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Your Speech and Language Therapist will provide you with the right speech sound pack for your child. You can work through the activities at home to help your child practise their speech sounds.
Each pack will focus on saying one sound at a time in a specific position of the word such as beginning, middle or end.
The first page of each pack gives information about how to say the sound on its own and how to say the sound with a vowel sound. After that there will be pages to help your child practise saying their sound in individual words, simple phrases and sentences.
Work through the activities together. It is recommended you:
Work through the pages in order. You will need to say and read out the information on each page and help your child understand what they need to do. Say and repeat the target sound as much as possible. This way your child has lots of opportunities to hear the sound they are working on. Give your child lots of praise when they use their sound correctly such as, “Well done. You just said a lovely ‘f’ sound” or “Fantastic, I heard a lovely ‘c’ sound at the beginning of ‘car’”.
If your child does not say the target sound during practise, you could try:
Keep practising each stage until your child can use their target sound with ease and confidence most of the time. If your child is finding a stage particularly difficult, then try going back to an earlier page and repeat the activities they can do well.
Practise little and often. Shorter sessions of 5 to 10 minutes a few times a week are more effective than less frequent longer sessions.
Resources and materials you will need:
You may also need:
For more information please contact the Speech and Language Therapy Service at Flockton House.
Telephone: 0114 226 2333
Email: scn-tr.slt-sheffield@nhs.net
Please note: this is a generic information sheet relating to care at Sheffield Children’s NHS FT. These details may not reflect treatment at other hospitals. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professionals’ instructions. If this resource relates to medicines, please read it alongside the medicine manufacturer’s patient information leaflet. If this information has been translated into another language from English, efforts have been made to maintain accuracy, but there may still be some translation errors. If you are unsure about any of the guidance in this resource or have specific questions about how it relates to your child, always ask your healthcare professional for further advice.
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