WELCOME TO THE SATPAC SPEECH NEWSLETTER

I am Stephen Sacks and this is the first in a series of semi-regular monthly newsletters suggesting helpful tips for remediation of articulation/phonology disorders.

Briefly, my story began 33 years ago when I had my first day of speech therapy at an elementary school and realized I didn’t have a clue how to remediate articulation deficits effectively (particularly the /r/ sound). So my journey took about 15-20 years; learning the skills, the correct principles and developing techniques for effective and efficient remediation.

Along the way, I developed the SATPAC Computer Program and a systematic method for remediation (The SATPAC Approach) which led to being honored in 2011 with the American Speech and Hearing Foundation’s Rolland J. Van Hattum Award for outstanding commitment and contribution in the school setting.