Bjorem Speech® Gliding Minimal Pair Cards

Description

The Bjorem Speech® Minimal Pairs: Gliding deck is more than just a teaching aid; it is a comprehensive solution designed to address specific phonological challenges effectively. Equip your therapeutic practice with this essential tool to facilitate significant improvements in speech development.

Product Features:

• Comprehensive Target Set: Includes 58 cards total, with 50 minimal pair cards that directly address gliding of liquids like ‘r’ vs. ‘w’, ‘l’ vs. ‘w’, and ‘l’ vs. ‘y’.
• Versatile Phonetic Contexts: Features words in the initial position and clusters, offering a broad range of examples to facilitate learning and application.
• Engaging Design: Cards are sized at 2.56″ x 2.56″ and constructed with a thick, soft matte texture, ensuring durability and reducing glare to accommodate children with vision impairments.

Flexible Learning Options:

• Tailored Therapy Approaches: Supports both the perception-production and meaningful minimal pairs approaches, allowing customisation of the intervention to better suit the individual needs of each child.
• Customisable Treatment Sets: Enables therapists to determine the number of minimal pairs used, target specific sounds or a range of sounds, and expand the treatment set according to the progress and needs of the child.
• Interactive Learning Sessions: Encourages an engaging and dynamic therapy environment. Utilise the colour-coding on the back of the cards for an easy match-up of pairs and quick identification of related sounds during interactive sessions.

Benefits of Using This Deck:

• Effective Phonological Remediation: Directly targets gliding, a common issue in speech development, helping children differentiate between liquids and glides, crucial for enhancing speech intelligibility.
• Increased Engagement and Practice: The visually appealing cards capture children’s interest, promoting extensive practice and interaction, which is essential for mastering new speech patterns.
• Adaptable for Various Settings: Perfect for use in diverse environments, including clinical, educational, and home settings, enhancing its utility and effectiveness across different contexts.

Ideal for:

• Speech & Language Therapists seeking specialised tools for effective phonological intervention.
• Educators and therapists in settings that require focused resources for teaching correct sound production.
• Parents and caregivers looking for professional-grade materials to support their child’s speech development at home.