Description
Are you looking for articulation cues for speech therapy that are easy to learn and remember? Learning speech sounds can be especially tough for young learners, so use these colorful and engaging animal-themed cues.
Your students will find it easy to remember the “hissing snake sound” for /s/, will love to show you their “bunny teeth” for /f/, and they’ll definitely recall to “lift their tongue” like the elephant lifts its trunk for /l/.
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➊–Cues that are intuitive and help children make sense of speech sounds
❷–Visuals that are big, bright, and easy to hold
❸–To help children remember speech sound cues (children REALLY connect with the animals)
❹–To support phonological awareness (many of the cards are alliterative
There are two sides to the animal – one side gives a prompt about what the child has to do with their articulators, while the other side gives a concise verbal prompt that you can use throughout therapy. Together, they provide a simple and easy-to-understand way for children to develop their speech sounds.
⭐ The best way to use these is to laminate them and stick them on craft sticks so that you have front-to-back animal speech prompts.⭐
CONTENTS:
✅ — 22 different animal mouths
✅ — All main sounds are included: p, b, t, d, m, n, ng, w, y, r, l, h, f, s, sh, z, th, v, ch and j
✅ — Color and black and white copies provided so that students can take home, color & use
✅ — Stimulability testing form – Flashcards are also included for the purpose of stimulability testing and auditory discrimination.
⭐ Related speech cue cards and assessments:
What SLP’s like you are saying:
“I love this resource! Great for the little ones to visualize the sounds!!”
“These visuals are helpful for sound metaphors and so fun for the kids. Really helps them focus and remember how their sounds are made.”
“Great visuals to help kids understand and create a connection with the sound they’re learning.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rebecca Reinking is an SLP who works privately with children who have speech sound disorders. She has a particular interest in phonological interventions and strives to connect and collaborate with speech scientists to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice.
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11 reviews for Speech Sound Animal Cue Cards for Articulation
Lindsay Paterson (verified owner) –
These have added another layer to my cueing strategies this year. They’ve been especially helpful for my younger students who need a lot of help with listening for sounds in words and understanding correct sound production. Such an easy but effective tool to add to the toolbox when treating speech sound disorders (and phonological awareness)!!
Fran (verified owner) –
These cards have been amazing during sessions. My kids love the animal illustrations and always get a kick out of them. I highly recommend them! I particularly like the phonetic cues 🙂
Lora G. (verified owner) –
These are so cute! The bunny teeth for /f/ and the elephant for /l/ are my favorites. I laminated and glued them to popsicle sticks for visuals and my students love them!”
Rebecca B. (verified owner) –
My clients loved the animal faces and especially loved feeding the animals. It keeps kids motivated and attending to tasks. I have used this resource is such a time saver and doesn’t take long to prepare. I have been able to use it in a number of different ways already
Hannah L. (verified owner) –
Absolutely love this resource! The pictures of the animals are so cute and my students find them really engaging. They provide great descriptions for the sounds and really support my students in achieving their goals. I use this resource almost daily.
Nicole C. (verified owner) –
My preschoolers love these animal sound cue cards! The animal metaphor has been a great tool that really helps the sounds “stick.”
Brooke L. (verified owner) –
My patients love these visuals during articulation sessions, especially my younger patients. Also love that I can send copies home to support parents in carryover and at home practice.
Rachel S. (verified owner) –
These visuals are helpful for sound metaphors and so fun for the kids. Really helps them focus and remember how their sounds are made.
Hannah W. (verified owner) –
Very engaging concepts and illustrations – especially for younger children. A great addition to my toolbox when eliciting new sounds.
kwhisler (verified owner) –
I use these every week in my elementary-based SLP position! The visuals are so helpful and fun for my students! I am so glad I bought these in addition to the speech sound mouth picture cues. Makes a great pair!
Miranda (verified owner) –
Parent review (not a speechie!) I found adventures in speech on Instagram and I knew my son would love the animal cue cards. I loved the video explanation by Rebecca about how she uses them in clinic. We have used them daily for the past 4 weeks and I have noticed increased clarity in my son’s speech and the whole family now knows about popping penguins and babbling birds.