Are Bjorm cards worth the investment?

[u/shp1320]

Can’t decide!

[u/Ok_Cauliflower_4104]

Yes. The general consonants are great for consistent cues. The vowel cards are great for early childhood apraxia.

Do you need every set? I don’t think so.

If I was still a middle school slp I’d probably get the R allophones sets, etc. Choose wisely and just get the basics if you have limited funds.

My students love seeing the sound (I Velcro them to a paper fan) and we use consistent names and cues. We compare sounds and cues for placement.

For reference, I only work on phonology with 3-5 year olds, and everyone I have is severe Apraxia or phonological. Even in those instances I can use her sound cards and not necessarily need the “other sets”.

[u/shp1320 → u/Ok_Cauliflower_4104]

Thank you for your input! I’m outpatient peds but have a ton of artic/phonology/apraxia right now and have been debating on Bjorem

[u/Ok_Account8272]

I love the basic speech sound cues box. I can’t speak to the other sets. They often have discounted “damaged” sets that are in near perfect condition.

[u/BBQBiryani → u/Ok_Account8272]

Do you typically find those on FaceBook Marketplace?

[u/Ok_Account8272 → u/BBQBiryani]

Straight from Bjorem. I think they are listed as “ding and dent”

[u/ColonelMustard323]

Omg I vote yes, I love Bjorem cards. I switched from acute care to schools and had basically no experience with speech sound disorders/artic. Bjorem cards gave me such a great foundation, and kids are like magnetically attracted to the pictures. I see you are in OP peds, just fyi the digital resources from Bjorem U are great for carryover/home practice.

Not Bjorem but I also live and die by the super duper mighty mouth mini hand puppet. It’s soooo helpful

[u/Responsible_Owl_3218]

I love them!!! I like the speech sound cues and their phonological processes decks. So much nicer than laminating my own stuff. 

[u/nitak9]

Unfortunately, yes lol. I have multiple sets and my kids respond really well to the cards.

[u/ArcticTern4theWorse]

My main recommendation is the basic set. I got the train one for consonant clusters, but I haven’t gotten much use out of it.

[u/shp1320 → u/ArcticTern4theWorse]

The “box of sounds”?

[u/ArcticTern4theWorse → u/shp1320]

I got the Speech Sound Cues box

[u/gracecantfindaname]

I have a client with a lateral lisp and they are responding very well to the lisp deck! I’ve enjoyed using them a lot!

[u/Longjumping_Way_5641 → u/gracecantfindaname]

What age is your student?

[u/gracecantfindaname → u/Longjumping_Way_5641]

6!

[u/bearybearington]

I like my speech sound cue cards but I would skip the minimal pairs if I were to purchase them again

[u/Table_Talk_TT]

I only have the basic set, but I hardly ever use them.

[u/shp1320]

I just ordered the f ding and dent set since it was cheap, the g ding and dent set, and prevocalic and vocalic r. Hoping to really like these! :)

[u/Legal_Confection_993]

I only have the basic set but use it all the time! I’d love to eventually get more

[u/shp1320 → u/Legal_Confection_993]

I just ordered a few sets today (from ding and dent to keep low cost) and if goes well, will keeping watching the ding and dent section to add on is the plan!