How to use a picture listening contrast
JoSS Kids Lab · Tool-use documentation · Updated October 29, 2026. Editorial and clinical review scope
A listening deck places two different words beside each other so you can hear a model and choose a picture. This guide explains that task using Key and Tea. It does not select a clinical contrast or teach a treatment protocol; choose individual targets with your speech-language pathologist.
Know what the two pictures mean
The picture is a cue for a word, not proof that the word is familiar. Some pairs include less everyday vocabulary or an emoji that can have several meanings. Hear each model, read the visible label and establish the intended meaning together. If the label does not suit the learner or setting, choose another pair rather than interpreting a choice as a speech difficulty.
Walk through Key and Tea
Open K & T, hear Key with its key picture, and hear Tea with its cup picture. Use the speaker buttons independently before choosing Listen & find. The round plays one of the words and waits for a picture choice. Listen again when needed. Move to the next pair when you want new vocabulary; there is no need to finish a fixed number of rounds.
Keep the result tied to the task
The feedback responds to a selected picture. It cannot tell whether the learner produced K, whether they heard a sound in another setting, or why they made a selection. A tap may reflect vocabulary, attention, access or a different interpretation of the picture. You can model both labels again and make a shared choice without turning the game into an assessment.
Connect listening with a selected practice activity
When you want to explore a spoken model, open the related sound activity. A K word deck offers its own pictures, mouth illustration and word-to-sentence controls; those features are distinct from the listening round. The same contrast can be revisited later without treating one completed round as readiness for a harder task. The activity links are navigation choices, not a prescribed order.
A short checklist
- Preview the word labels and hear both models.
- Choose a familiar pair that fits your selected goal.
- Start Listen & find and select the picture you heard.
- Replay, skip or switch to a related sound activity as useful.
When something does not fit
The learner keeps choosing the same picture.
Check the labels and whether the controls are easy to use. Explore both pictures together. The game cannot identify the reason for a choice.
A pair sounds less different in our variety of English.
Dialect and pronunciation models matter. Choose an appropriate contrast with your SLP and use a deck whose words fit the task.
Can we only listen without taking a quiz?
Yes. Hear the two word models with their speaker buttons before starting a listening round. No spoken answer or microphone is required.
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Sources and scope
This walkthrough explains the website’s controls and example tasks. It does not prescribe treatment or establish clinical effectiveness. Primary guidance is linked for background; its publishers do not endorse these tools.