Speech Improvement Sound Inventories

These probes are used before, during and after the Speech Improvement Class for progress monitoring. Each probe includes the protocol, an attendance form, clip art pictures, words (typed out) and sentences. The targeted later-developing sounds include /k/, /g/, /s/, /z/, /r/, /ʃ, /ʧ/, /ʤ/, /l/, /θ/ and /ð/.

Homework completion can also be logged on the attendance form. Please note that pages featuring clip art or words/sentences do not include the target sound in the margin. For example, at the bottom of the /g/ clip art pictures, it does not say /g/ Sound Inventory. This was purposefully omitted to elicit the most natural production possible during administration.

McLeod and Hand (1991) have also generously offered their in-depth clusters probe at: http://athene.riv.csu.edu.au/~smcleod/Consonantclustertest.pdf. This probe samples all initial and final English clusters at least two times. A transcription form and photographs are included for administration.

Click here to download the Speech Improvement Sound Inventories.