/l/ initial – Stories for sound production

The Sound Stories series is designed for children who have difficulties with sound production. This pack features /l/ initial. Other editions include /f/, /s/, /t/, /k/  initial phonemes and /l/ and /s/ clusters.

This pack focuses on l clusters.

The pack also includes additional extension activities to support production at a conversational level.

Teachers will find this product useful to supplement phonics interventions.

The pack consists of:

1. Three pages of background, introduction and instructions.
2. Six pages of colour sound stories.
   Story one: Lulu gets lost: Lulu was a lively little dog who lived with Lily and loved long walks. One day Lily left Lulu tied outside the shop. When she came back Lulu was gone – all that was left was her lead! Find out how the pair are reunited in this charming little story.
   Story two: No leaf-like home: Lucy ladybird lived on a lovely leaf. One day the wind lifts her leaf into the air and Lucy lands on her back. Join her on her journey to find a new home with the help of Mr Lizard. Will living under a log be safer than living on leaves?
3. Four pages of extension activities comprised of a colouring activity and a set of questions related to each story.
4. Black and white duplicate stories.

Age: 4–9 years

Format: PDF file, Available as a download, 20 pages.

Snippets: Upgrade your account to send specially selected extracts of this resource, via our website, to parents and carers for homework exercises. The snippets for this resource include black-and-white illustrations and the following:

• The story of how Lily searched for her little dog Lulu after it got lost one day. Where can Lulu be hiding? 
• Picking out the words from the story with the ‘special sound’ and saying the words together with the child.
• A game to see how many words the child can find in a picture that ends with the ‘special sound.’