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%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023Speech andLanguage Support for 3-5s9.8.0 Supporting PhonologyListening skills%u2022 Non-speech sounds.%u2022 Identification of non-speech sounds e.g. sound lotto.%u2022 Matching sequences of sounds e.g. music makers.%u2022 Copying rhythms.%u2022 Speech sounds.%u2022 Discriminating between sounds.%u2022 Matching sounds with letters.Sound level%u2022 Practise articulating the target sound.%u2022 Look at how the sound is made.%u2022 Listen to the sound.%u2022 Feel how the sound is made.%u2022 Talk about how the sound is made and whether it is a %u2018long, short, quiet, back%u2019 etc sound.%u2022 Practise the sound repeatedly until it comes easily and confidently.Word level%u2022 Use simple CVC words first.%u2022 The therapist may suggest using nonsense words.%u2022 Use minimal pairs.%u2022 Generalise to ensure articulation of the target sound in words.%u2022 Give feedback all the time by talking about the sound, e.g. %u2018Good, that was a long sound%u2019.%u2022 Encourage the child to listen to himself and where possible to correct himself.Sentence level%u2022 Encourage use of the target sound in sentences.Conversation level%u2022 Encourage use of the target sound in conversations.