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Picture Sorts with Speech Sounds

By thisreadingmama 6 Comments

Nearly a year ago, I shared a free beginning sounds ice cream sorting pack. I was contacted by a speech pathologist, who uses my ice cream sorts for speech sounds, and asked if I would consider adding a few more sounds to the pack. {Note: I am not always able to create or add printables based off of requests.}

With two of my kids at home who have some speech issues, I was excited to add a few more ice cream sounds, add a couple more resources to my Build a Flower Letter Sound Pack, and picture cards that would be helpful for practicing those speech sounds. You can read more about the sound that were added below.

*The free printable pack can be found towards the END of this post. Just look for the teal, oval button.

FREE Picture Sorts with Speech Sounds - This Reading Mama

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**I do not claim to be a speech pathologist or expert on speech. If your child is struggling with speech sounds, please see a professional in the field.

 

Picture Sorts for Speech Sounds

You might wonder why I even care too much about speech sounds. It has been my experience that kids who have a speech delay or issue, especially a severe one, are often delayed in reading, writing, and spelling. Yes, it matters!

This pack serves a different purpose than all the phonics activities I usually share. Instead of focusing on learning letter sounds, the focus of these picture sorts is to zero in on speech sounds.

Included in the pack are ice cream cones/scoops plus picture cards for these sounds: b, d, f, s, t, ch, sh, and th. Why the strange combination, you might ask?

 

f and th speech sounds sort with ice cream cones and scoops

Certain speech sounds in this pack are commonly substituted for one another. For example, how many times have you heard a child say, BIRFDAY instead of birthday? The f/th picture sorts can help kids practice those two often confused sounds. As I sorted the ice cream scoops with my 1st grader, I named the object first and copied me. After they were all sorted, he named each object again, practicing that speech sound.

 

s and sh picture sound sort for speech sounds

If you have a child who struggles with the s or sh sound, like I do, the s/sh picture sound sort is helpful.

 

s and th speech sound sorts - great for s-lisp

Since one of my kids struggles with the s-lisp, you can sort between th and s sounds, too! {More beginning sounds can be found in my Build a Flower Letter Sound Pack.}

 

Suggestions for combining speech sounds are included in the download. The suggestions are:

  • b/th
  • d/ch
  • d/sh
  • f/th
  • s/sh
  • s/th
  • t/sh
  • t/ch

Of course, you can combine any of these with the beginning sounds ice cream pack if your learner has other speech sounds he/she needs to work on. The following resources are great for practicing speech sounds with kids.

 

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Learning and Sorting Letter Sounds - with 25 different ice cream sorts - FREE - This Reading Mama

Beginning Letter Sounds Ice Cream Pack

 

Build a Flower Letter Sounds Sort - FREE - This Reading Mama

Build a Flower Letter Sounds Sorts

 

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Enjoy!
~Becky

 

 

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Comments

  1. Kirsty says

    April 15, 2016 at 9:25 pm

    This is exactly what I need for some of my struggling readers, thank you so much

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      April 16, 2016 at 6:35 am

      You are VERY welcome! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Carey says

    April 17, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    Two of my boys struggle with speech sounds and this is exactly what I was looking for to help them. I can’t thank you enough!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      April 19, 2016 at 8:06 pm

      Yay! So glad I could help you out. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Yolanda Wilson-Harris says

    June 19, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    Your resources are always awesome!Thank you for being so creative and generous!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      July 15, 2016 at 11:29 am

      You are very welcome! 🙂

      Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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