/k/ Medial — Spelling
Articulation · Grades K–3 · 12 cards
Session summary (SOAP)
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Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Split the word into syllables aloud before building it, since every word here is two syllables and the /k/ sits on or near the break. Group the ck words — pocket, rocket, bucket, ticket, chicken — and note the short vowel before each, which connects to the same rule that governs final position. Soccer with its double c and taco with a single one are the outliers worth naming.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentAfter building each word, the student says it aloud. Wait 3 seconds.Log as correct
- Visual cuePoint to your mouth, or show the mouth picture for /k/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelSay the word; the student says it right after you.Log as cued
- Placement cueTongue tip down behind your bottom teeth. Lift the back of your tongue to the back of the roof of your mouth, then let a quiet puff pop out.Log as cued
Adjust it
Drop to syllables ('ka' and 'kee'), or use fewer cards.
Put each word in a short carrier phrase with no /k/ in it or mix in /k/ words from another position.
Matching IEP goal
Given word cards, Student will produce /k/ in the word-medial position in single words in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a visual cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
The twelve medial /k/ words — monkey, pocket, rocket, chicken, bucket, ticket, bacon, hockey, cookie, taco, soccer, peacock — as a spelling task. Derived from the flashcard deck. The sound is written ck, k, c and cc across these twelve, which makes the spelling a real question rather than an automatic one.
What to listen for
Watch the doubling. Ck after a short vowel is the dominant pattern here and it holds for five of the twelve; bacon and taco have long vowels and take a single c. A student who applies the vowel rule correctly to an unfamiliar word has the pattern rather than the list. Notice monkey and hockey, where the k is followed by an ey ending that is its own spelling issue.
Carrying it home
Ask whether a word has ck or a single c in the middle. Pocket against bacon is a clean pair, and the vowel before the sound decides it — short vowel takes ck, long vowel takes a single letter, which is a rule a child can apply on a word nobody has taught them.
What's in this activity
- monkey
- rocket
- chicken
- bucket
- ticket
- bacon
- hockey
- cookie
- taco
- soccer
- peacock
Questions
- How is this different from the flashcards?
- Same twelve words, built from letters. Four different spellings for one sound make this worth doing with a student working on spelling too.
- Is it free?
- Yes, no account needed.
- Why is 'soccer' spelled with two c's?
- It follows the short-vowel doubling pattern, with cc rather than ck. It is less common than ck and worth learning as its own small group rather than as an exception.
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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