Hi! My name is Liz Smithson, I am a speech language pathologist with over 20 years of experience working with people with speech and feeding disorders across all ages. I am also a mom of 3 amazing children and 1 precious dog. I have a masters +30 from the University of South Carolina and have […]
A Modern Look at Van Riper’s Phonetic Placement Approach
by Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP This poster was presented at the 2016 annual ASHA Connect Convention, Poster Session #PS02. Download the poster here ABSTRACT Presentation explores 1) traditional versus phonological therapy, 2) the sensory-motor system as it relates to speech, 3) the importance of tactile and proprioception in articulation therapy, 4) shaping placement of the articulators […]