{"id":4144,"date":"2013-06-07T18:24:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T18:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/?p=4144"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:33:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T18:33:19","slug":"using-visual-biofeedback-to-improve-treatment-for-r-productions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/news\/using-visual-biofeedback-to-improve-treatment-for-r-productions\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Visual Biofeedback to Improve Treatment for R Productions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cR\u201d can be a tricky sound to master <\/a>and even trickier to teach. But if only visual biofeedback were around for Elmer Fudd, his \u2018r\u2019 sound might have improved, according to some researchers. While you might not have heard of visual biofeedback, the idea makes sense; seeing what you say could help you learn to correct it. While visual biofeedback is just one tool among many that might help SLPs tackle \u2018r\u2019 productions, it might just help clinician\u2019s think about new ways of taking on classic childhood speech and language difficulties.<\/p>\n

Developing R<\/strong><\/p>\n

In typical development, the \u201cr\u201d sound might not be mastered until age five or six. When it becomes a problem, however, is when it persists into the school years. But why is it so hard to teach?<\/p>\n

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First, it is particularly challenging to show children the exact placement of the articulators.<\/a> It\u2019s not as obvious as a \u201cb\u201d sound for example, where children can see the action and movement clearly. Further, \u2018r\u2019 occurs in many different forms<\/em> and positions of words. A final \u201cr\u201d sound is much different than an initial one, creating not just one challenge, but potentially several.<\/p>\n

Treatment Techniques<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because \u2018r\u2019 can be so challenging<\/a>, you find a lot of SLPs have developed their own \u201ctricks\u201d and tips<\/a> for teaching it and clear consistency among treatment methods<\/a> can be hard to find. For this reason, it is essential to examine the evidence in any treatment method. Let\u2019s look at Visual Biofeedback.<\/p>\n

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According to researcher<\/a> Tara McAllister Byun of NYU, visual biofeedback, \u201cenhances the sensory experience of producing a sound like \/r\/.\u201d Byun says, \u201cIn addition to hearing the sound of speech, the child sees a visual display of her own speech and a model representing the correct pronunciation of the sound. The model creates a target. Using the visual display, the child can adjust her speech to achieve a better match with the target.” The difference she says is in seeing versus hearing the correct production, which can be tricky for some learners.<\/p>\n

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Of course biofeedback and multiple sensory modalities aren\u2019t new, and in fact used in many treatments, such as for voice disorder patients. Some are even quite supported by research<\/a>, but why aren\u2019t clinician\u2019s using them? One potential barrier is access to such technology and for some, a discomfort with new methods. As SLPs, it\u2019s important to consider, again, all of the evidence for any new technique when treating speech sound disorders.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Why New Techniques are Important:<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, approximately 10 percent of preschool and elementary school-aged children are affected by speech sound disorders, making speech therapy an important component of learning for many children. With advances and new technology, speech pathologists should consider a variety of tools in tackling \u2018r.\u2019<\/p>\n \n \n \n \"Parent's<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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