19/03/2026
This activity gets speech sound interventions started off in such a positive way, and supports the child’s learning in many areas.
When I’m starting work on a new sound, I’ll often start with a title page.
I fill the page with the letter/S that say the sound we’re focusing on, and we brainstorm words that contain the sound, I write them in and we find stickers and do drawings that contain the sound.
We identify if items contain the sound or not “does moon have a S sound in it?” And identify where in the word the sound is, e.g. “where is the S sound in sun?”
This tunes the child into listening in for the sound, supports phonological awareness skills and gives me LOTS of opportunities to model saying the sound, which helps to build the phonological representation of the sound in the child’s brain 🧠
It also links the sound to the letter and it’s a fun, crafty and low-demand activity, which is a great way to start therapy off on a positive note.
I demo this in my speech sound video courses - there’s one for each speech sound error Speech Language Therapists tend to work with, and one for younger children who are slower to reach their communication milestones.
If you’d like the link to have a look, let me know in the comments.
Speech Language Therapists - what do you like to start your speech sound interventions off with? It’s always great to get new ideas and inspiration. Please tell us in the comments.
