In this solo episode, Sarah shares the 4 biggest mistakes students make when trying to produce the /r/ sound, and how to cue those misarticulations into “strong r” productions.

Discussed in this episode:

What to do when students:

Clenching their jaw
Rounding their lips
Distorted “throat sound” that sounds like gargling
Hybrid of any of the above or doing the “same sound”
Remember - it can take a long time to establish the /r/ sound and that doesn’t mean you are doing something wrong as an SLP.
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