Snake Sound Cards FlashcardsSnake Sound Cards Practicing the "Hissing Sound" /s/ ☀️ SUN Initial /s/ 🧼 SOAP Initial /s/ 🧦 SOCKS Initial /s/ 🥣 SOUP Initial /s/ 🌱 SEED Initial /s/ 🦭 SEAL Initial /s/ 🪑 SIT Initial /s/ 7️⃣ SEVEN Initial /s/ Speech Success Tips The "Snake Sound" Strategy Tell your student to make their teeth touch and keep their tongue behind their teeth. Ask them to blow a long stream of air out like a snake: ssssssssss. Visual & Tactile Cues Snake Finger: Trace a snake motion in the air with your finger while making the /s/ sound. Smiley Teeth: Point to your teeth while smiling to show where the tongue should stay. Hand Hiss: Slide your hand down your opposite arm to represent the long sound. How to Use These Cards Have the student "hiss" before saying the word. For example: "Ssssss... Sun!" This helps prevent "stridency deletion" (omitting the /s/ sound). Keep up the great work! 🐍✨
Buzzing Bee Cards FlashcardsBuzzing Bee Cards Practicing the "Buzzing Sound" /z/ 🦓 ZEBRA Initial /z/ 🤐 ZIPPER Initial /z/ 🦁 ZOO Initial /z/ 0️⃣ ZERO Initial /z/ 🥒 Zucchini Initial /z/ 〰️ ZIGZAG Initial /z/ 🏎️ Zoom Initial /z/ ⚡ ZAP Initial /z/ Speech Success Tips The "Buzzing Bee" Strategy The /z/ sound is just like the "Snake Sound" /s/, but with your voice turned on! Have the student touch their neck to feel the "buzz" (vibration) while making the sound: zzzzzzzzzz. Visual & Tactile Cues Throat Buzz: Encourage the student to feel the vibration in their throat like a tiny bee is inside. Bee Wings: Wiggle your fingers like bee wings by your ears while buzzing. Voiced/Unvoiced Pair: Practice switching between /s/ (quiet snake) and /z/ (noisy bee) to help them notice the difference. How to Use These Cards Have the student "buzz" for 2 seconds before saying the word. For example: "Zzzzzz... Zebra!" This reinforces the strident quality of the sound. Bee-utiful Work! 🐝✨
