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:
- Building
- Emotion
- Game
- Gross Motor
- Listening
- Writing
- Self-Monitoring
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)
Does the Resource Guide come with a CD-ROM? Yes! The Resource Guide contains an accompanying CD-ROM to easily print all homework pages, games, quick screens, and probes. There are never any forms to buy!
