R: Talk About It
Grown-up: ask a question. Child: answer in full sentences and try to use the blue words.
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How to do it
- Grown-up asks a question.
- Child answers in full sentences.
- Try to use the blue words, then color the stars.
Teaching tip
This is the last step on the ladder. Focus on the conversation, and praise clear sounds.
About this worksheet
Six real conversation questions, each with R words to try in the answer.
What kids practice
Articulation means making speech sounds clearly. For the R sound, the tongue pulls back, the sides lift to touch the top back teeth, and the tip doesn't touch anything, with the voice on. R is one of the last sounds many children learn, so some kids are still working on it in 3rd grade. A child who is practicing R often says w instead (wabbit for rabbit). R also changes the vowel in front of it (car, bird, door), so this set includes a vowel R page. These sheets climb the same ladder speech therapists use: the sound alone, then syllables, words, phrases, sentences, reading and everyday talking. Common Core doesn't cover speech sounds, so these sheets have no Common Core code.
Watch for
- Saying w for r. Smile a little so the lips don't round, and go back to a long growl.
- Letting the tongue tip touch the top teeth or the bump behind them. The tip floats.
- Moving up too fast. If R slips in sentences, practice phrases for a few more days.
- If your child is hard to understand, frustrated when talking, or not improving, ask a speech-language pathologist for an evaluation.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full articulation: the r sound guide for 3rd grade.
More sheets in this set
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1. All My R WordsEvery R practice word on one page, sorted by where the sound is: start, middle or end. 
2. How to Say RA cue card with a mouth picture, three simple steps, syllables to practice, and a practice ladder from the sound alone to talking.
3. Vowel R WordsPicture words for the five vowel R sounds: ar (car), or (door), er ir ur (bird), air (chair) and ear (deer). The letters that make each sound are underlined.
4. R Cards: Start of WordsNine picture cards with R at the start of the word. The sheet is the same every time, so two copies make matching pairs.
5. R Cards: Middle of WordsEight picture cards with R in the middle of the word. One blank card is left for your child to draw their own R word.
6. R Cards: End of WordsNine picture cards with R at the end of the word.
7. R PhrasesNine short phrases with R words in blue, each with a picture.
8. R SentencesEight real-life sentences with the R words in blue.
9. R BingoTwo picture bingo boards packed with R words.
10. R Board GameA board game with R words and star squares that add extra practice.
11. R Roll and SaySix R pictures, one for each side of a die, with circles to color each time you say the word. Fewer has 3 circles each and More adds a second round of 6 pictures.
12. R Spin and SayA paper clip spinner with R pictures and a box row for each word. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10 pictures.
13. R Practice TrackerA ten-day tracker to record ten tries a day and the practice level.
14. R Read-Aloud StoryOne of ten short stories packed with R words in blue, with a 3-read score. Every word with the sound is blue, so the stories give lots of practice.