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So many "r" sounds! Speech intervention through singing Disney's Encanto's "Surface Pressure"
What is it about?
Disney's film "Encanto" is not just a fun movie with fun music - it is also a potential intervention tool for speech-language pathologists to use with their speech sound kiddos! We demonstrate that the song "Surface Pressure" contains rhotic ("r") sounds in an accessible and meaningful way that can provide ample opportunity for practice - more than even typical conversation.
Why is it important?
"Encanto" is a Disney movie that has reached children and adults of all ages. The song "Surface Pressure" and its relevance to an audience that could benefit from intervention for "r" sounds sets it apart from traditional types of speech therapy involving repetition - word lists, picture cards, etc. Music has long been involved in other types of therapy, but the proportionally high number of "r" sounds in the song means that it can be incorporated into speech intervention by offering a lot of opportunities for practicing those difficult sounds in a relevant and meaningful way.