the mean grade of the SLPs was 8.22 (on a 10
point scale, 1=no improvement, 10=great improvement). Most
persuasive, is that every one of the 24 SLPs that had used at least one
Entire World of R™ product said they would recommend it to other SLPs.
Listed below you will find the complete product line for The Entire World of R™
Say
It Rightis pleased to
announce that The Entire World of R™ is aTherapy
Times 2007 Most Valuable Product (MVP) Award Winner. The
MVP award recognizes exemplary products in the therapy industry that
through their innovation, practicality and usefulness in the field –
have had the greatest influence on today’s therapy professions.
