Bilingual Cycles Intervention | Initial Consonant Deletion

About the Flashcards

The Cycles Intervention for Bilingual Children flashcards were created by Valentina Gil, an expert bilingual speech language pathologist who frequently implements and adapts the cycles approach with her bilingual English-Spanish speaking clients.

The Cycles Approach is a phonological intervention method designed by Dr. Barbara W. Hodson. It is utilized to target multiple speech sound patterns in children with severe to profound phonological impairments. These specific flashcards were designed to follow the traditional cycles approach and also include important considerations needed to ethically treat bilingual English-Spanish speaking children.

These unique bilingual flashcards utilize cognate words as the main targets on each card & also supports evidence-based research on the idea of targeting shared patterns and sounds between languages for bilingual children. 

What's Included:

• 35 total flashcards for the phonological process of initial consonant deletion
• Each card contains a cognate word pair in Spanish & English
• The following initial sounds are included in the deck: /m, p, b, n, t, d/
• Target words have been carefully selected for the use of the Bilingual Cycles Approach
• Target phonemes all consist of shared sounds between the English & Spanish language
• Fun & colorful illustrations
• Comes with a detachable ring holder for organizing, sorting your flashcards & on-the-go use

Card Dimensions:

• The box Includes large 3.5" X 3.5" flashcards
• Large text print for easy readability
• All flashcards have a matte finish 
• High quality, Thick & Durable Cards
• Cards come in a Magnetic Box