/t/ initial – Stories for sound production (Team Licence)

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

This  /t/ initial pack can be used for focused auditory stimulation and sound production work. 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: The Terrible Tea Party! Tim Toad wants to meet other toads when he moves to Toad Town and so he holds a tea party in his tent. But Tim is a terrible cook – he makes tuna and coffee cakes and turnips on toast. Luckily, Toby Tadpole helps save the day.
   Story two: Two Terrified Teddies! Tanisha owns ten teddies. She takes her two favourite teddies, Tom and Tess with her everywhere. One day, after playing tennis, she leaves them in the park. Find out how Ted Fox helps rescue them using his teeth and a tag!
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, 9.7 MB 

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 the Two Terrified Teddies! Tanisha’s favourite teddies were left behind in the park one day. Could Ted Fox help reunite Tanisha and her teddies?
• 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.’