I Spy /s/ Blends

Have your child complete the following sentence using the different color stars.  Make sure they make a long /s/ when they say the words "spy," "star," and "sky."

/s/ Blend Search

Find all of the pictures of things that start with an the letter "s"!  Have your child look for the following pictures:

1. Strawberry
2. Stripes
3. Snowflakes (7)
4. Snowman
5. Skate
6. Slide
7. Spider
8. Star

After they find the picture, have them say the word 5x.  Make sure they use a long /s/ at the beginning of each word.

S-Blends and /k/

Here are some pictures to work on with your child if they are able to do /s/ blends and /k/ separately in words.  Once they are able to do both of those sounds in separate words, you can use these to practice the /s/ blends and /k/ together in the same words. Please talk to your SLP before you start practicing these with your child.

"SP" Minimal Pairs

Here are some minimal pairs to work on with your child.  First say the word without the "s," then say the word with the "s."  Have them repeat after you.  If they say the word without the "s," show them what they said (i.e. if they said "pin" when they tried to say "spin").