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Looking for a detailed elicitation guide for S & Z that teaches you how to implement cues as well as what cues to try? There are many common errors or distortions we see as SLPs for the /s/ and /z/ sounds and this guide aims to help you elicit a clearer production, no matter where the child is starting from. In this guide you will find problem-solving support, how the S & Z sounds are made, common patterns we see in children, how to accurately produce an S or Z sound, over 100 different cues, assessment probes, keyword lists, and checklists to ensure you feel capable when faced with teaching the S or Z sound.
Designed for all levels of experience, we feel every SLP will learn something new and enjoy using the tools we provide in this guide.
Do you have a child on your caseload who just can’t make a clear /s/ or /z/ sound, no matter what trick you try? Are you struggling to come up with new cues that work because you just weren’t taught this? It can be so frustrating when week after week, you feel stuck in therapy! Instead of repeating the same cues and hoping for a breakthrough, there’s a better solution.
Introducing the S & Z Sounds Handbook: a comprehensive guide featuring over 100 different cues designed to help your child elicit the /s/ and /z/ sounds.
Unlike other elicitation books, this handbook offers a wide range of cues, including verbal instructions, word lists, photographs, and visuals, all tailored to individualize the learning process for your child. We’ve combined this extensive resource with real-life clinical experience to empower you with the confidence to problem-solve and find the right cues that match your child’s specific speech sound challenges.
Does this handbook cover tips for lateral lisps?
Absolutely! Throughout the handbook, we highlight cues that might be more successful for lateral productions. But we also want you to know that many of the “general” /s/ and /z/ tips can support correct productions despite what type of “lisp” it is.
DOWNLOAD THIS RESOURCE IF YOU WANT TO:
➊ — Expand your cueing toolbox and discover new tips and tricks to elicit the /s/ and /z/ sounds effectively.
➋ — Access various types of production and elicitation cues, perfect for supporting children with speech sound disorders.
➌ — Personalize cueing strategies based on your child’s individual needs and challenges.
❹ — Utilize assessment materials, including checklists, sound screeners, and probe word lists, to track progress and development.
With these two handbooks at your disposal, you’ll have a comprehensive resource to aid in teaching and eliciting the /s/ and /z/ sounds, featuring a variety of cues and strategies to suit your child’s individual needs and learning style.
CONTENTS:
Included in this detailed digital download are two comprehensive handbooks—one dedicated to the /s/ sound (70 pages) and the other to the /z/ sound (70 pages). The content is organized into seven chapters, which are outlined below for your reference:
✅ — “How to” guide on using cues: This section provides an easy-to-understand overview of various types of cues, stimulability testing, and how to effectively combine cues in speech therapy. It also includes helpful checklists and do’s and don’ts to guide you through the process.
✅ — Making the /s/ & /z/ sounds: Here, we delve into the mechanics of producing the /s/ and /z/ sounds and highlight common errors to be mindful of during therapy. You’ll find a special /s/ and /z/ sound screener and our top five recommended cues to try initially (includes a page for lateral lisps).
✅ — Phonetic Cues: In this chapter, we explore four different types of phonetic cues and demonstrate how to incorporate them to assist children in producing the /s/ and /z/ sounds.
✅ — Metaphor Cues: We provide colorful flashcards to help explain these meaningful, child-friendly explanations to facilitate the learning of the target sound, phonological rule, or feature that the child needs to grasp.
✅ — Gestural Cues: With real photographs, we showcase various gestures and hand movements that you or the child can utilize to facilitate a clearer production of /s/ and /z/ sounds.
✅ — Shaping Cues: Building upon the sounds your child can already say, this chapter outlines how to progress through their strengths to achieve the desired /s/ and /z/ sounds.
✅ — Key Word Environments: This section offers word lists carefully selected to encourage and support the proper production of the /s/ and /z/ sounds in meaningful contexts.
⭐ OTHER HANDBOOKS IN THIS SERIES: Sh Sound Handbook, K & G Sound Handbook and the L Sound Handbook.
To purchase for your school district, private practice, organization, or university, we offer a discounted lifetime license, allowing all current and future employees access to the handbook. Please contact support@adventuresinspeechpathology.com for more information and special licensing prices.
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33 reviews for S & Z Sound Handbook | Comprehensive teaching & elicitation guide | Lateral & Frontal Lisp
Dina Ezagui (verified owner) –
This handbook is every speech therapist’s dream.
I am a seasoned therapist and still found new ways to elicit the s & z phonemes.
The handbook is packed with cues so beautifully illustrated with amazing tips to differentiate between articulation and phonological errors, which tends to be confusing to new clinicians.
I highly recommend this handbook to SLPs
klynneash (verified owner) –
An absolute must-have for your resource shelf. /s, z/ is so particular and unique to each person, so the same techniques won’t work for every client! This has plenty to go through and try, with all the evidence to back it up. I really appreciate the visuals in the book as well, as some cues are kind of hard for a student to understand otherwise (i.e., butterfly wings). 5/5 recommend!
Yvonne S –
This handbook is perfect for figuring out more ways to elicit /s/ and /z/. I had no idea there were this many ways to help get these sounds. It’s a much-needed tool when you feel like you have exhausted your “tools” for getting these tricky sounds!
Becky (verified owner) –
This is a must-have resource for when you feel like you’ve used up all your usual tips and tricks to elicit sounds! Rebecca has covered so much, and it is all presented so beautifully. Great quality, as always!
Kristyn A. –
OBSESSED. This is the most comprehensive guide for speech production I have ever seen. I’ve been struggling with a patient who has a lateral lisp and his has been super successful with the straw method and cognitive reframing calling the sound different names. I cannot wait to use the target lists included in here!
Tess C. –
You are an articulation GOD. Thank you so much for creating this. It is so helpful. I cannot tell you how the /s/ and /z/ sound, especially if the kid has a lisp, SCARED me in the past to work on. This guide is pure gold. Thank you again!
Christine H. –
This is great! So many tips and tricks to add to my toolbox for /s and z/. Love all of Rebecca’s products that I have purchased! I will always recommend them
Miranda L. –
I LOVE this! I have been feeling stuck with some of students with lisps, and this gives me a whole bunch of new methods to try.
Laura D. –
This is such a valuable resource! I love how it gives strategies to treat different types of /s/ and /z/ errors, including that tricky lateral lisp.
Gianna R. –
These Handbooks should be in the hands of every SLP. How do I wish that I had it sooner? Do you know how much time it saves you when you get all this information summarized and you just have to implement it? You will do trial and error with each student, as always, but you will not need to spend as much time doing the research, just implementing it.
Aqdas –
This handbook is a great tool when you feel like you’ve tried everything, or when stuck. It’s very comprehensive and gives rationales for the treatment methods too.
Charlotte W. –
This resource is phenomenal! Rebecca has done all the research and saved so many hours. I have used some new strategies right away and already seen progress. THANK YOU!!
Nahri L. –
This resource is so thorough. There are so many great suggestions for elicitation and I can see this being useful for both newer and seasoned SLPs.
Liana Allilomou (verified owner) –
This is, and forever will be, my go-to resource for /s/ and /z/. There is EVERYTHING you need when working on these sounds. There is so much valuable information and activities, half of which I hadn’t even learnt at university. I’m so thankful for these handbooks.
Amy H. –
Everything I ever could have asked for to treat a lisp – thank you! Rebecca’s resources are always the highest quality and I’ve never regretted purchasing a single one.
Jackie S. –
This resource contains so much! Everything you need to treat lisps! I wish I had this at the start of my career and not 25 years in! Thank you Rebecca for a thorough, evidence based resource with so many ideas and cues!
Claire L. –
As always a very thorough resource for elicitation. Great for when you are feeling stuck and need some new ideas.
Susie C. –
I have been using this (and another of AISP speech sound books) with a child to elicit the sounds. Have been helpful to have a variety of cues and modalities to lean on!
Lauren G. –
I love this resource! It has helped me to build so much confidence when working on ‘s’/’z’ targets with my clients. As always it’s an amazing product by AISP.
Paula T. –
This is such a thorough resource – great suggestions/ideas and materials!
Elizabeth Dooley (verified owner) –
Rebecca’s products literally never fail me. This one is so well researched and SO comprehensive. It was one of the first products I bought and it’s been really helpful for multiple clients. I love how it’s organized and I feel like it’s going to be something I come back to many times when challenged with a new student who doesn’t respond to my normal bag of tricks.
Kimberly N. –
This document is info packed! There is so much information. Thank you for makig this resource it been fun trying out different tips.
Tanya J. –
This is a very comprehensive resource with tons of ideas and visuals to support teaching S and Z using so many different cues. The materials are well organized and easy to navigate. The explanations for SLPs are very detailed and easy to understand.
Samara P. –
This is an excellent resource to have in my toolkit. There are just so many useful ideas for elicitation here and I have lost count on the number of times that I’ve had a quick flick through and found a few new strategies that I could use to elicit an ’s’. It hasn’t failed me yet!
Kimberly N. –
This document is info packed! There is so much information. Thank you for making this resource it been fun trying out different tips.
Sarah S. –
This handbook is so incredible thorough and walks you through every step of working on S & Z with students. I appreciate the variety of cues provided and all of the visuals. It allows me to take a highly individualized, but organized, approach to identifying how to best support students working on these targeted sounds.
Amy D. –
I’m super happy to finally get this handbook for working on /s/ and /z/. Although I have been a practicing SLP for over 25 years, it is always nice to refresh skills and learn some new techniques. Thank you!
Sarah S. –
This is a fantastic resource and has been so helpful to use with my clients who are struggling with /s/! It has so much information in it and so many different ways to elicit the sounds. There are so many different ideas and things to try I hadn’t thought of. I can’t wait to keep exploring this resource and buy all the new ones as they come out!
Amanda D. –
I have three students who have lateral /s/ distortions and this resource was amazingly helpful in finding ways to elicit more accurate tongue positioning and airflow. All three responded to different elicitation strategies so to have them all in one place was immensely helpful!
Jennifer Z. –
This is such an amazing resource for treating S and Z! I have a lot of kids with differing errors on S and this allows me to look at different cues that work for some of them and individualize cues so that they understand it better.
Emma B. –
Another amazing resource from Rebecca providing a great comprehensive guide. Great to have so many great ideas in one reference to pull out.
Paulette Obispo (verified owner) –
Such an amazing resource! This, together with the facilitative bundle, helped me find the most suitable cue for my 5 year old student with a frontal lisp. He successfully produced an /s/ in our first treatment session, which boosted his and my confidence! Thank you for all the hard work you put into product development, Rebecca!
Rebekka Børilden Sævrøy (verified owner) –
I love this! English is not the language my students use, but I find this easy to adopt to Norwegian.