Help! I'm Stuck Using the Minimal Pairs Approach

SLP

Have you ever started using the minimal pairs approach and then felt "stuck" when your sessions do not go to plan, and all progress stops? In this presentation, we will be addressing three common areas where SLPs experience difficulty using minimal pairs. You will leave this session being able to problem solve what you can do when your child is not stimulable for their target sound, how to help your students understand minimal pairs and options for when your child is not generalizing.

Presenters

Rebecca Reinking
CPSP, CCC-SLP
Rebecca Reinking is an Australian speech-language pathologist who is passionate about helping SLPs feel more confident in treating speech sound disorders. Rebecca currently works part-time in private practice and is also the owner of Adventures in Speech Pathology, where she creates evidence-based therapy resources for SLPs. She has a particular interest in phonological interventions and strives to connect and collaborate with speech scientists to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

Identify common roadblocks when using the minimal pairs approach.
Understand treatment options for when a child is not stimulable for a target sound.
Explain how to help your students understand minimal pairs.
Describe changes to your therapy when your child isn’t generalizing.

Agenda

5 minutes	Introduction
8 minutes	Treatment options for when a child isn't stimulable
9 minutes	How to make therapy meaningful
8 minutes	Strategies to encourage generalization

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Rebecca is the owner of Adventures in Speech Pathology and receives income from materials that she sells through her website www.adventuresinspeechpatyhology.com , Teachers Pay Teachers, and Boom Learning. Rebecca was paid a flat fee for this course and receives a percentage of course sales.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Rebecca has no nonfinancial relationships related to the content of course to disclose.
Course - Content	This presentation will focus on content from "The Minimal Pairs Handbook" and the "Minimal Pairs Toolkit". Related materials that are available for purchase on her website, Teachers Pay Teachers, and Boom Learning may be mentioned during the course of this presentation. Some of the free resources developed by Adventures in Speech Pathology sign participants up to her email list.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This course, and all courses in The Speech Sound Disorder Series, are being sponsored by SLP Toolkit, Bjorem Speech Publications, Graham Speech Therapy, and Adventures in Speech Pathology.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.05 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Professional Area