“Tat.” “Wabbit.” “Fank you.”
You hear the same swap every day
It’s sweet, and you know exactly what they mean. You also notice it hasn’t changed in a while, and you wonder if you should be doing something.
Little Talk · Speech Sound Lab
Your little one says “tat.” You know they mean “cat.” Now there’s a gentle way to show the difference.
Helping doesn’t have to mean correcting or stopping the game. With illustrated lip, tongue and voice clues, you show how each sound is made, and your child tries it when they’re ready.
- Illustrated pages, organized sound by sound
- Made for a grown-up and child to use together
- Short, playful turns. Pointing counts as an answer.
Complete kit with bonuses: $15 USD
Look inside before you decide
Every sound gets its own page: what the mouth does, pictures to name, and a short game to play together.
These are real pages from the kit. Tap any page to see it larger.
Your child has so much to say. Some sounds just come out differently.
You understand them almost every time. The hard part is knowing what to do next.
“No, say cat.”
Correcting ends the conversation
You ask once, then again. Your child goes quiet, changes the subject or gets upset, and a happy moment turns into a test.
“Where does the tongue even go?”
It’s hard to explain a sound
You’ve said “k” your whole life without thinking about it. Showing a toddler what the back of the tongue does is a different job.
“Free speech worksheets…”
Searching online leaves you with a pile of pages
Random word lists, no order, no pictures your child cares about, and no idea which one to start with.
Your child doesn’t need more corrections. They need to see how the sound is made, and a game that makes them want to try.
How a turn with Little Talk works
You open the page for the sound you’re hearing and play for a few minutes. There’s no fixed order, score or deadline.
1
Go to the sound you hear
Hearing “tat” for “cat”? The module map sends you straight to K & G. You don’t need to follow the book from page 1.
You start with what matters to your child today.
2
Name the pictures and listen first
You say a word and your child points to the picture. Pairs like “pear or bear” train the ear before anyone asks the mouth to do anything.
Your child joins in without being asked to repeat.
3
Show one clue, then try it together
Lips, tongue, air or voice. You show one clue (“watch my mouth”, “feel your throat”) and say the word together.
Your child sees what to do instead of hearing “that’s wrong.”
4
Take the word into a phrase and into your day
From “fan” to “a fan” to “I see a fan.” Then use it while getting dressed or playing outside, and write it down in My Sound Notebook.
The sound becomes part of real conversations.
What’s inside the kit
Three printable PDFs that work together: the activity pages, a short guide for you, and hands-on games.
Main kit · 54 pages
Speech Sound Lab
Every sound group gets its own pages, each with a mouth clue, pictures to name, a listening game and an easier option.
Sound by sound
- P, B, M, WLip soundsp. 4–8
- F, VTeeth & lipp. 9–11
- T, DTongue tipp. 12–14
- N, L, RTongue-tip friendsp. 15–18
- K, G, NGBack soundsp. 19–21
- S, ZSnake & beep. 22–24
- SH, ZH, CH, JHush & popp. 25–28
- THTwo TH soundsp. 29–31
- H, YBreath & glidep. 32–34
- VowelsShort, long & glidingp. 35–44
- WordsEndings, blends, rhythm, phrasesp. 45–51
- ExtrasPicture cards & quick guidep. 52–54
How you use it
Open the page for the sound you’re hearing, name the pictures together, show the clue and try one word or a little phrase.
What it gives you
A clear way to show a sound, with pictures your child actually wants to talk about.
More pages from the kit Swipe →
For the grown-up · 8 pages
Parent Guide
A short companion that shows you how to run one practice turn: choose a word, show one clue, try it together and use it in a phrase.
- Inside
- Choose & prepare · One practice turn · Mouth & voice clues · When it feels hard · From page to day · Find your module · Print, cut & play.
- How you use it
- Read it once before you start, then keep the “Find Your Module” page close by.
- What it gives you
- You know what to say and what to do when your child doesn’t want to try. As the guide puts it: offer a model, not repeated demands.
Hands-on games · 10 pages
Play & Say
Games that turn the words from the kit into movement: Mirror & Say, Lift & Say, Roll & Say, Real-Object Hunt, Cover & Discover, Push, Park & Talk, and a printable Picture Play Mat.
- How you use it
- Choose one game and one word group. Most games use things you already have, like a cup, a spoon, a hat, a big ball or a toy car.
- What it gives you
- Practice that feels like play, for children who won’t sit still for a worksheet.
4 bonuses for the days it doesn’t go as planned
Each one solves a different “I want to, but…”
Bonus 1
Animal Picnic
“My child won’t sit still for a page.”
Five little picnic games with Bear, Bunny and Fox: Picnic Choices, Knock Knock!, Who Is Hiding?, Silly Picnic and One More Guest. It comes with a printable picnic scene and play pieces. Written for ages 2–4. 9 pages.
Words happen while you play, not while you sit and repeat.
Bonus 2
On The Move
“We get bored of the same activity.”
Five travel games: Ready, Set, Go!, Bus Stop Friends, Parcel Delivery, Big Trip, Little Trip and Wash the Cars. Includes a printable road mat and travel cards. 9 pages.
A new setting keeps the same words fresh.
Bonus 3
Sound Explorers
“Mine mostly points or makes little sounds.”
Five games where a “moo”, a “beep”, a look or a gesture all count as a turn: Copy My Sound, Pretend Snack, Pop Goes the Picture!, Beep-Beep Garage and Look, Say, Play. 9 pages.
Every child gets a way to join in, at their own pace.
Bonus 4
Sound Swap Cheat Sheet
“When I hear the swap, I never know what to say.”
A two-page fridge sheet with common swaps (like “tat” for “cat” or “wabbit” for “rabbit”). For each one: a friendly way to say the word back without correcting (“Yes, a cat!”) and the kit page to open in your next game.
You know what to do in the moment, without turning it into a lesson.
Little Talk is a good fit if…
It’s made for families who want to help at home with something simple and kind.
- Your child already uses words, and a few sounds come out differently.
- You’d rather play together than drill or correct.
- You want to help at home but need a clear place to start.
- Your child is learning American English, at home or alongside another language.
- You can sit with your child for a few minutes and be the voice they copy.
Everything you get
- Speech Sound Lab54 illustrated pages: every sound group, vowels, endings, phrases, picture cards, My Sound Notebook and a grown-up quick guideMain kit
- Parent Guide8 pages on how to run a practice turn and what to do when it feels hardIncluded
- Play & Say10 pages of hands-on games and a printable play matIncluded
- Animal Picnic5 picnic games + play pieces · 9 pagesBonus 1
- On The Move5 travel games + road mat · 9 pagesBonus 2
- Sound Explorers5 games where every kind of turn counts · 9 pagesBonus 3
- Sound Swap Cheat Sheet2-page fridge sheet: what to say back and which page to openBonus 4
All files are printable PDFs (A4, also printable on US Letter).
Get the complete Little Talk kit
Little Talk · Speech Sound Lab
- Speech Sound Lab: 54 illustrated pages, sound by sound
- Parent Guide: 8 pages for the grown-up
- Play & Say: 10 pages of hands-on games
- Bonus 1: Animal Picnic
- Bonus 2: On The Move
- Bonus 3: Sound Explorers
- Bonus 4: Sound Swap Cheat Sheet
$15
US dollars · complete kit with all bonuses
Questions parents ask
It’s an illustrated activity kit in printable PDFs. A grown-up and child use it together to look at, listen to and try speech sounds through pictures, mouth clues and short games.
You get the 54-page Speech Sound Lab, the 8-page Parent Guide and the 10-page Play & Say games. On top of that come four bonuses: Animal Picnic, On The Move, Sound Explorers and the Sound Swap Cheat Sheet.
The kit is designed for children who already use words, with a grown-up modeling them. The adventure bonus games are written for ages 2–4.
No. Each page shows the clue for you (lips, tongue, air or voice), and the Parent Guide walks you through one practice turn step by step.
No. You are the spoken model, in your own natural voice. The pictures and clues support what you say.
The examples use American English. The clues show where the lips and tongue go and whether a sound has voice, which helps you show a sound clearly. The kit also suggests you follow your family’s natural pronunciation.
No. Little Talk is an activity kit for shared practice at home. It doesn’t diagnose anything or replace a professional. If you have concerns about your child’s speech, please talk to your pediatrician or a speech-language pathologist.
Yes. The pages are A4: print at actual size on A4, or choose “fit to page” on US Letter. For the cards, print single-sided and a grown-up cuts along the dashed lines. A mirror is optional. Some games use things like a small box, a cloth, a big soft ball or a toy car.
The files are PDFs, so you can open the pages on a tablet or computer and point at the pictures together. The cards, play mats and notebook pages are made to be printed.
Click any “Get Little Talk” button to go to the Stripe checkout page. The price is $15 in US dollars for the complete kit with all bonuses.
From “No, say cat” to “Yes, a cat! Let’s find another one.”
Show the sound. Keep the conversation.
The Speech Sound Lab, the Parent Guide, Play & Say and four bonuses give you a page, a clue and a game for every sound your child is still figuring out.
Complete kit: $15 USD
Start playing with sounds today Printable PDFs · American English · Checkout by Stripe