Using flash cards is a helpful activity to help the child remember how to spell the word as well as practice pronunciation. Create flash cards that are clearly written and center on the target sound the students are working on that week. Positive rewards make flash card games more fun, so offering a piece of candy, such as an M&M, when the sound is produced correctly, will help the student remember the formation of the word.
Create cards with pictures of items with the target sound for the day or week. Make sure to have two of the same item so the students can play matching memory games. To make the game interesting but not too hard, use at least 20 different items. Lay the cards out, picture down, on the table and have the student turn two over at a time, saying the name of the pictured item aloud. This game helps the child with proper pronunciation and fosters memory-building skills.
Create a story using the target speech sound of the day or week repeatedly throughout the story. An example is, "Ricky the Robot rides rockets. Ricky the Robot rings the rope. Riding round rockets, Ricky the Robot races home." Each sentence has its own card with the sentence clearly written upon it and a picture of the event happening in the sentence. The child then reads the card and places the cards in sequential order. This activity not only helps the child with the speech practices but also with timing and reading.
Using the target sound of the week or day, choose an item for the answer that will cause the child to ask questions that have the target sound in it. An example is if the answer is toothbrush, and the target sound is "th," the child will need to ask "do we brush our teeth with it?" Playing 20 questions causes the child to speak more sentences than she might if left to her own devices, thus helping the child to learn self-confidence and play a game at the same time.