Just Released and Coming Soon at the Testy Shop

As you probably noticed, I just released a new /ɑ/ speech therapy kit in the Testy Shop. I wanted to specifically mention that this is not new content. Everything included in the new kit is included in the larger Simple Vowels speech therapy kit. So if you already own the Vowels kit you have no reason to buy this new one.

I had a request from a reader who needed just the /ɑ/ materials from the Vowels kit for her student and couldn't afford to buy the entire vowels kit right now. I'm offering the mini-kit for only $4.95 so if you've been thinking about trying a premium kit, but wanted to check one out at a lower price point, here is your opportunity.

I have started working on the next kit. It will be an /f/ Speech Therapy Kit and will include materials designed to let you teach /f/ in Initial, Medial, Final, and Mixed positions from a motor-speech articulation approach. I'm hoping to get it done in the next couple of weeks and make it available in the shop in early February.

Speech Therapy Kit: /ɑ/ Card Sets and Resources

/ɑ/ $4.95

• Check out additional speech kits in the store!
• Automatic discounts of 20-30% apply when buying 2 or more sets.

Need to teach a child to make an /ɑ/?

• Tired of buying card sets and resource books that don't work for your students?
• Need the convenience of printing resources from your own computer?
• Want to find a wide variety of therapy resources in a single, instantly downloadable, source?

Motor-Speech Articulation Method:
/ɑ/ Card Sets and Resources

Note: All of the contents in this therapy kit are included in the larger Simple Vowels kit. If you already own the Simple Vowels kit you do not need to purchase this item.

This comprehensive therapy kit and manual has been designed from the ground up to take a motor-speech approach to speech therapy. Target words are simple in syllable shape and avoid consonant blends and vocalic /r/ sounds. They are sortable by increasing difficulty of phonemic complexity. Begin with the easiest cards and work your way up to harder ones. Every set includes phonemic variety in order to practice with different coarticulation effects and maximize carryover and generalization.

All therapy cards are illustrated in color. The resource is written to be accessible to both speech therapists and parents working with children at home. This therapy kit is ideal for targeting productions of the /ɑ/ sound when working with children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Phonological Disorders, Simple Articulation Disorders, Hearing-Impairment, and any other population that needs work to remediate speech.

Printable /ɑ/ Resources Included:

• CV and VC Syllable Worksheets
• 44 One-Syllable Picture Cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process
• 8 sets of Minimal Pairs
• Homework Sheets (Levels 1-3)
• Story Booklet
• Race to the Top Speech Game

Additional Resources Included:

• 13 Games and Activity Suggestions
• Sample Therapy Sequence from Isolation to Generalization
• Overview of Speech Disorders
• Guides to Understanding Simple Vowels and Consonants
• Gestural Prompt for /ɑ/
• Word Lists
• Modifiable Therapy Variables Chart
• Multisensory Cues Chart
• Glossary of Terms

Sample Pages

/ɑ/ $4.95

• Check out additional speech kits in the store!
• Automatic discounts of 20-30% apply when buying 2 or more sets.

New Survey: Help me choose which sound to target in my next Therapy Kit.

I put up a new survey in the right sidebar. The flurry of activity revolving around planning Michael's 5th birthday party and then our 10 day vacation is passing. Instead of focusing on all the holiday shopping I haven't done, I'm procrastinating by beginning to plan the next premium speech kit for the shop. I probably won't get to actually work on it until the new year, but I wanted to ask you all which sound you'd find most useful: /p/, /f/, or /l/-blends? Please take the time to let me know by voting. The poll will stay open through midnight next Friday.

Speaking of the speech kits, I wanted to thank those of you who have taken the time to write to me and let me know how the kits are working for you. I read every email and comment I get and although I haven't had time to respond to each of you personally, those letters and comments are extremely important to me.

I wanted to share a couple with all of you.

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"I am an SLP supervising college students in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I use the picture/word lists with our apraxic/phonologically impaired kids. We just used the /st/ words in therapy today!! I recommend your website frequently to the parents and students I work with. I LOVE your homework page where you specify watch, listen, say.! That is just awesome for parents to use!"
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"I really do love your kits and have vowed to not buy anything else from a store!!! I love your tips and reminders, I love the way they are organized. I send home the sheets and my parents LOVE the little books. I originally started viewing your site as I was searching for materials for my two new students with Apraxia..this was last year. NOW two are doing fabulous! I’m very impressed with everything you do as a working mom! Know you are appreciated! "

Speech Therapy Kit: Simple Vowels Card Sets and Resources

Simple Vowels $26.95

• Check out additional speech kits in the store!
• Automatic discounts of 20-30% apply when buying 2 or more sets.

Need to teach a child to make simple vowels?

• Tired of buying card sets and resource books that don't work for your students?
• Need the convenience of printing resources from your own computer?
• Want to find a wide variety of therapy resources in a single, instantly downloadable, source?

Motor-Speech Articulation Method:
Simple Vowels Card Sets and Resources

This comprehensive therapy kit and manual has been designed from the ground up to take a motor-speech approach to speech therapy. Target words are simple in syllable shape and avoid consonant blends and vocalic /r/ sounds. They are sortable by increasing difficulty of phonemic complexity. Begin with the easiest cards and work your way up to harder ones. Every set includes phonemic variety in order to practice with different coarticulation effects and maximize carryover and generalization.

All therapy cards are illustrated in color. The resource is written to be accessible to both speech therapists and parents working with children at home. This therapy kit is ideal for targeting simple vowel productions when working with children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Phonological Disorders, Simple Articulation Disorders, Hearing-Impairment, and any other population that needs work to remediate speech.

Printable Resources Included:

/i/ Resources	/ɪ/ Resources
CV and VC Syllable Worksheets 44 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs homework sheets (Levels 1-3) story booklet 44 simple speech puzzles	CV and VC Syllable Worksheets 44 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs homework sheets (Levels 1-3) story booklet 12-car Speech Train

/ɛ/ Resources	/æ/ Resources
CV and VC Syllable Worksheets 44 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs homework sheets (Levels 1-3) story booklet 15 Speech Fish	CV and VC Syllable Worksheets 44 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs homework sheets (Levels 1-3) story booklet I Have, Who Has? Game (Levels 1-2)

/ʌ/ Resources	/ɑ/ Resources
CV and VC Syllable Worksheets 44 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs homework sheets (Levels 1-3) story booklet The Missing Vowel Speech Worksheets	CV and VC Syllable Worksheets 44 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs homework sheets (Levels 1-3) story booklet Race to the Top Speech Game

/ʊ/ Resources	/ɔ/ Resources
CV and VC Syllable Worksheets 23 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs homework sheets (Levels 1-3) story booklet Speech Dice Bingo	CV and VC Syllable Worksheets 44 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs homework sheets (Levels 1-3) story booklet Roll It! Speech Activity

/u/ Resources
CV and VC Syllable Worksheets 44 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, syllable shape, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs homework sheets (Levels 1-3) story booklet Move It! Speech Game

Additional Resources Included:

• 22 Games and Activity Suggestions
• Sample Therapy Sequence from Isolation to Generalization
• Overview of Speech Disorders
• Guides to Understanding Simple Vowels and Consonants
• Key of Gestural Prompts for all Simple Vowels
• Word Lists
• Modifiable Therapy Variables Chart
• Multisensory Cues Chart
• Glossary of Terms

Sample Pages

Simple Vowels $26.95

• Check out additional speech kits in the store!
• Automatic discounts of 20-30% apply when buying 2 or more sets.

An Opportunity

I had an opportunity pop up for some publicity for a card set in a couple of weeks. There was a catch though. Isn't there always? In order to take advantage of the opportunity I have to make a new one. They wanted a vowel kit. So, I'm working doubletime on trying to get a vowel kit ready by the middle of November. Posting may be a bit more sporadic over the next couple of weeks while I get the vowel kit finished. As soon as it is done, I'll make it available in the shop for all of you as well.

Speech Therapy Kit: K Card Sets and Resources

/k/ $15.95

• Check out additional kits in the store!
• Automatic discounts of 20-30% apply when buying 2 or more kits.

Need to teach a child to make a K?

• Tired of buying card sets and resource books that don't work for your students?
• Need the convenience of printing resources from your own computer?
• Want to find a wide variety of therapy resources in a single, instantly downloadable, source?

Motor-Speech Articulation Method:
/k/ Card Sets and Resources

This comprehensive eResource has been designed from the ground up to take a motor-speech approach to speech therapy. Target words are simple in syllable shape and avoid consonant blends and vocalic /r/ sounds. They are sortable by increasing difficulty of phonemic complexity. Begin with the easiest cards and work your way up to harder ones. Every set includes phonemic variety in order to practice with different coarticulation effects and maximize carryover and generalization.

All therapy cards are illustrated in color. The resource is written to be accessible to both speech therapists and parents working with children at home. This eResource is ideal for targeting /k/ production when working with children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Phonological Disorders, Simple Articulation Disorders, Hearing-Impairment, and any other population that needs work to remediate speech.

Printable Resources Included:

Initial /k/ Resources	Final /k/ Resources
Vowel CV syllable practice sheet 44 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, position, and phonological process 17 sets of minimal pairs 3 pivot phrase worksheets 3 homework sheets 2 story booklets 72-card Speech Switcheroo Card Deck (An Uno-like Game)	Vowel VC syllable practice sheet 59 one-syllable picture cards sortable by vowel, difficulty, position, and phonological process 17 sets of minimal pairs 3 pivot phrase worksheets 3 homework sheets 2 story booklets Speech Caterpillar Activity

Medial /k/ Resources	Mixed /k/ Resources
44 two-syllable picture cards sortable by difficulty, position, and phonological process 8 sets of minimal pairs 3 pivot phrase worksheets 3 homework sheets 2 story booklets Speech Match Worksheet	14 picture cards with multiple /k/ words per scene 2 pivot phrase worksheets 3 homework sheets 2 story booklets Race to the Top Speech Game

NEW!   Ever wondered what a full kit looks like when printed out? Click here!

Additional Resources Included:

• Games and Activity Suggestions
• Sample Therapy Sequence from Isolation to Generalization
• Overview of Speech Disorders
• Word Lists and Gestural Prompt
• Consonant and Vowel Charts
• Modifiable Therapy Variables Chart
• Multisensory Cues Chart
• Glossary of Terms

Sample Pages

/k/ $15.95

• Check out additional kits in the store!
• Automatic discounts of 20-30% apply when buying 2 or more kits.

K Therapy Kit Available Monday and a Giveaway

I've finished the /k/ Card Sets and Resources therapy kit and it will go up for sale in the Testy Shop tomorrow. I am particularly pleased with how this set turned out and I got a chance to see it all printed out as you saw in yesterday's post. I am now in possession of a box of high-quality, pre-printed /k/ therapy materials.

/k/ Card Sets and Resources Printed Therapy Kit Giveaway

I want to do a giveaway. At the end of the day on Friday I'll randomly choose someone who made a purchase of the /k/ Kit in the store between Monday, October 29 and Friday, November 2 to receive the printed version of the kit. Everything has been printed in full color and all of the card decks have been cut out and are ready to be used. I'll contact the winner via email to ask for their mailing address and get it in the mail right away.

See the Printed Materials Contained in a Speech Therapy Kit

As a last step in preparing to put the /k/ speech therapy kit up for sale in the Testy Shop (coming Monday), I printed the kit for editing and review. I took some pictures of the 161 illustrated therapy cards, 42 sets of minimal pairs, 12 homework sheets, 8 story booklets, and 17 other games, activities, and worksheets contained in the kit. Take a look the kinds of resources you get when you purchase one of the kits. The best part is that as you use these with students you can simply print more whenever you need them.

All Materials:

Detailed view of Initial /k/ Materials:

Detailed view of Medial /k/ Materials:

Detailed view of Final /k/ Materials:

Detailed view of Mixed /k/ Materials: