![]() ![]() Traditional approach- working on one sound at a time, progressing from isolation to conversation developed by Van Riper, 1978.But I will briefly go over each and share which are my favorite go-tos for targeting /s/ blends in therapy. One is not nessasarily better than another nor are they mutually exclusively. Now that we’ve covered the different types of /s/ blends, it’s time to talk about what we can do to address them! There a few different approaches than can be used in speech therapy: traditional approach, minimal pairs, cycles, and auditory discrimination. Teaching S Blends: Speech Therapy Techniques Working in the schools with limited times and large group sizes, I need to get the most bang for my buck!įor more on my background as a school-based SLP, check out my bio here. This is also a great opportunity to incorporate language goals for grammar and vocabulary. ![]() When targeting /s/ blends it is important to remember all types of /s/ blends and target those final blends as well as the initial ones. The common final /s/ blends in English are: TS, PS, KS (e.g., pots, tops, books) + words that end in SK or ST (e.g., mask, best). For present tense verbs (if the subject is third-person singular), we add an -s to the verb (e.g., “jump” becomes “jumps”) and we have another final /s/ blend (-ps). For regular plurals, we add an -s to the end in indicate more than one (e.g., “hat” becomes “hats”) and we now have a final /s/ blend (-ts). There are also final /s/ blends in our language which commonly accur as regular plurals or present tense verbs. Why we need final s blends speech therapy targets as well as the initial ones. To snag some free /s/ blend coloring sheets, check out my free resource library here and click to download the coloring sheets freebie. If your child continues to delete a consonant sound in an /s/ blend past this age, you may want to speak with a Speech-Language Pathologist or speak with your doctor about a referral. The average developmental age of elimination for this particular process is 4-5 years of age (source: ASHA). Cluster reduction is when a consonant cluster is simplified into a single consonant (e.g., “cool” for “school” or “sick” for “stick”). The phonological process in which there is a pattern of deleting one of these sounds in speech production is called cluster reduction. In English, these are the initial /s/ blend sounds: ST, SN, SM, SP, SW, SK, SL. What are /s/ blends? – An /s/ blend is a combination of 2-3 consonant sounds, the first of which is an /s/. Working on speech therapy /s/ blend activities with my little guy at home. See the slight problem? Oh well, we will keep working on it informally but I know will eventually come along… hopefully. Problem is, with his cluster reduction, he deletes the /s/ and vocalizes the /t/… whoops! Stick is a pretty frequent, relevant word for him. ![]() No big deal, right? Well, my sweet hubby kindly asked if we could maybe work on these sounds the other based on one errored word in particular… The word is “stick.” Now remember, this is our wild, outdoor-loving, all-boy little boy. Because I know this, I can understand what he says 99% of the time and can “translate” for him. But that doesn’t mean his errors don’t cause some issues at times… For example, one pattern in his speech right now is – cluster reduction, particularly on those tricky /s/ blends. Now, since his mama is an SLP, he has already been informally “evaluated,” and his speech is typical for his age. He is also precious, and sweet, and snuggly, and all those good things too! And, he, like most 3-year-olds, can be hard to understand at times. I have a wild little 3-year-old guy who is wide-open all the time. Here’s a quick look into my life currently. ![]() Immediate access to all my favorite freebies here: May seem random, but I actually do love them so much! /S/ blend speech therapy activities have endless possibilities and you get so much bang for your buck. One of my very favorite things to work on in therapy: /s/ blends. ![]()
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