Note: The five 3-element clusters, /spr/ /str/ /skr/ /spl/ and /skw/ should only be targeted if the child already has the relevant stop (/p/, /t/ or /k/) andthe relevant liquid (/l/) or glide (/w/) present in his or her phonemic inventory. The stories and other activities may also be applied in a range of SLT/SLP settings, including schools, in working with school-aged children with articulation disorders and/or childhood apraxia of speech, children with speech and phonemic awareness difficulties, and with children with phonological awareness difficulties in general. This pack was developed in consultation with SLT/SLP colleagues in Australia, South Africa, the UK and the US as a unique, evidence-based resource for intervention with children aged 4 0 and above with phonological disorder. Listening lists with the cluster word-initially and in near minimal pairs.A ‘talk about’ picture to facilitate focused auditory input.A set of captioned pictures with the cluster word-initially.An engaging alliterative story or verse with ‘many repeats’ of the cluster.For the 18 more complex clusters the pack contains five activity sheets, with one page each devoted to: The eighteen more marked clusters are preferable as therapy targets. One of the complexity principles is to prioritise ‘marked’ consonants (Baker, 2009 Baker & Williams, 2010).Īs explained in Consonant Clusters: Alliterative Stories and Activities for Phonological Intervention, all consonant clusters are marked, but some are more marked, or ‘more complex’ than others. Work on some sounds triggers progress with sounds that have not been worked on. The idea behind complexity approaches (or systemic approaches) and their ‘complexity principles’ is that if a child with a moderate or severe phonological disorder has the opportunity to work on complex targets, the other targets will be learned without direct intervention, or with less intervention than would otherwise have been necessary, through a process of generalisation. When choosing which sounds to work on with this population, the SLT/SLP aims to make the period of intervention as brief as possible, minimising the number of intervention sessions the child requires. It begins with a clear explanation of the reasoning and research underpinning the pack, followed by information for therapists and families, a Cluster Screener in the form of a Monosyllabic-Word Imitation Task, and 90 pages of carefully thought out Activity Sheets illustrated by Helen Rippon. If you need a shared drive/network licence please contact us : Clusters is intended for use by Speech and Language Therapists/Speech-Language Pathologists (SLTs/SLPs), Consonant Clusters: Alliterative Stories and Activities for Phonological Intervention by Caroline Bowen comprises information about, and resources for applying a complexity principle to intervention for children who have turned four, and who have moderate or severe phonological difficulties and poorly intelligible speech. Licence: The price shown is for a site licence which enables you to download the resource on up to 5 PCs/laptops at one place.
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