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If you see children whose phonological errors include fronting and you want to use minimal pairs therapy to address it, this toolkit is the perfect start point! It will give you all the tools you need to get therapy started including high-quality minimal pairs cards, multisensory activity ideas, and auditory discrimination tasks, as well as an engaging story that will explain the concepts in a child-friendly way for your students. For your peace-of-mind and confidence, there is also evidence-based information about minimal pairs therapy and the steps involved. This resource truly has been designed to save you time and give you everything you need to feel prepared and confident.
Explore the Number 1 selling Fronting and Backing Minimal Pairs resource available to SLPs! Have you ever tried fronting minimal pairs therapy for fronting and found that your students don’t understand what you are asking them to do and why they need to contrast pictures like “tea-key?”
As an SLP who only treats speech sound disorders, I have created the ultimate “research-meets-clinical practice” resource, combining EVERYTHING you need (and didn’t know that you needed) to effectively implement the minimal pairs approach and make progress week-by-week.
“This resource is so comprehensive! From teaching the minimal pairs strategy, to sound discrimination and word targets, I appreciate how much material is included in these resources.”
What makes this therapy resource unlike any other is the phonological pattern stories, which explain the student’s pattern in a child-friendly manner that makes sense and “clicks” for them (e.g., “front” and “back” sounds).
DOWNLOAD THIS RESOURCE IF YOU WANT TO:
❶ — Have one resource that contains ALL the minimal steps: familiarization, auditory discrimination tasks and practice using minimal pair contrasts
❷ — Be able to “teach the rule” about fronting using our highly reviewed stories that “click” for students
❸ — Save planning time by referring to our therapy activity ideas to help teach the concept of “front” and “back” sound
❹ — Have a set of high-quality minimal cards
❺ — Choose between print or digital formats! Our story, familiarization and auditory discrimination tasks give you TWO options!
⭐ How does the Minimal Pairs Toolkit work?
FIRST Read the child-friendly “Front & Back” story and complete the hands-on learning activities so that your student “clicks” with the phonological rule
NEXT By using the print or digital version, complete familiarization and auditory discrimination activities so that your students understand and can hear the difference between the pairs.
THEN Use these Front and Back concepts as cues as you engage in drill-play games using the beautifully illustrated minimal pairs cards.
DID YOU KNOW that this resource is part of a six-series bundle? You get a discount when you purchase the complete Minimal Pairs Toolkit
Word targets in this packet:
CONTENTS:
✅ — 62 page printable therapy resource + 99 slide digital resource
✅ — Evidence-based practice rationales and minimal pairs flowchart
✅ — Multisensory activities to teach “front” and “back” sounds
✅ — A print and digital copy called ‘My Fronting Story’ and a BONUS ‘ My Backing Story’ introduces the concepts of front and back sounds.
✅ — 88 minimal pairs cards in color + black and white
✅ — Front and Back Sound visuals (in various sizes to fit on task boxes etc.)
✅ — Minimal pairs word lists
✅ — A digital copy set of cards for familiarization and auditory discrimination
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What SLP’s like you are saying:
“I LOVE using this resource to target fronting. I can just see in my student’s eyes when it “clicks”. The visuals are perfect and I highly recommend this resource overall!”
“This resource just has everything you need as an SLP to teach fronting to a client. The amount of time, work, and knowledge that went into this product is clearly evident.”
“I used the fronting story recently and it really seemed to click for my client! She engaged really well with it and it has set her up really well for therapy!”
IMPORTANT LICENSING & USAGE INFORMATION:
Single-User License: This digital resource is licensed for individual use only. You may print and assemble materials as needed for your personal use.
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22 reviews for Fronting & Backing Minimal Pairs Toolkit
emilykeen (verified owner) –
I love this resource! Along with the complexity approach resources from AISP this is probably my most used! The children love the concept story and it really helps them to understand. The pictures are also lovely and I find my children engage better with them than other cards I used previously.
Bethany F. (verified owner) –
Really colorful to keep their attention! So many ways to use this: laminate and go, teletherapy, paper for take-home, etc. My kids have responded well to the front/back visuals and use these terms consistently in our sessions after the first time using this activity!
Clare M. (verified owner) –
This resource by Adventures in Speech Pathology is pure GENIUS! They are everything from visually appealing to absolute quality! They make teaching speech sounds a breeze! Thank you so much Adventures in Speech Pathology, so phenomenal 🙂
Kathy R. (verified owner) –
The Fronting & Backing Minimal Pairs Toolkit is a fantastic resource that uses engaging stories and visuals to help children understand and correct their speech errors in a fun and effective way.
Olivia J. (verified owner) –
LOVE this toolkit! The story is so simple but is such a fun and great resource to use to explain the ‘phonological process’ and the ‘find the sound’ activities are such a hit with all of my kids.
Elizabeth R. (verified owner) –
This resource is SO helpful when targeting fronting/backing. The story really helps my students understand what front/back sounds are!
Hallie N. (verified owner) –
The pictures are kiddo friendly and they love them! This is the third minimal pairs kit I have purchased and I am never let down! Thank you for making this SLP’s busy day more bearable!!
Caitlin B. (verified owner) –
My clients are engaged with these activities. Love the story at the beginning and I always start the sessions reading it with my clients before we start to practice the sounds each session. It has great target words that are functional to the child and their everyday language. The colours and pictures are engaging to the clients. Great way to practice speech sounds in therapy.
Carlie R. (verified owner) –
I used this resource a lot for my students with phonological deficits. Minimal pairs make such a difference for a lot of my students, and this is so nice to have prepped because minimal pairs can be tricky to think of off the top of your head let alone get visuals to go along with!
Maryann Scaccia (verified owner) –
LOVE this resource. The story provides a fantastic way to introduce the concept of front and back sounds and the visuals are very engaging. With this tool, I’ve been able to help my students achieve progress very quickly.
Alison C. (verified owner) –
Excellent student-friendly story to explain the concept of front and back sounds, along with engaging minimal pair cards and activity ideas. Also helps parents to understand fronting.
Jessica C. (verified owner) –
I love the story that explains the phonological process in a way my early learners can understand! The minimal pair cards are great as well. I love the color and b/w option.
Amanda S. (verified owner) –
I have so many students that front! I love using minimal pairs so that they can hear the difference and understand that changing the one sound will completely change the meaning.
Elizabeth Dooley (verified owner) –
I use this product with every child on my caseload who fronts. The initial teaching story is really effective and engaging and I love that there is auditory discrimination built in. As always I just love and trust the AISP materials and know that they’ve thought through all the word targets to pick the most effective ones!
Jennifer A. (verified owner) –
WOW!!! The progress that I’ve seen using this activities with two of my students is impressive. I love the way it’s organized and easy to work with. Students love the story and pictures. It been wonderful. I’m so happy I found this product. THANKS!
Ginger D. (verified owner) –
This product is very thorough and helpful. I do not need to purchase any additional materials because it is so comprehensive! Thank you.
Allison M. (verified owner) –
This has been so helpful as a CF! I love the story to make fronting a kid-friendly concept, and the other tools are extremely useful too. These toolkits are a staple in my sessions with some students!
Taylor T. (verified owner) –
I LOVE the fronting story! I really felt like reading the story to my student a few times helped him make connections that he wasn’t making before. Minimal Pairs can be so magical!
Andrea P. (verified owner) –
After watching an online continuing education course taught by Rebecca from Adventures in Speech Pathology, I knew this was a resource I wanted to get! This kit, which is supported by evidence-based practice, is the perfect introduction for my clients who are fronting their sounds. I absolutely love the story book for /k/ and /t/ that is included–my clients and I are able to talk about how they produce their sounds in a way that is meaningful to them. We can then use this terminology found in the story when we are targeting their sounds, which continues to support them in their understanding and production of the sounds.
Kimberley G. (verified owner) –
This is great Rebecca, the pictures are very appealing, it looks very professional & the layout is much improved from your earlier version, with minimal pairs side by side (easier to use in telehealth). Also I like that you have deleted gum-dumb.
Thanks again for a great resource
Mayra D (verified owner) –
I have so many products from AISP. I can’t recommend anyone else’s products as easily I can AISP’s. This was no exception. It was easy to use, my students loved it, and it made therapy planning a breeze. As always, thank you!
Vicky (verified owner) –
Love the book. It’s an easy we to introduce the fronting concept and help them fix it. The cards are easy to use. I accidentally printed them double sided but it’s actually really helpful having both the k and g sound practice on the same card.