Lectura acompañada
Lectura en coro con el terapeuta para reducir la tensión y estabilizar el ritmo.
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How to run it
Read genuinely together, matching the student rather than leading. Choral reading works because the student is not carrying the utterance alone, and an adult reading ahead turns it into following rather than sharing. Start slowly, as the first card says, and keep the pace even. Then fade — read more quietly, drop out for a sentence, and finally hand over the last paragraph. Twelve minutes covers the story with the handover.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentThe student uses their fluency technique 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 'Use your smooth speech.'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 their fluency technique in sentences 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
A ten-part choral reading in Spanish: leemos juntos, en voz alta y al mismo tiempo, empezamos despacio, and then a short story — el sol salió temprano, María abrió la ventana, en la cocina su abuela ya preparaba pan y café, caminaron juntas por la calle empedrada. The last card hands the reading over: ahora lee tú solo un párrafo, con el mismo ritmo tranquilo.
What to listen for
Listen for the rhythm holding when you drop out. A student who is fluent in unison and disfluent alone is getting the benefit of the shared rate rather than internalising it, which is normal early on and is what the fading is for. Watch where in the paragraph the tension returns — usually the first sentence after you stop.
Carrying it home
Choral reading is something a family can do without training. Reading a page together, out loud and at the same time, is the whole method, and it works in whichever language the household reads in.
What's in this activity
- Leemos juntos, en voz alta y al mismo tiempo. Empezamos despacio.
- El sol salió temprano y el pueblo se despertó poco a poco.
- María abrió la ventana y sintió el aire fresco de la mañana.
- En la cocina, su abuela ya preparaba pan y café.
- "Hoy vamos al mercado", dijo la abuela con una sonrisa.
- Caminaron juntas por la calle empedrada, sin prisa.
- En el mercado había frutas de todos los colores.
- María escogió tres naranjas y una bolsa de fresas.
- Volvieron a casa hablando de lo que iban a cocinar.
- Ahora lee tú solo un párrafo, con el mismo ritmo tranquilo.
Questions
- Is this activity in Spanish?
- Yes, the story and the instructions are Spanish. This page is in English so an English-speaking clinician can find and evaluate it.
- Is it free?
- Yes, no account or card needed.
- Why does reading together reduce disfluency?
- Choral reading removes the pressure of carrying the utterance alone and supplies a steady external rate. Nearly everyone who stutters is more fluent in unison, which makes it a useful starting point rather than an end in itself.
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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