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1. Keep directions or commands short and simple.
2. Use visuals or gestures at home to compensate for listening difficulties.
3. Keep a written schedule of the day. This is a good habit to start now and continue as a school planner in the fall.
4. Reduce background noise if people are talking. If you are really not watching the TV, turn it off.
5. If you repeat a direction or other verbal information, use the same wording so it is easier to decode.
6. If you repeat a direction or other verbal information, use the same wording so it is easier to decode.
7. Do not talk too fast.
8. Encourage your child to double check they understood you correctly. In the beginning you may have to ask, “What did I say?” Be sure they know you are going to start doing this.

Below are word lists of the most common misarticulated sounds. It is helpful to practice daily until a sound is accurate at a word level. Then have the child move it into phrases and then sentences. Usually we master sounds in the beginning of words first and then at the end and finally in the middle. A good web site for activity ideas is www.buzzle.com. Playing a game while practicing is more fun than just drill.

lion bell
leopard ball
like fell
late hill
look pill
light call
lime doll
lips pole
lock boil
lane tell

rabbit x-ray car
rainbow butterfly hammer
ring turtle bear
rash earrings hamburger
red caarpet hair
rain forest flower
raccoon bird star
radio beard four

shoes dishes radish
shovel paintbrushes paintbrush
sheep mushrooms nail polish
shells flashlight rosebush
shirt pincushion toothbrush
shaving gumball machine starfish
shampoo fisherman squash
chef seashell fish

sun house
soap mouse
sailboat octopus
seat bus
sit class
safe horse
silly necklace
some face
seven nice
six pass

cat lipstick
car piggy bank
come truck
cold fork
keys duck
can lock
candle rake
castle sock
kite sink

Words with G

gum leg
go frog
gorilla hot dog
game dog
goose ladybug
gate bag
gas plug
get flag

J words

jelly beans
giraffe
jet
jelly
jacks
jogger
jazzman
jacket
jack-o-lantern
general

magician
packages
garbage can
teenager
engineer
pajamas
surgeon

fudge
sponge
luggage
cabbage
postage
beverage
sausage
orange

CH words

chair
chalkboard
chocolate
cherry pie
chicken
children
cheese
chimp

poncho
beach ball
nachos
teacher
peaches
pitcher

beach
coach
wrench
ostrich
sandwich
witch
watch
bench
lunch

elephant
umbrella
barbecue
computer
octopus
telephone
bicycle
hamburger
popsicle
domino
Indian
tornado
tomato
piano
animals
banana
potato
Michigan
dinosaur
bumblebee
policeman
bubblegum
grasshopper
pineapple
grandfather
grandmother
kangaroo
screwdriver
basketball

/s/ blends: /l/ blends: /r/ blends:
skunk clock tricycle
swimsuit flowers breakfast
student clothes frying pan
scarecrow fly broom
skeleton pliers bride and groom
starfish globe present
strawberries clown grapes
school bus glasses fries
snowman blueberries broccoli
squirrel glue grass
skateboarder blocks crayons
stop glitter crab
sweater playpen truck
stool plane pretzel
spider blue jeans dress
snake flashlight brownies
snail blue ribbon crown
skirt flag bread
scuba divers cleaning frog
scarf gloves grasshopper
skates black sheep crib
sports car clover graduate
spaghetti flat tire grizzly bear
stove slippers grandfather
skier plug drummer
sponge plant trumpet
slippers sleeve trash can
stewardess blanket friends