What is ARtIC LAB®?   ARtIC LAB® is a bilingual response to intervention (RtI) program for students who exhibit mild articulation deficits in English or Spanish.

Who benefits from ARtIC LAB®?   Use ARtIC LAB® with elementary school students, grades 1–5, PRIOR to referral for speech-language pathology services;  English-speaking students with only one or two of the following sounds in error: R, S, L, SH, and/or CH; and Spanish-speaking students with only one or two of the following sounds in error: R, S, and/or CH will benefit from ARtIC LAB®.

Is ARtIC LAB® appropriate for students already receiving services?  Of course! Since ARtIC LAB® is research-based, all of the strategies are appropriate for students already receiving speech therapy.

How long does ARtIC LAB^® take to complete?  In 30-minute sessions four days a week for ten weeks, students rotate through each of the stations.

How was ARtIC LAB® developed?   ARtIC LAB® was field-tested in a culturally diverse school district in the Houston, Texas area. During one semester of intervention, 89 students with speech sound errors received 20 hours of intervention over a ten-week period.  Of the 89 students who participated in the field testing, only two cases resulted in referrals to special education and testing for speech therapy.

How does ARtIC LAB® work?    ARtIC LAB® consists of seven learning stations that maximize the number of sound productions for each student.  Each day, the speech-language pathologist chooses up to five stations based on the number of students in the group (e.g., three students equals three stations).  The maximum number of students in a group is five. 

What are the learning stations?  The ARtIC LAB® learning stations are:

Why does ARtIC LAB® work so well?    Using ARtIC LAB® allows a student to participate in fun activities and games that require limited concentration, enabling a student to attend to and practice his/her target sounds over multiple occasions while staying motivated.  A student learns quickly to monitor and self-correct his/her sound errors.

I only need the English ARtIC LAB®.  Do I need to buy the complete kit?  No!  You can purchase the ARtIC LAB® English Kit. The Spanish easel is available separately, as are additional ARtIC LAB® Homework Folders.

What is included in the complete kit?  The complete ARtIC LAB® kit includes:

• Resource Guide with Reproducible Forms and Probes
• English Stimulus Easel
• Spanish Stimulus Easel
• 17" x 21" Motivational Chart
• 5 Tally Counters
• 7 Full-color, 8 ½" x 11", Laminated Learning Station Signs
• 4-Pack Wet Erase Markers
• 5 Echo Mics
• 5 Webber® Phones
• 20 Homework Folders
• 1 Electronic Spinner
• 6 Pawns (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple)