Speech Sound Builder

Speech Sound Builder
An easy-to-use intervention programme with activities, strategies and a fun game to support children's learning of vital speech sounds

2017

Speech Sound Builders is an easy-to-use intervention programme developed to help support staff and parents help children learn vital speech sounds, implementing techniques used by Speech and Language Therapists to support the development of children's speech sounds.

Speech sound errors affect a child's ability to make themselves understood, but they can also affect their literacy development and social development. It is important that children can say the sounds accurately to develop the early phonics skills taught in the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 at school. Whilst many children's speech sounds will develop spontaneously, some children need specialist help to do so.

This intervention programme is not designed to replace Speech and Language Therapy Services, but it can be used alongside therapy or in isolation. Can be used for children who are waiting for intervention or whose needs do not meet the local referral criteria.

This easy-to-use intervention programme contains a simple screen so that the adult can determine which sounds to work on and provides activities, strategies and a fun game. The learning of a sound is broken down into 7 manageable stages so that both the adult and the child can see progress: