Description
Have you ever tried minimal pairs therapy for ‘s’ blend cluster reduction to ‘s’ (e.g., ‘slip’ is ‘sip’) and found that your students don’t understand what you are asking them to do?
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”).
“My students love the stories! I use them individually on the iPad, but I also use them on the TV screen with a small group. I always have great success with this product!!!”
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.
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 that this resource includes the story to help introduce the metaphor to students. I own many of these minimal pair toolkits and find them very helpful to implement the minimal pairs approach with students.”
⭐ 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 for Less Common Patterns.
Word targets in this packet:
- /sl-s/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
- /sm-s/ initial cards (6 pairs – 12 cards)
- /sn-s/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
- /sp-s/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
- /st-s/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
- /sw-s/ initial cards (8 pairs – 16 cards)
CONTENTS:
✅ — 63 page printable therapy resource + 76 slide digital resource
✅ — Evidence-based practice rationales and minimal pairs flowchart
✅ — Multisensory activities to help support the phonological concept.
✅ — Minimal pairs word lists
✅ — Sound Buddies visuals (in various sizes to fit on task boxes etc.)
✅ — 92 minimal pairs cards in color + black and white
✅ — A print and digital copy called ‘My Sound Buddies Story’ that introduces the metalinguistic concepts of sound buddies.
✅ — A digital copy set of cards for familiarization and auditory discrimination
What SLP’s like you are saying:
“These are exactly what I needed! It is so hard to find minimal pairs that also have teacher guidance and great images for the students! I bought several items just like this from this store!!”
“This has been SUCH a helpful resource!! My kids love talking about their “sound buddies” – it was a perfect way to make a somewhat abstract concept more concrete, especially for my Kindergarten students. I loved it so much, I want to buy the whole bundle now!”
“I love all the minimal pairs tool kits and was happy to find this additional option for s-blends. It has been great to have a resource that is specific to cluster reduction to /s/. It’s difficult to find minimal pairs for this error pattern.”
⭐ FEEL PREPARED & GET THE MINIMAL PAIRS TOOLKIT BUNDLE!
If you are looking for some more in this series:
- Save 10% on the Minimal Pairs Toolkit Bundle for Less Common Patterns. This contains x6 minimal pairs toolkits for less common phonological patterns.
- Save 15% and purchase The Complete Minimal Pairs Toolkit Bundle. This contains x12 minimal pairs toolkits for the most common phonological patterns you treat.
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.
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8 reviews for S Cluster Reduction to ‘S’ Minimal Pairs Toolkit
Emily W. (verified owner) –
High quality resource that is extremely versatile and can be used in many different ways to create engaging practice of this cluster reduction pattern.
Madison F. (verified owner) –
I love that this resource includes the story to help introduce the metaphor to students. I own many of these minimal pair toolkits and find them very helpful to implement the minimal pairs approach with students.
olivia J. (verified owner) –
The toolkits are fantastic! They walk you through the phonological process from start to finish by adding a cute little book to help kids understanding.
Gwendolyn L. (verified owner) –
I love Adventures in Speech Pathology minimal pair resources. Everything is ready to go to use in sessions! I love the stories that go with the phonological process, it helps even little kiddos understand.
Rose M. (verified owner) –
Easy to use and the buddy story is great for improved understanding. Parent’s love to carryover the buddy sounds at home when working on their child’s speech sounds.
Lisa A. (verified owner) –
Resources from Rebecca are always a winner! This was so helpful for my student who is using cluster reduction but with a less typical reduction 🙂 Thank you Rebecca!
Amanda P. (verified owner) –
All of these toolkits are amazing! This is just as amazing as the others!
Hannah O. (verified owner) –
This has everything an SLP needs when starting to introduce, teach, and treat s-clusters.