Hi friends!
I’m back today with a product review for a neat way to practice those dreaded final consonants! Sunny Speech Games were created by Annika Suarez, an SLP in sunny Florida. The flip-book games were created to target phonological processes such as final consonant deletion, fronting and backing, as well as stopping, voicing/devoicing, gliding, and cluster reduction, and they use a minimal pairs therapy technique.
I met Annika during an ASHA Convention, and she graciously offered to supply me with one of the flip books in exchange for my review. I chose FCD, as it seems to be a very popular goal around here! Disclaimer: The Flip Book and contents were provided free of charge, but the following opinions are all mine.
Final Consonants:
It seems we do a lot of work on final consonants. A lot of work. I’m always looking for new and exciting ways to practice articulation sounds and phonological processes. Thankfully, this minimal pair flip book has been a huge hit with my babies! In addition, I’ve seen great progress with their speech skills as well!
What’s Included:
Each flip book set comes with a spiral bound flip book (that stands up!), 2 sheets of reusable stickers, reusable data sheets for both younger and older students, a blank sky page for the stickers, 10 SLP data conversion sheets, and 5 SLP data sheets. An adorable Sunny Speech bag is also included, which is perfect if you travel!
The book includes a detailed directions page for explaining how to play the game, how to keep data on the data sheets, and tips for working with younger students versus older students. It also includes directions for Auditory Bombardment. Directions for playing an “I’m Aware” game for Auditory Discrimination and directions for playing a “Say It” game to practice the phonological process you’re targeting are also included. As a note, there are TWO sets of flip-books for Final Consonant Deletion. My set targets the final deletion of /n/, /ch/, /p/, /t/, /k/, /m/, /d/, and /s/.
Minimal Pairs:
The pictures in the flip books are set up as minimal pairs. Minimal pairs are great for helping children become aware of what sounds they are saying, as well as how the sounds they choose affect how someone understands them. For instance, if a child is trying to say “couch” but leaves off the /ch/ on the end, you can visually show them how they said “cow” instead. Minimal pair therapy has been very effective for my kiddos with phonological processes.
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Data & Progress Monitoring:
