The /s/ sound is also known as
The Snake Sound
Below you will find a helpful video demonstrating the sound, as well as a book list, word list, and ways to target the /s/ sound at home.
Video
Ways to Target at Home
1. Practice the /s/ sound by going on a scavenger hunt and finding things that have the /s/ sound (i.e. sock, dress, etc.)
2. Practice the/s/ sound by colouring or painting pictures that have the /s/ sound in them (i.e. Sun, Sister, etc.). Practice saying what they are by using a good /s/ sound
3. While reading books together, look for things that start with the /s/ sound and practice saying them
Word List
Here are some words you can use to practice the /s/ or Snake Sound:
Initial:
Sun
Sock
Sand
Seven
Six
Sink
Final:
Glass
Dress
Prince
Bus
Moose
Dice
Medial:
Baseball
Pencil
Castle
Dancer
Listen
Dinosaur
Book List
Here are some books you can read to practice the /s/ sound:
- Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli
- Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
- Smelly Socks by Robert Munsch
- So Much Snow by Robert Munsch
- Ice Cream Summer by Peter Sis