Habla lenta y suave
Práctica de inicio suave y habla pausada en frases cortas para tartamudez.
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How to run it
Follow the order the board uses: gentle starts on vowels first, then stretching, then light contact on stops, then whole phrases. The frase lenta items are the point — ¿puedo ir al baño? is a sentence a child actually needs to say at school, and a technique that works on it has done something. Twelve minutes covers the set with repeats on the phrases.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentThe student uses easy onset on their own. Listen without reminding.Log as correct
- Visual reminderPoint to the picture or card that stands for the technique.Log as cued
- Verbal reminderSay a short reminder, such as 'Gentle start.'Log as cued
- ModelSay it yourself using the technique; the student copies, then tries the card again.Log as cued
Adjust it
Go back to shorter turns: single words or two-word phrases.
Move to longer turns, a new listener, or a little time pressure.
Matching IEP goal
Student will use easy onset in short phrases in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a visual reminder.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Twelve fluency shaping tasks in Spanish: empieza suave — aaagua, eeel niño, ooootra vez; alarga las palabras — miiii caaasa, vaaamos aaafuera; toque ligero — pelota, papá, bicicleta; frase lenta — quiero un vaso de agua, ¿puedo ir al baño? The techniques are the same ones used in English, and the material has to be Spanish for a Spanish-speaking student to practise them where they will use them.
What to listen for
Listen for over-application. A child slowing every syllable has learned a speech pattern rather than a technique, and it will be dropped as soon as peers are present. Watch the light contact items — pelota, papá, bicicleta all start with /p/ or /b/, which are the stops where pressure builds, and a gentle contact there is the specific target.
Carrying it home
Ask the family to notice one easy start a day rather than monitoring all speech. In a Spanish-speaking home the modelling matters most: an adult speaking a little more slowly does more than any correction.
What's in this activity
- Empieza suave: aaagua
- Empieza suave: eeel niño
- Empieza suave: ooootra vez
- Toque ligero: pelota
- Toque ligero: papá
- Toque ligero: bicicleta
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Questions
- Is this board in Spanish?
- Yes, entirely. The page is in English so an English-speaking clinician can find and evaluate it, but the practice material is Spanish.
- Do I need an account?
- No, all twelve tasks are free to use.
- What grades is it for?
- Second through fifth, for Spanish-speaking students working on fluency shaping.
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.
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