Once children have learnt to hear initial sounds, they need to then hear middle and final sounds. Some children have difficulty hearing final sounds. This may be because they have poor phonological awareness. These children may also have indistinct speech. But these children can still learn to read and write, and we can help their speech as well. What is needed is a fun way to help the child to do something that is intrinsically boring - lots of practice hearing the final sound. I designed this game to do just that, to help one of my pupils. He loved it, even though he is ten! He took it home and the whole family played it, which made him feel less 'behind'. Better still - he is now hearing the final sound of words easily. It worked better than a hundred worksheets, as his writing is not good, having poor pencil control too due to low muscle tone. Final Sounds Games PackTo make the final sounds gameChoose either black and white (for economy or to use the colouring of the sheets while talking about the sounds as an added activity) or colour. Choose a baseboard: either Build a Castle or Race Track. Print as many baseboards as you have players. I suggest an adult with a child initially, but once the child is confident then more players could be invited to play. Four would be a good maximum number. Print and cut up the picture cards with the ending sounds you wish to practice. Print the sound cards also (with the flag). You will need 1 sound for each player. To play:Talk about each of the picture cards ending with sounds you have chosen to practice in this game with your pupil before starting the game. Talk about the beginning sound and the ending sound. Tell your child that in this game we will be listening for the sound at the end of each word.
Hopefully, your pupil will have had much fun playing these game and will want to repeat them using different sounds! Speech therapyThe game can also be used within speech therapy to help children distinguish between sounds which are produced in a like manner: k/g; p/b; t/d. Many children have difficulty with sounds that are produced using the same part of the mouth/voice/tongue. If this is true of your pupil then I suggest that you start by playing the game with two sounds which are not at all similar. Once the child can confidently hear the final sound of a word, then the game can be played with sounds which are similar to help the child’s speech development and the ability to carefully discriminate between like sounds. Find the Final Sounds Game Pack on TPT here for a small price.Comments are closed.
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WelcomeHello, I'm Lilibette, qualified teacher (B.Ed Hons). I have taught phonics in mainstream education, followed by have home-educated my two sons to 18, and am now a private tutor. Categories
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