One of the most powerful tools in your R therapy toolkit is coarticulation. Coarticulation recognizes that speech sounds aren’t produced in isolation—they are influenced by the sounds around them. This concept is especially critical when it comes to teaching the R sound. Learn more in this blog post by SLP Madness.

By using coarticulation, you can identify the right phonetic context to help your students nail those tricky vocalic Rs. Instead of focusing on isolated sounds, you create opportunities for success by building on what students can do. This is where a solid screening tool comes into play.