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Speech and language practice, ready to print.
Find speech and language milestones, picture cards, home practice ideas and games. SLPs can browse word lists, minimal pairs and printable therapy tools.
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Try R, vocalic r, s blends, fronting or past tense. Teacher said “tat” for “cat”? Start with the K sound.
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Looking for milestones, a sound to practice or an activity to try? Choose what you need.
Check Milestones
See how speech and language often grow at different ages, from first words to school years.
Typical ranges, parent handouts and a speech sound chart.
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Practice a Sound
Choose a speech sound to find practice words, picture cards and tips for helping a child make it.
For SLPs: word lists by sound and position.
Choose a sound
Sound Patterns
Learn about ways children change or leave out sounds in words, with picture pairs to practice.
For SLPs: phonology and minimal pairs.
Explore sound patterns
Language Skills
Find printable activities for questions, grammar and everyday word concepts.
For SLPs: topic-based language worksheets.
Explore language activities
Practice at Home
Try short, playful ways to practice speech sounds during everyday routines.
Sound-by-sound tips that families and SLPs can use together.
See practice ideas
Play Games
Choose a sound, then use its words in a board game, cards or another activity.
Play together on a tablet or computer.
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Written by an SLP
Word lists are sorted by sound position, not by spelling. Ages come from published acquisition norms.
Built for two audiences
Clinical detail for SLPs, plain language for parents, on the same page. Neither one has to translate.
Print or practice online
Printables are here now, and six games play the same words on a tablet or laptop - no printer needed.
Patchwork Speech is a sibling to Patchwork AAC. Our AAC app for emerging communicators. Coming soon.