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Do you need a resource to help you teach the concept of R clusters? The R Cluster Help Sheets for Speech Therapy use multisensory cueing to help the children on your caseload learn complex r blend targets. This product will be helpful if the student leaves off the first or second sound in the cluster. These sheets can be used for backward chaining, forward chaining, and as flashcards with visual cues. Includes clusters: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, and tr.
Are you struggling to teach /ɹ/ clusters? Do you find that your student continues to delete either the first or second part of their cluster and you’re stuck with cues that can help?! If you have tried all the tricks you know, perhaps you just need a fresh strategy that SLPs all over the world have found useful.
The ‘R’ Clusters Help Sheets resource uses different multisensory cues that break down how to say /ɹ/ clusters using metaphors, visual cues, forward and backward chaining to help students be successful using consonant clusters.
DOWNLOAD THIS RESOURCE IF YOU WANT:
➊–Cues to break down a complex word (/ɹ/ cluster) into smaller, manageable parts.
❷–To try different types of cues, and nothing has helped “click”.
❸–Additional cues while using the complexity approach, minimal pairs, or cycles approach, to teach the cluster.
❹–To support students with motor planning challenges (e.g., CAS) that require specific cueing, coarticulation, and support to sequence clusters.
THREE DIFFERENT MATERIALS FOR EACH /I/ CLUSTER:
1. Forward chaining (e.g., t-rain, train)
2. Backward chaining (e.g., rain, rain, rain, train)
3. Flashcards with visual cues on the top of the card
MULTISENSORY CUEING:
We know that children learn differently, and these ‘R’ Clusters Help Sheets give you multiple options for teaching /ɹ/ clusters. Teach your child that they have to use their /b/ sound when they see the bouncing ball visual or a /f/ sound when they see a bunny teeth picture. You might like to tap or trace with your finger to reinforce the continual airflow and need to join the first sound to the rest of the word. This helps the child break down the word into smaller, manageable speech units to help the child to “hear” the individual sounds or syllables of the /ɹ/ cluster word.
DIGITAL FILE CONTENTS:
✅ — Clusters included: /bɹ, dɹ, fɹ, gɹ, kɹ, pɹ, tɹ/
✅ — 14 x Forward Chaining Sheets for each /l/ cluster
✅ — 14 x Backward Chaining Sheets for each /l/ cluster
✅ — 80 flashcards (x12 for each /ɹ/ cluster)
✅ — 92 pages of color + b&w pages provided
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What SLP’s like you are saying:
❝ Used this with my clients and it just clicked!!! This is a great resource every SLP must have! ❞
❝ Fantastic visuals for working on these blend sounds. These really helped my student get a better sense of how the sounds blend together.❞
❝ This resource is amazing. I’m having great success with eliminating cluster reduction with my speech kids. This is also a great resource to send home for homework.❞
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15 reviews for R Cluster Forward & Backward Chaining Help Sheets for Speech Therapy
Tegan S. (verified owner) –
Excellent resource! I have purchased all the cluster helper sheets as they are so useful in my clinical practice. Children respond well to the visuals and easy for parents to practice at home too!
Sophie C. (verified owner) –
LOVE this resource! I use this all the time and it’s great that both forward chaining and backward chaining visuals. It’s great to work out what strategy works best for each kid and I’ve seen lots of success using it. Thanks for a great resource once again :).
Katrina S. (verified owner) –
An excellent resource that has helped give success for tricky sounds. So helpful!
Melodee K. (verified owner) –
Love, love, love this resource! It visually breaks down the pronunciation and the kids really like it too! Thanks!
Amy (verified owner) –
This is a great resource. It is straight forward, and easy to use, with nice, fun visuals!
Maren C. (verified owner) –
Adventures in Speech Pathology always gets it right! Her methods make phonology make sense to the students on my caseload. She emphasizes phonological awareness, minimal pairs, etc and uses cute pictures to boot. I’ve never seen my students remedy their phonological errors (nor generalize) as quickly with any other resource.
Nikki M. (verified owner) –
great visuals and great targets to help keep my students engaged!
Amy M. (verified owner) –
Fantastic visuals for working on these blend sounds. These really helped my student get a better sense of how the sounds blend together.
Fernihough K. (verified owner) –
An amazing resource! Instructions are very detailed, easy to use and children love the illustrations!
Courtney H. (verified owner) –
All of your materials have been so helpful! This is another great resource using effective methods!
Laurin B. (verified owner) –
This resource is amazing. I’m having great success with eliminating cluster reduction with my speech kids. This is also a great resource to send home for homework.
Justine W. (verified owner) –
I’ve been working with a little one who has been struggling with their ‘r’ blends. This visual really helped him see that the word following the initial sound needed to start with a ‘r’ sound (e.g. ‘d’ – rain) which helped improve his accuracy immediately. Great sheets, which can be left with parents to practice too.
Jennifer A. (verified owner) –
Love the word strip idea–this is a great activity for kids who struggle with clusters and blends!
Jennifer J. (verified owner) –
This is a great resource for helping my preschoolers understand how to put both sounds in those blends. Thank you!
Wendy P. (verified owner) –
I’m looking forward to using these with my preschoolers. I am always looking for different materials while working on the same sounds over and over with kids who get bored of the materials easily! I also like having ready-made materials for breaking up the sounds in the words, to help my students get those missing pieces. I like that these can be kept as single sheets or cut up into individual strips. I’ll likely laminate the the sheets and use a dry-erase marker or wipe-off crayon with my kids. Thanks for putting this all together so I don’t have to!