Home Practice Articulation Cards
Take-home flashcards for parent-supported practice.
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
Send home one card, not twelve. A family given a list will do none of it; a family given the car card will do the car card. Pick the routine that matches the household rather than the one that matches the target — a family that never eats together will not do the dinner card however good it is. The teach a family member card is the highest-value one, because explaining the sound is the strongest version of knowing it.
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
Twelve short home practice routines attached to things a family already does: say sun, soap and sock five times at dinner; in the car, name five things you see with your sound; at bedtime, use your sound in three sentences about your day; while setting the table, name each item with your best sound; teach a family member your sound and show them where your tongue goes. Home practice fails when it is a separate task, and works when it rides on an existing routine.
What to listen for
Watch what actually gets done rather than what was assigned. A family reporting they did the car one three times is a success; one reporting they did all twelve is usually reporting intent. Notice whether the student can teach the sound — that card doubles as an assessment, and a student who cannot explain the placement does not have explicit control of it yet.
Carrying it home
That is what this whole board is. The only addition worth making is asking the family to notice the correct productions rather than catching the wrong ones — correction at home tends to reduce how much a child talks.
What's in this activity
- Say each word 5 times at dinner: sun, soap, sock
- Say each word 5 times: rain, road, ring
- Say each word 5 times: leaf, lamp, lion
- Say each word 5 times: shoe, ship, shell
- Say each word 5 times: chair, cheese, chin
- In the car: name 5 things you see with your sound.
- At bedtime: use your sound in 3 sentences about your day.
- While setting the table: name each item with your best sound.
- Read one page aloud and circle every target word.
- Teach a family member your sound — show them where your tongue goes.
- Say the word, then use it in a sentence: 10 turns.
- Record yourself saying 10 target words and listen back.
Questions
- What ages is this for?
- Kindergarten through fifth grade, for any articulation target.
- Do I need an account?
- No, all twelve cards are free to use here.
- How much home practice is realistic?
- Less than most plans assume. One routine attached to something the family already does, a few times a week, beats a daily programme that gets abandoned in the second week.
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.