Multisyllabic Words with /r/ and /s/ — Spelling
Articulation · Grades 6–12 · 8 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 into syllables and build one syllable at a time. Re-spon-si-bil-i-ty is manageable in pieces and unmanageable as a string, and the syllable routine is the transferable part. Keep asking for the production as each syllable goes down, since the divided attention is where a residual error shows itself — which is the reason to use the spelling version at all.
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 /r/ and /s/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelSay the word; the student says it right after you.Log as cued
- Placement cueFor /r/: sides of the tongue up against the top back teeth, tip off the roof. For /s/: teeth close, tongue tip just behind the top teeth, thin stream of air down the middle.Log as cued
Adjust it
Tap out the syllables and say each one on its own, then two at a time, then the whole word.
Say each word in a short sentence of the student's own.
Matching IEP goal
Given word cards, Student will produce /r/ and /s/ 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 eight long words — responsibility, transportation, opportunity, certificate, scholarship, supervisor, circumstances, registration — as a spelling task. Derived from the flashcard deck. Every one is a word a secondary student writes on a form, and every one is long enough that spelling it and saying it are separate problems.
What to listen for
Watch the unstressed vowels, which are where these words are actually misspelled. The i in responsibility and the a in certificate both reduce to a schwa in speech and give no clue to the letter. Notice whether the production holds while the student is thinking about letters — for a residual error at this age, that is the condition that matters.
Carrying it home
These words appear on applications and forms rather than in conversation. Getting scholarship and registration automatic is worth an occasional minute for a student who is about to fill several in.
What's in this activity
- responsibility
- transportation
- opportunity
- certificate
- scholarship
- supervisor
- circumstances
- registration
Questions
- How is this different from the flashcards?
- Same eight words, built from letters. The divided attention exposes a residual error that a clean repetition would not.
- Is it free?
- Yes, no account and no card needed.
- What ages is it for?
- Sixth through twelfth grade, for residual /r/ and /s/ errors and for the vocabulary of transition paperwork.
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.