Remediation of Residual /r/ Errors: A Case Study Using the SATPAC Approach

Abstract

Residual speech production errors may occur in up to 1–2% of the adult population. Although they don't usually interfere with message intelligibility, potential negative impacts have been documented. The current report discusses the challenges of remediating these errors and errors related to /r/ in particular. It then presents an alternative intervention approach (called SATPAC) that uses a combination of nonwords, a bunched /r/ (rather than the more commonly targeted retroflex /r/), multimodal feedback (including visual and tactile), and homework. A case study is presented to illustrate the potential success of this approach.