Tell children what these�words represent (say them�aloud) ‘keys please’.�Speech sounds are �k/ey/s p/l/ea/se�You could go even further�and investigate the sound�pics for the eeeee speech �sounds (there are 2!)

We use speech sounds,�blended into whole words, �as we talk, and do this so�quickly we often aren’t�really aware of those�smaller parts. ��If we were to take pictures of those speech sounds, using a ‘Speech Sound Camera,’�we would discover around 150 ‘speech sound pics’ in the English language.�If they represent the same sound, they are organised within Speech Sound Clouds.�

Help your child to develop a reading and spelling brain, by playing Speech Sound Detective at every opportunity, regardless of SSP Level.

ey ea

ReadAustralia.com