Exercise guide
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Who it is used with
Hearing the sounds inside words can be hard when sounds in speech get mixed up. Sound practice is often used with:
Start on Same or Different?, Level 1. The sounds are very different there.
How to use it
Tap Listen
Hear the sounds, or a word and a sound. Replay as often as you like.
Tap your answer
Same or Different, Yes or No, or the sound that is different. A first miss gets a second try.
It moves on by itself
Or tap Skip. After 10 questions the set is done.
Modes
The numbered strip at the top switches the mode. Everything is listening and tapping. No speaking.
Same or Different?
Hear two sounds. Are they the same or different?
Sound in the Word
Hear a word and a sound. Is the sound anywhere in the word?
First Sound
Does the word start with this sound?
Last Sound
Does the word end with this sound?
Odd One Out
Hear three sounds. Tap the one that is different.
Ways to get through it
When the sounds blur together, there is help on the card.
Hint
Each tap shows the written letters for one sound and plays it again. The last tap shows the answer.
Levels
In Settings, tick SLP mode: Level 1 uses very different sounds, Level 2 similar sounds, Level 3 near pairs like b and p. The same panel slows the sounds and sets the gap between them.
The method behind it
Phonological awareness practice. Listening for sounds and where they sit in a word, a task speech-language pathologists use alongside word-finding work.
What comes after first sounds?
When the sounds feel clear, move one step up: