Description
Does your student exhibit fricative simplification (saying “f” for “th”) such as “free” for “three” and you need high-quality minimal pair cards? What if your students don’t understand what you are asking them to do?
Imagine if you could read your student a story that explains their speech errors in a child-friendly manner (introducing the idea of biting and tickling sounds), and then pair it with visuals and concepts that you can use to cue your student throughout the therapy process.
“I used the resource one time with a kiddo and I got a look of “ah hah” on their face!”
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” for fricative simplification 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 “My Biting & Tickling Sounds” sounds
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 “My Biting & Tickling Sounds” 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 “biting” and “tickling” 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:
- /θ-f/ initial position (8 pairs – 16 cards)
- /θ-f/ final position (4 pairs – 8 cards)
CONTENTS:
✅ — 41 page printable therapy resource + 29 slide digital resource
✅ — Evidence-based practice rationales and minimal pairs flowchart
✅ — Multisensory activities to help support the phonological concept
✅ — Minimal pairs word lists
✅ — Biting and Tickling Sound visuals (in various sizes to fit on task boxes etc.)
✅ — 24 minimal pairs cards in color + black and white
✅ — A print and digital copy called “My Biting and Tickling Sound Story” that introduces the metalinguistic concepts of biting and tickling sounds
✅ — A digital copy set of cards for familiarization and auditory discrimination
What SLP’s like you are saying:
“A very clear, easy to implement resource. Once you’ve prepped this, it takes all the guess-work out of your therapy session. Thank you!”
“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!!”
“I have many students who work on the “th” sound and this toolkit has been very helpful for giving me ideas and materials.”
⭐ 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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10 reviews for Th-F Fricative Simplification Minimal Pairs Toolkit
Emily Z. (verified owner) –
My students absolutely love all the flashcards for your different target sets and this was perfect to help with the tricky TH/F error!
Claire B. (verified owner) –
I adore this resource!! I use this all the time with my clients. I absolutely love the inclusion of the ‘story’ to support clients to learn and understand their speech error and the impact this can have on their speech clarity and communication with others.
Jessica B. (verified owner) –
I have used this with so many of my students! The metaphor story is wonderful and engaging. The choice of words is high frequency words which is great. The cards are also bright and fun!
Kelyn G. (verified owner) –
I love the story included with these resources! It really puts the concepts in a way that my students can understand and relate.
Alexandria V. (verified owner) –
I use this ALL the time. I have so many kids who replace /f/ for /th/. I hope to see more products with this process in the future.
Tanya G. (verified owner) –
Great resource. I love all the minimal pairs resources from Adventures in Speech Pathology. Great Quality product.
Kristi B. (verified owner) –
An incredible resource to help a school-based SLP with students stuck in the “th” therapy! I could use some of the tips/strategies immediately with my next student. Well-done!
Megan E. (verified owner) –
This was so useful with my persistent f/th kiddos! They were able to have a visual that what they were saying was a completely different word.
Emina R. (verified owner) –
In the private practice world this is a must. I use this in therapy and send the words for HW
Jamie W. (verified owner) –
Alway very happy with adventures of a speech pathologist resources. Engaging, evidence based and so easy to implement.