This product can be used with any style of articulation therapy (by disregarding the coarticulation environments and simply using the stimuli as initial position, final position, medial position) but it is specifically designed to use with a coarticulation approach to articulation therapy. Coarticulation is the idea that each speech sound is affected by every other speech sound around it and each sound slightly changes according to its environment. In a nutshell, sounds take on qualities of other sounds that precede or follow them. Our articulators either anticipate the next sound or carryover qualities from the prior sound. We produce 1 syllable in about a fifth of a second or an average of about 15 sounds per second. Not only is speech production FAST it requires the coordination of about 100 muscles and countless neurotransmissions. It's a miracle any of us get a word out! So while we speak... our lips, jaw, tongue and vocal folds move very quickly! Our brains choreograph the movements we need to make so that all of the movements needed for vowels and consonants are produced simultaneously. To do this, sounds can't exist in isolation, they flow together so that our speech sounds smooth and we are able to produce 5 syllables per second. Otherwise we would talk like robots! Well, with all of that intermingling of sounds going on, individual sound productions get "tweaked" in the process. To efficiently treat sound errors, you can assess sounds in a variety of “environments” to see which environments students are experiencing the errors (maybe it’s 1 - maybe it’s all!) and address the target sound in only those environments for true diagnostic/prescriptive therapy (that’s also efficient!) These are the environments: Initial Releaser (IR) is equivalent to initial position. Final Arrester (FA) is equivalent to final position. Vocalic Releaser (VR) refers to when a consonant is sandwiched between 2 vowels such as /r/ in "go around.” Abutting Releaser (AR) refers to a consonant that is preceded by a consonant and followed by vowel such as “th” in “jewel thief.” Abutting Arrester (AA) refers to when a consonant is preceded by a vowel and followed by another consonant such as /d/ in “sidewalk.” (keep in mind the letters before and after the target phoneme is irrelevant, it's the sounds that matter) It's good ole medial position brought to a new level of intricacy. These handy articulation target sheets can be hole-punched and put in a binder (at least that's what I do) with dividers between each sound. To read more about coarticulation visit my blog @ www.puttingwordsinyourmouth.com Just search “coarticulation” in the search bar. Thanks for reading! 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TPT Coarticulation Sound targets for articulation therapy /θ/ © Mia McDaniel, MA, CCC-SLP www.puttingwordsinyourmouth.com /θ/ 1 syllable /θ/ Initial Position/ Initial Releaser (IR) thank thorn thaw thick thirst thanks thigh theft thump theme third thud thumb thin thief 2-3 syllables /θ/ Initial Position/ Initial Releaser (IR) thankful Thursday thirty thermal thicken thirsty thoughtful thousand thorough thimble thunder thumbnail thumbtack thank you Thelma theme song thicken thickness thinker thinner third base thirteen thirty-three thoughtless thumping thyroid thankfulness Thanksgiving thank you card theater theory therapist therapy thermostat thesaurus thickener thinking cap third baseman thirty-seven thoroughbred thoroughly thunderbird thunderbolt thunderstorm Theodore therapeutic thaw it out thicker hair third place thigh and calf thieves stole think hard 1 syllable /θ/ Final position/Final Arrester (FA) teeth with path oath math both worth birth Earth broth truth bath wreath tooth myth faith cloth booth Beth booth death growth Keith length Ruth Seth sleuth sloth smith south /θ/ Final position/Final Arrester (FA) beneath hot bath dust cloth Babe Ruth Kenneth locksmith on the path beneath hiking path birdbath my tooth deep south dishcloth aftermath try the broth tell the truth phone booth steam bath sunbath sweet tooth dog breath baby tooth eighteenth overgrowth wisdom teeth take a bath I like Beth saw a sloth think thing thought rinse your mouth a bike path my friend Keith Elizabeth bored to death cottonmouth bubble bath take the oath I love math let’s get both what’s it worth? here on Earth hang the wreath pull your tooth © Mia McDaniel, MA, CCC-SLP warmth youth north mouth breath moth 2-3 syllables it’s a myth I have faith tear the cloth what’s the length? sit by Ruth go see Seth Mrs. Smith birds fly south feel the warmth it’s up north whirlpool bath read Macbeth a mammoth watch your mouth www.puttingwordsinyourmouth.com 2-3 syllables /θ/ Medial Position/ Vocalic Releaser (VR) caught a thief nothing else the theme be thankful my thumbnail two thousand hurt my thumb no thunder had a thought tooth and nail I thanked a thousand I’ll be third paper thin python nothing more with a smile I think so two-thirty my third one a thick wall too thirsty a thick head felt a thorn by Thursday heard a thump funny thing you’re thinking with a friend method I thought so both of us too thin worth a lot my toothache beneath us to thaw out my theory do you think amethyst anything authentic authorized Bethany nothing cathedral coauthor Dorothy ethical everything Jonathan Katherine marathon mythical southeast northeast stethoscope sympathy two-thirty pathetic /θ/ Medial Position/ Vocalic Releaser (VR) movie theater without a clue It was worth a lot a thermal blanket my path ended Did you say thanks? How do you stay thin? build a thick wall It’s a thin line nothing else matters I think I can What do you think? Did you say thank you? authority hypothesis mathematics a thorn in my side 4-5 syllables a funny thought I thought about it You have a toothache a thick pudding nothing for me bubbling bath oil I’ll be third in line I thought you were gone I hurt my thumb speech pathologist play therapy a thousand people I hear thunder a funny thing wait ‘til 2:30 it’s for both of us under my thumb math is not so hard South Africa North Dakota sympathy card amphitheater South America a thermometer can’t do a thing you have a thick head a third grader What are you thinking? Did you hear a thump? both of my feet Wednesday-Thursday Is it Thursday? we will be thankful 2-3 syllables /θ/ Medial Position/ Abutting Releaser (AR) stop thief! sharp thorn big thirst something not thin I’m third said thank you in third grade jewel thief said thanks loud thud what theme won’t thaw good thought good thinking one-thirty bad thought can’t think five things wheat thins I’m thirsty chicken thigh cattle thief not thick yet I’m thirteen a green thumb one thousand something else one thin line one third base it had thorns not thinking © Mia McDaniel, MA, CCC-SLP loud thunder do something just think on Thursday broken thumb ten thousand a loud thump green thumb www.puttingwordsinyourmouth.com /θ/ Medial Position/ Abutting Releaser (AR) I’m not thirsty 1,000 dollars you’re not thinking it won’t thaw out I’m thirsty again don’t think about it I’m in third grade draw one thin line it’s a good thing he’s a horse thief I heard something just think about it 4-5 syllables Is it Thursday? It’s 1:30 now wheat thin crackers a broken thumb I said thank you lightning and thunder my rose had thorns it’s not thick enough I have a green thumb can you do something? he’s on third base the short thorn hurt me 2-3 syllables /θ/ Medial Position / Abutting Arrester (AA) teeth bite worth more bath towel both girls truthful teeth can break a bath mat with my friend no toothpaste math problem mothball math book both boys ran worth money an earthworm with me math page earthly beneath me math homework both my eyes birthday cake toothbrush with pleasure tooth fell out breath mint both times athletic bathhouse breathless faithfully Kathleen mouthful southwest toothless toothpick withdrawing youthful breath-taking ruthless tooth decay bath powder with two girls the cloth tore /θ/ Medial Position/ Abutting Arrester (AA) his teeth look sharp Is it worth money? help me with my work for my birthday step on a bath mat Will you go with me? a wiggly earthworm it’s my birthday cake I’m with my friend a mouthful of cheese a birthday party a math problem squeeze my toothpaste I need a bath towel birthday presents Where’s my toothpaste? It’s bath time now with your best friend study faithfully Kathleen is smart © Mia McDaniel, MA, CCC-SLP pathways both teachers Hi, Earthling! death ray Keith laughed Seth giggled wreath maker Beth was here mouthpiece with joy bathtub 4-5 syllables both those boys won mothballs stink so much the blue cloth ripped he is so athletic sit right beneath me I need a toothpick measles are deathly Who’s your math teacher? it’s worth six dollars we flew southwest www.puttingwordsinyourmouth.com
