Minimal Pairs & More: Gliding | Speech Therapy | Phonological Disorders | Cycles by the Pedi Speechie teacherspayteachers.com
The Pedi Speechie offers this nicely illustrated and detailed minimal pairs speech therapy resource to target gliding for FREE on Teachers Pay Teachers. The minimal pairs speech therapy worksheets include
- /l/ vs /w/ initial minimal pairs
- /r/ vs /w/ initial minimal pairs
These minimal pairs speech therapy pdf’s to target gliding also includes the following features and instructions:
- An option for “Auditory Sorting/Auditory Discrimination“at the top of the minimal pairs worksheet pdf.
- To conduct Auditory Sorting or Auditory Discrimination in speech therapy, the Speech-Language Pathologist is instructed to read the minimal pairs out-loud and ask the student to point to the sound or sounds that she or he has heard.
- As a helpful visual cue, each sound targeted on the minimal pairs pdf worksheets are paired with a visual and written “sound descriptor.”
- Once Auditory Sorting/Auditory Discrimination tasks are mastered, the Speech-Language Pathologist moves on to “Word Production of Minimal Pairs.” Pedi Speechie’s minimal pairs gliding pdf contains a set of six high-quality and engaging minimal pairs for each set (i.e., a set of six minimal pairs for /l/ vs /w/ and a set of six minimal pairs for /r/ vs /w/).
- The Speech-Language Pathologist may end by reading the included “Auditory Bombardment” word list to the student. For maximal benefit during auditory bombardment, earphones and slight amplification is typically recommended.
Pedi Speechie’s Minimal pairs r and w and Minimal pairs l and w sheets may also double as homework and provide easy carry-over to assist in your gliding speech and language therapy treatment. (Source: Teachers Pay Teachers).
The free speech therapy minimal pairs resource even includes a printout explaining gliding to parents.
If you’re a fan of this minimal pairs speech therapy resource, The Pedi Speechie also offers a Minimal Pairs Bundle which includes
- Minimal Pairs Cluster Reduction
- Minimal Pairs Initial & Final Consonant Deletion
- Minimal Pairs Fronting
- Minimal Pairs Stopping
- Minimal Pairs Backing
- Minimal Pairs Voicing & Devoicing
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