Major focus area

Speech Therapy -> Articulation

Short description

Multiple Phoneme Approach (MPA) is a behaviorally oriented treatment method in which the SLP addresses all articulation errors in each session (McCabe & Bradley, 1975).

Long description

Multiple Phoneme Approach (MPA) is a behaviorally oriented treatment method in which the SLP address all articulation errors in each session. MPA is appropriate for patients making six or more errors and focuses on sound production in conversational speech. MPA does not emphasize auditory discrimination training and consists of 3 phases.

Method:
1) Establishment: goal is production of consonants in response to a printed letter and a holding procedure (designed to make and maintain correct production of sounds produced in isolation).
2) 5 transfer steps: (a) syllables (b) words (c) phrases (d) reading/storytelling (e) conversation.
3) Generalization: 90% whole-word accuracy in conversation in different speaking situations without treatment or external monitoring.

(McCabe & Bradley, 1975)