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Sound Cues That Work

Every speech sound cue has been designed through the expert lens of a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist with years of therapeutic experience. These cues are directly connected to the sound they represent in addition to being engaging and familiar.

Just The Right Size

Poster dimensions are 24" x 36" when printed at full size... perfect for your speech room wall.
File formats include a PDF and JPG file that can be printed on any standard paper size.
*Frame is for display purposes only and is not included.

Multimodal Cueing

Research shows that when we provide children with multimodal cues, it increases their awareness and improves their production of targeted speech sounds. The Little Bee Speech sound cues provide visual and metacognitive cues for every consonant and vowel.

Age of Mastery

The age of mastery listed is a one year range. For example, if the age of mastery is 5, the child has until 5 years 11 months to master the sound.

Speech Sound Norms are based on the following research:

Arlt & Goodban (1976), Bleile (1995), Bowen (2011), Fudala & Reynolds (1986), Gordon-Brannan & Hodson (2000), Hegde (2001), Hodson & Paden (1991), Hodson (2007, 2010), Irwin & Wong (1983), Linguisystems (2009), McLeod & Crowe (2018), McReynolds & Elbert (1981), Pena-Brooks & Hegde (2000, 2007), Poole (1931), Prather, Hendrick, & Kern (1975), Sander (1972), Smit, Hand, Freilinger, Bernthal, & Bird (1990), Templin (1957), and Wellman, Case, Mengert, & Bradbury (1931).

What SLPs are saying...

“I can't tell you how many times I’ve used this poster as a reference for parents (and myself) when reviewing speech sound norms! Most posters just have the phoneme… but this one has the cue that goes with it. And, the fact that this connects with the speech sound cues inside Articulation Station Hive… amazing!”

Catherine S., SLP

“I love my Little Bee Speech sound cues poster as it has allowed me to facilitate natural cues during play-based sessions and provide a fun, engaging visual for all the kids I serve.”

Kevin S., SLP

@thesingingslp

“I love snapping a pic of my speech sound cues poster to send to parents as a quick reminder of the sounds we’re targeting! I even have a parent who saved it as her phone background!”

Abby L., SLP

@the.type.b.slp

“These are such adorable sound cues and they make sense to even the youngest child I work with. Some of the favorites of my preschoolers are: “Hot Hobbes” (the panting puppy for /h/) and the “Cheesey E” (the smiling cheese for /i/)! This poster is also such a great resource when reviewing speech sound development with parents!”

Chelsea S., SLP

@playtalklove

“I love having a resource to share with parents and teachers to help carryover of skills for our sounds! My students love the pictures and artwork - it’s so engaging!”

Marie M., SLP

@thanksmorris

"Even my youngest little clients can find their sound on the poster, and they each have their favorites. This early exposure to phoneme development is serving them so well - especially since kids with SSDs are at risk for literacy delays!"

Mia M., SLP

@puttingwordsinyourmouth