What types of cues did you see us use to get a clear “ch” sound?

1️⃣ the primary cue was a gestural cue - this helped to get a strong, long sound
2️⃣ we also included some verbal feedback about “round lips”

Just another reminder about the importance of layering your cues - and how every child will require different cues!

Find all the cues to elicit the “ch” sound in the Ch & J Sound Handbook 💪🏼

#articulationtherapy #articulation #speechdelay #speechdelaykids #schoolslp #speechsounds #adventuresinspeechpathology

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What types of cues did you see us use to get a clear “ch” sound? 1️⃣ the primary cue was a gestural cue - this helped to get a strong, long sound 2️⃣ we also included some verbal feedback about “round lips” Just another reminder about the importance of layering your cues - and how every child will require different cues! Find all the cues to elicit the “ch” sound in the Ch & J Sound Handbook 💪🏼 #articulationtherapy #articulation #speechdelay #speechdelaykids #schoolslp #speechsounds #adventuresinspeechpathology

“Ugggghhh… not those cards again” - we’ve all heard it before! Why not try Articulation Squares for something different?

✅ they fit x48 pictures on one page
✅ provide a visual cue to help the child say their sound clearly
✅ and you can use them with SO MANY activities

Check out Articulation Squares at Adventures in Speech Pathology

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #articulation #articulationtherapy #speechdelay

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“Ugggghhh… not those cards again” - we’ve all heard it before! Why not try Articulation Squares for something different? ✅ they fit x48 pictures on one page ✅ provide a visual cue to help the child say their sound clearly ✅ and you can use them with SO MANY activities Check out Articulation Squares at Adventures in Speech Pathology #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #articulation #articulationtherapy #speechdelay

Parents can forget, or might not be able to attend your speech therapy session.

My top tip is to record you explaining what you say! It makes sure everyone is on the same page 👏🏼

#speechsounds #speechsounddisorders #speechdelay #speechpath #speechdelaykids #adventuresinspeechpathology

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Parents can forget, or might not be able to attend your speech therapy session. My top tip is to record you explaining what you say! It makes sure everyone is on the same page 👏🏼 #speechsounds #speechsounddisorders #speechdelay #speechpath #speechdelaykids #adventuresinspeechpathology

Day 2 of our Bjorem Cruise 👏🏼

1️⃣ Navigating the ship was an experience in itself
2️⃣ Loved all the videos about CAS from @bjoremspeech
3️⃣ I got to explore Nassau, Bahamas and swim in that water (and get dysregulated with loud music and hangry 😝) with my travel buddy @freetobeme.speech
4️⃣ Bumped in to the phenomenal @speakingofsamantics team (Sam and Scott) on the boat
5️⃣ Games night was HILARIOUS! Our field cracks me up @mrsspeechiep
6️⃣ it was just nice to “dress up” and explore the ship!

#bjoremcruise #speechpathology #adventuresinspeechpathology

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Day 2 of our Bjorem Cruise 👏🏼 1️⃣ Navigating the ship was an experience in itself 2️⃣ Loved all the videos about CAS from @bjoremspeech 3️⃣ I got to explore Nassau, Bahamas and swim in that water (and get dysregulated with loud music and hangry 😝) with my travel buddy @freetobeme.speech 4️⃣ Bumped in to the phenomenal @speakingofsamantics team (Sam and Scott) on the boat 5️⃣ Games night was HILARIOUS! Our field cracks me up @mrsspeechiep 6️⃣ it was just nice to “dress up” and explore the ship! #bjoremcruise #speechpathology #adventuresinspeechpathology

Why am I late with my Bjorem Speech Cruise recaps? Who’s got time to splice these together when you’re laughing, connecting, and gathering 100ish talkative SLPs together?!

Special mention to our keynote speaker, the incredible @phuonglienpalafox, my SLP besties @rocktherspeech, @freetobeme.speech and @mrsspeechiep - and the entire @bjoremspeech team who made this possible.

Our sponsors delivered on the goodies bags👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @speakingofsamantics @meaviatoys @daileyeducationalservices

#adventuresinspeechpathology #bjoremcruise #speechpathology

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Why am I late with my Bjorem Speech Cruise recaps? Who’s got time to splice these together when you’re laughing, connecting, and gathering 100ish talkative SLPs together?! Special mention to our keynote speaker, the incredible @phuonglienpalafox, my SLP besties @rocktherspeech, @freetobeme.speech and @mrsspeechiep - and the entire @bjoremspeech team who made this possible. Our sponsors delivered on the goodies bags👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @speakingofsamantics @meaviatoys @daileyeducationalservices #adventuresinspeechpathology #bjoremcruise #speechpathology

I love our sponsored shirts printed by @emilybspeech on the Bjorem Cruise 👏🏼 shoutout to @fundamental.therapy for our lanyards… how cool is my belt hack?!

@bjoremspeech #speech #speechtherapist #slpath #articulation #schoolslp

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I love our sponsored shirts printed by @emilybspeech on the Bjorem Cruise 👏🏼 shoutout to @fundamental.therapy for our lanyards… how cool is my belt hack?! @bjoremspeech #speech #speechtherapist #slpath #articulation #schoolslp

Whooo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 made it on board and officially checked in for the 2025 Bjorem Speech Cruise @bjoremspeech

So excited to to connect and present with all the SLPs on board! Follow my stories for all the behind the scenes!

#bjoremspeech #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechpathologist #speechpathology

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Whooo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 made it on board and officially checked in for the 2025 Bjorem Speech Cruise @bjoremspeech So excited to to connect and present with all the SLPs on board! Follow my stories for all the behind the scenes! #bjoremspeech #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechpathologist #speechpathology

I was sleep deprived, time zone confused and a little overwhelmed at presenting in front of REAL LIFE SLPs for the first time in my career.

I love that the 2024 Bjorem Cruise 🚢 and Jen from @bjoremspeech offered me an opportunity and the right song to just make me feel like I could do this!

Can’t wait for next week!! I’ll be presenting about something I’m passionate about: getting high practice trials in speech therapy for working with SSDs.

#speechsounddisorders #bjoremspeech #speechsounds #ebpslp

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I was sleep deprived, time zone confused and a little overwhelmed at presenting in front of REAL LIFE SLPs for the first time in my career. I love that the 2024 Bjorem Cruise 🚢 and Jen from @bjoremspeech offered me an opportunity and the right song to just make me feel like I could do this! Can’t wait for next week!! I’ll be presenting about something I’m passionate about: getting high practice trials in speech therapy for working with SSDs. #speechsounddisorders #bjoremspeech #speechsounds #ebpslp

Learn how to teach and elicit the ‘sh’ sound with these verbal instructions and carefully chosen words to encourage round lips👌🏼

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounddisorders #speechdelay #articulationtherapy #speechdelaykids #speechpath

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Learn how to teach and elicit the ‘sh’ sound with these verbal instructions and carefully chosen words to encourage round lips👌🏼 #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounddisorders #speechdelay #articulationtherapy #speechdelaykids #speechpath

I could keep coming up with more mini ideas… should I make a round two version?

Minis from @speechtreeco

#speechsounds #schoolslp #articulationtherapy #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechpath #slp2be

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I could keep coming up with more mini ideas… should I make a round two version? Minis from @speechtreeco #speechsounds #schoolslp #articulationtherapy #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechpath #slp2be

You don’t HAVE TO ELICIT A SOUND IN ISOLATION FIRST 😅

Yep, feel that relief! You can carefully screen for possible facilitative contexts, and see if certain vowels or consonants can encourage (or facilitate) a clearer sound!

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounds #speechsounddisorders #speechdelay #articulation

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You don’t HAVE TO ELICIT A SOUND IN ISOLATION FIRST 😅 Yep, feel that relief! You can carefully screen for possible facilitative contexts, and see if certain vowels or consonants can encourage (or facilitate) a clearer sound! #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounds #speechsounddisorders #speechdelay #articulation

I’ve updated my vocabulary (part of being a Know Better, Do Better SLP).

The last one (swapping “correct” for “clear”) is a personal choice after reflecting on my own child’s speech journey.

What words have you changed?

#articulation #speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #speechdelay #schoolslp #adventuresinspeechpathology

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I’ve updated my vocabulary (part of being a Know Better, Do Better SLP). The last one (swapping “correct” for “clear”) is a personal choice after reflecting on my own child’s speech journey. What words have you changed? #articulation #speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #speechdelay #schoolslp #adventuresinspeechpathology

If you child deletes the second consonant sound in a cluster, you may need to work on that smaller word chunk (e.g., “lice”), and THEN try adding the /s/ at the start to make the cluster.

#speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #speechdelay #adventuresinspeechpathology

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If you child deletes the second consonant sound in a cluster, you may need to work on that smaller word chunk (e.g., “lice”), and THEN try adding the /s/ at the start to make the cluster. #speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #speechdelay #adventuresinspeechpathology
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‘S’ Blend Cluster Reduction Minimal Pairs Toolkit

$12.00

If you see children whose phonological errors include ‘S’ Cluster Reduction, 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.

(11 customer reviews)

Description

Have you ever tried minimal pairs therapy for ‘s’ blend cluster reduction (e.g., where ‘snail’ is ‘nail’) and found that your students don’t understand what you are asking them to do and why they have to say both words?

As an SLP who solely treats children with speech sound disorders, we know the importance of combining “research-with-clinical practice”, giving you EVERYTHING you need (and didn’t know that you needed) to effectively implement the minimal pairs approach and make progress week-by-week.

“I have never seen a resource work so well for my students! They LOVE the engaging stories and do much better in practice after exposure to the story. I use this with so many of my students, and I have seen such an improvement in their progress!”

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., “sound buddies” and “no sound buddies”).

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 cluster reduction 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 “sound buddies”
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!

“I love being able to reference sound buddies with a verbal and visual cue for my students. These resources help them to understand their error and how it impacts their speech, rather than just being words on a page to practice. I can’t get enough of these toolkits!”

⭐ How does the Minimal Pairs Toolkit work?

FIRST Read the child-friendly “My Sound Buddies 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 Sound Buddy and No Sound Buddy 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:

  • /sl-l/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
  • /sk-k/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
  • /sm-m/ initial cards (4 pairs – 8 cards)
  • /sn-n/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
  • /sp-p/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
  • /st-t/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
  • /sw-w/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)

CONTENTS:

✅ — 62 page printable therapy resource + 99 slide digital resource
✅ — Evidence-based practice rationales and minimal pairs flowchart
✅ — Multisensory activities to teach “sound buddies”
✅ — A print and digital copy called ‘My Sound Buddies Story’ to read to your students
✅ — 104 minimal pairs cards in color + black and white
✅ — Sound Buddy visual cues (in various sizes to fit on task boxes etc.)
✅ — Minimal pairs word lists
✅ — A digital copy set of cards for familiarization and auditory discrimination

RELATED CLUSTER REDUCTION MATERIALS:

What SLP’s like you are saying:

“This was absolutely perfect for my needs with a few new /s/ blends students! We LOVED the sound buddies story, and great for teletherapy, too. I was able to send the black and white packet home to parents for carryover.”

“LIFE SAVER!!! I have really struggled motivating one of my kiddos to work on his phonological processes, but this worked like a charm! He was really engaged the entire time. I’m so excited to use this again!”

“The children I worked with loved the cluster reduction story and found it very engaging! I love the images and the word choices in the minimal pairs. Overall love the resource and highly recommend!”

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This is a digital file and is licensed for one person to use. Printing and assembly of the product may be required. For more information about single-person use, please refer to our Terms of Use.

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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.

11 reviews for ‘S’ Blend Cluster Reduction Minimal Pairs Toolkit

  1. johnsonajessica18 (verified owner) –

    This resource is amazing. Using the “Sound Buddies” story has been a game-changer in introducing clusters and even 3-element clusters (this has 3 sound buddies!) while implementing the complexity approach. Having the story to help give my students a visual and then being able to generalize this into our sessions has been so great. The word lists are so helpful in planning sessions and I use the cards in both in-person and virtual sessions. As usual, the pictures are engaging AND inclusive. I use this resource all the time in my sessions and highly recommend it!

  2. Ghada K. (verified owner) –

    LIFE SAVER!!! I have really struggled motivating one of my kiddos to work on his phonological processes, but this worked like a charm! He was really engaged the entire time. I’m so excited to use this again!

  3. Veronica I. (verified owner) –

    Best resource ever! My students have made so much progress with s-clusters right after being introduced to the story and activities included in this resource, thank you!

  4. Kimberly O. (verified owner) –

    I am in love with all your minimal pair resources, and this is no exception. I love the books, visuals, and different activities included in your kits.

  5. Karen M. (verified owner) –

    I use these minimal pair toolkits every. single. day. The story is a great introduction to the skill and to the language you will be using with the kiddos to describe the sounds. The minimal pair pictures are clear and most of my clients catch on to the words represented easily. I only wish it had final position minimal pairs as well. These make for great activities in session and easy homework to send home. Highly recommend!

  6. Mandy L. (verified owner) –

    Exactly what I need to work with my preschoolers. I love that there is a story with beautiful visuals to help the student understand the sound concepts. Thank you!

  7. Allison M. (verified owner) –

    Once again, another fabulous toolkit! I love being able to reference sound buddies with a verbal and visual cue for my students. These resources help them to understand their error and how it impacts their speech, rather than just being words on a page to practice. I can’t get enough of these toolkits!

  8. Leticia G. (verified owner) –

    I have never seen a resource work so well for my students! They LOVE the engaging stories and do much better in practice after exposure to the story. I use this with so many of my students, and I have seen such an improvement in their progress!

  9. Aimee M. (verified owner) –

    So helpful and evidence based! I especially love the story for teaching the targets and rules.

  10. Jenna S. (verified owner) –

    Rebecca really knows her stuff when it comes to phonology, so I trust her resources! My students find her pictures and activities engaging, I find it easy to prep and even easier to use!

  11. Amanda P. (verified owner) –

    Cannot say enough good things about these toolkits! I use them for intervention, home practice, and in sessions.

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