Articulation Rapid Naming Drill
Fast-paced picture naming for fluency building.
Session summary (SOAP)
Stays on this screen. Nothing is saved or sent.
Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Run a row at a comfortable pace first, then time it and run it again. The comparison is the point — a student who is accurate at four seconds and breaks down at two has a motor pattern that needs more practice, not a new cue. Pick the row that matches the student's target and leave the rest; ten rows in one session is a survey, not practice. Ten minutes is two or three rows done properly with timing.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentThe student works through the card on their own, listening for their target sound.Log as correct
- SignalUse a silent signal you agreed on, such as a tap on the table, when their target sound slips.Log as cued
- AskAsk 'Did that sound right?' and let the student try the word again.Log as cued
- ModelSay the word correctly; the student repeats it, then carries on.Log as cued
Adjust it
Use fewer cards and one target sound at a time.
Fade the signal. Record the student and have them count their own errors afterwards.
Matching IEP goal
During this activity, Student will produce their target sound correctly in words and phrases, self-correcting any error, in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a nonverbal signal.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Ten rows of five words, one row per sound: sun — soap — sock — seal — six; rain — road — rope — ring — rug; leaf — lamp — lion — lock — leg; shoe — ship — shell — shark — sheep; thumb — thorn — three — thick — think. The rows are short and the demand is speed, because a sound that is only accurate when it is slow has not yet been automatised.
What to listen for
Watch the accuracy-speed trade. The useful measure here is not how fast the student can go but how fast they can go while staying accurate, and that number moves over weeks in a way a percentage on a slow list does not. Listen for the last word in a row falling apart, which usually means breath or attention rather than articulation.
Carrying it home
A row of five words is short enough to run in a car, and speed makes it feel like a game rather than homework. Ask the family to time it and celebrate the time rather than correcting the sound, which is the therapist's job and not theirs.
What's in this activity
- sun — soap — sock — seal — six
- rain — road — rope — ring — rug
- leaf — lamp — lion — lock — leg
- shoe — ship — shell — shark — sheep
- chair — cheese — chin — chip — chain
- thumb — thorn — three — thick — think
- key — cake — kite — cup — cat
- goat — gate — game — gum — girl
- fish — fan — fork — foot — five
- zoo — zip — zebra — zero — zigzag
Questions
- Why practise for speed?
- Because conversation is fast. A sound that is accurate only under slow deliberate control tends not to appear in running speech, and speeded practice is how that gap closes.
- Is it free?
- Yes, all ten rows are free to use with no account.
- What grades is this for?
- First through fifth, for students already accurate at word level and working toward automaticity.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.