The cycles approach is a widely-known evidence-based approach for the remediation of moderate to severe phonological deficits among young children who are highly unintelligible (Hodson & Paden, 1983). This systematic intervention is designed to help improve overall intelligibility by targeting specific phonemes for a particular period of time rather than until a specific accuracy criterion is reached (Hodson, 2010). However, there is often confusion about what a *cycle* actually consists of, how to select and prioritize speech targets, and how therapy sessions should be carried out. There also may be hesitation among speech language pathologists who have doubts about how this approach may be effectively used in challenging therapy settings, such as over teletherapy and when children need to be seen in groups, such as in the school setting. This presentation will provide an overview of and rationale for the cycles approach and demonstrate how to effectively organize therapy sessions. Strategies for choosing appropriate target phonemes and target words, as well as videos of actual therapy sessions demonstrating implementation, will be shown.