R Word List For Articulation Practice (2024)

If your child is having trouble saying the sound R, my R Word List page can help you!

If you are a speech therapist and you need some R speech therapy materials, you have come to the right place!

Below you will find lots of free materials!

1. First, there is a FREE worksheet (for non-members) and link (for members) to access new articulation materials.
2. Second, there is a word list forquick viewing.
3. Next, you can sign up for a FREE newsletter and receiveALL THE WORD LISTS in one Folder in your Google Drive.
4. After that, check out a brief explanation on how to say the target sound.
5. Last, there are ideas forarticulation practice that do not require flashcards or word lists. This is the most functional option and appropriate for children working on generalization.

If you need a more in-depth explanation of R and how to say:

• prevocalicR
• vocalic R

R Worksheets and More!

We have BRAND-NEW articulation worksheets for teaching, drill practice, generalization, and language based articulation games!

• If you are a member, log in, download, and you are ready to roll here.
• If you want to join,sign up here.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Google Drive. I can access my word lists from any device; laptop, desktop, or phone.

If you want a copy, fill out the form above.I putall the word lists in one folder.Once you receive your email with thematerials,makea copy of the files and they are yours to use and tweak as needed.

• If you need help saving the word lists to your Google Drive, click here:Save Google Document
• If you LOVE Google Drive as much as I do, check out ourSpeech Therapy Documentation Page.

This is MY FAVORITE NEW RESOURCE! I HONESTLY use it all the time for each articulation session and handouts for home practice.

The words chosen for speech therapy can make all the difference between a good therapy program and a great one! For the generalization phase, it is crucial to use high-frequency words!! It only makes sense to use words that the client will actually say outside of the therapy room. Right?!

For only $5, you will receive35 pagesof materials including:

• Flashcards that can be used as Cariboo Cards too, yeah!
• Flashcard free games that can be used as home practice
• Dot sheets, smash-mats, and/or coloring pages
• Articulation warm-up sheets which can be used as a goal review sheet
• Cue cards
• Word lists
• Flashcards which contain word, phrase, and sentence level practice
• Cut/paste sentence level worksheets
• Self-assessment sheets
• Parent handouts
• And more!

Read more about ithere.

Articulation Games for R

The R sound is a later developing sound, usually mastered by age 5. R is also one of the hardest sounds to master in ANY language!

Take turns with your child saying the desired words. It is important to practicehearing andsayingthe words.

1. Write - Say “write” as you take turns drawing on a piece of paper
2. Race - Say “race” as you and your child run across the yard
3. Ready - Say “ready” before you start your race
4. Read - Say “read” as your child reads a sentence in a book
5. Fork - Say “fork” during meals
6. Shirt - Say “shirt” as your child helps you with the laundry
7. Sorry - Say “sorry” while playing the board game, Sorry
8. Car - While talking about your favorite car, say “car”
9. Hair - Say “hair” while your child combs her hair
10. Wear - Say “I’m wearing” while describing what clothes you are wearing

Membership Site

If you are a parent and your child

• has trouble saying multiple sounds
• needs to work on vocabulary development
• is working on improving grammar
• is working on narrative structure
• needs to work on social skills

AND you want

• a step-by-step guide to help your child
• ideas on how to improve all language skills at home
• functional games
• worksheets
• flashcards
• and more!

Then, ourmembers site might be just what you need.

If you are a professional and you want:

• Articulation Screening Tools
• Data tracking sheets
• Templates in Google Drive for easy data tracking and graphing
• Homework sheets/parent handouts on articulation therapy
• General flashcard games
• 36 flashcards for each sound: B, D, F, G, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, Z, SH, TH, CH
• 8-10 functional games for each sound
• Language based worksheets to spice things up!
• Picture description tasks
• Short story stimuli

Ourmembership might be just what you need.

Example of Vocalic R Materials

When teaching prevocalic and vocalic R, we need the right cues and teaching materials. I added the new materials to the membership site.