Flashcards Fun

We're still working with Paige on some of her pronunciation/articulation of certain letter sounds, in conjunction with her weekly speech sessions at school, and this week we're working on the "K" and "G" sounds. We have some simple flashcards that we use to help her at home - they're fun, have little pictures on them, and we encourage Paige to tell us the object as she looks at each image. I still need to get creative with the flash cards by adding color to the images (with crayons) to help jazz them up a bit, but in the meantime, these flashcards seem to be wonderful teaching tools for the girls, and specifically for helping Paige with her articulation. As she says the name of the object she sees on the flashcard, if she stumbles over the sound, we'll repeat that consonant sound with emphasis on the specific letter she's struggling with. For example, we'll say "k- k- k- key" with emphasis on the "k" sound. She will usually then repeat the sound back to us as well as the object's name, with correct articulation. It's really fun to see her work and to succeed at the sounds, while not knowing she's actually working. And, at this age, that's how it should be in my opinion - learning through play!

Last night, Mike was home from work in time to participate, so I took a moment to step back and snap a couple quick pictures.