Sound Song

*promotes sound acquisition (improves articulation)

*promotes phonological awareness skills, sound-letter correspondence

*provides visual, auditory, and tactile cues for sound production/acquisition (multimodality approach to instruction)

*speech impaired children use tactile movements to cue self on sound production outside of therapy.

*can be used to prompt others (adults) in “figuring” out what the child is attempting to say

*adults can prompt children when incorrect production is made (example: “Cutting sound Bobby”)

P is the popping sound, P is the popping sound, /p//p//p/, /p//p//p/

(open and shut fist)

B is the ball/bouncing sound, B is the ball sound, /b//b//b/, /b//b//b/

(flat hand, like bouncing a ball)

M is the yummy muffin sound, M is the yummy muffin sound, /m//m//m/, /m//m//m/

(rub belly with hand)

N is the no sound, N is the no sound, /n//n//n/, /n//n//n/

(wag index finger no while shaking head no)

T is the teeth sound, T is the teeth sound, /t//t//t/, /t//t//t/

(index finger pointing towards teeth)

D is the dripping sound, D is the dripping sound, /d//d//d/, /d//d//d/

(index finger dripping downward motion)

W is the whining sound, W is the baby/crying sound, /w//w//w/, /w//w//w/

(closed fist by eye)

H is the hot puppy sound, H is the puppy/panting sound, /h//h//h/, /h//h//h/

(flat hand in front of mouth, “puppy gate” so we don’t smell puppy breath)

K is the cutting sound, K is the cutting sound, /k//k//k/, /k//k//k/

(cutting motion like a saw with arm and hand)

G is the gulping sound, G is the gulping sound, /g//g//g/, /g//g//g/

(pretend hand is holding a cup by mouth with chugging motion)

F is the fighting cat (mad cat) sound, F is the fighting cat sound, /f//f//f/, /f//f//f/

(kitty claws with hands, up and down movement)

V is the vacuum sound, V is the vacuum sound, /v//v//v/, /v//v//v/

(index/middle finger on throat)

S is the snake sound, S is the snake sound, /s//s//s/, /s//s//s/

(snake motion with arm)

Z is the buzzing sound, Z is the buzzing sound, /z//z//z/, /z//z//z/

(pincher grasp as “bee” buzzing around)

L is the music sound, L is the music sound, /l//l//l/, /l//l//l/

(index finger conducting music)

R is the race car sound, R is the race car sound, /r//r//r/, /r//r//r/

(both hands holding imaginary steering wheel)

J is the jumping sound, J is the jumping sound, j j j, j j j

(index and middle finger downward making jumping legs, up and down)

Sh is the quiet sound, Sh is the quiet sound, sh sh sh, sh sh sh

(index finger towards lips, shhing sound)

Ch is chopping sound, Ch is the chopping sound, ch ch ch, ch ch ch

(hand chopping in up down motion like an axe)

Th is the tongue sandwich sound, Th is the tongue sandwich sound, th th th, th th th

(tongue out making sound)

P p

Popping sound

B b

Bouncing ball sound

M m

Yummy muffin sound

N n

No sound

Tt

The teeth sound

D d

The dripping sound

W w

Whining sound

H h

Hot puppy sound

F f

Fighting cat sound

V v

Vacuuming sound

K k

Cutting sound

G g

Gulping sound

S s

Snake sound

Z z

Buzzing sound

L l

Music sound

R r

Race car sound

J j

Jumping sound

SH sh

Be quiet sound

CH ch

Chopping sound

TH th

Tongue sandwich sound