/m/ Initial Flashcards
Conventional word-initial /m/ targets at the single-word level.
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
For /m/ the lips come together, the voice turns on and the sound comes through the nose. A hum is the easiest way in: hum, then open into the vowel for moon or mom. Let the child touch the side of their nose to feel the buzz. Start with the one-syllable words and move to monkey, mitten and magnet once the start is steady. Six minutes gives several passes through the set.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentShow the card and wait 3 seconds for the student to say it.Log as correct
- Visual cuePoint to your mouth, or show the mouth picture for /m/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelSay the word; the student says it right after you.Log as cued
- Placement cueLips closed and hum, so the sound comes out of your nose. Feel your lips tickle.Log as cued
Adjust it
Drop to syllables ('ma' and 'mee'), or use fewer cards.
Put each word in a short carrier phrase with no /m/ in it or mix in /m/ words from another position.
Matching IEP goal
Given picture cards, Student will produce /m/ in the word-initial 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
Twelve word-initial /m/ targets at the single-word level: man, mom, mud, moon, map, mop, mat, monkey, mitten, muffin, magnet, mango. The first seven are single syllables, and the last five add a second syllable. It suits children who are just establishing /m/ and those building longer words from it.
What to listen for
Listen for /m/ becoming /b/, so mom sounds like bob and moon like boon. That usually means the air is not going through the nose, which can be worth checking if it happens on every nasal sound. Watch the longer words: muffin and mitten sometimes lose the second syllable or the medial sound, which is a different target from the initial /m/.
Carrying it home
Mom, moon, mud and map come up every day. Ask the family to hum together for a few seconds before the child says one of the words, which makes the lips-together start easy to find.
What's in this activity
- man
- mom
- mud
- moon
- map
- mop
- mat
- monkey
- mitten
- muffin
- magnet
- mango
Questions
- What if the child can hum but not say the word?
- Stretch the hum and slide into the vowel: mmm-oon. Shorten the hum over several tries until it sounds like the word.
- Is it free?
- Yes, it plays in the browser with no login. An account adds session data, goal scoring and assignment.
- What grades is this for?
- PreK through second grade.
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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