/p/ Initial Flashcards
Conventional word-initial /p/ targets at the single-word level.
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
Model placement as lips pressed together, then pop them open with a puff of air and no voice. Hold a tissue or a hand in front of the mouth so the student can see or feel the puff. Start with one-syllable words like pig, pan and pie, then move to puppy and pumpkin. Pairing pig with big, or pie with bye, helps a student who is voicing hear the difference. Six minutes covers the deck twice.
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 /p/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelSay the word; the student says it right after you.Log as cued
- Placement cueLips pressed together, build up a little air, then pop them open with a quiet puff. Voice off.Log as cued
Adjust it
Drop to syllables ('pa' and 'pee'), or use fewer cards.
Put each word in a short carrier phrase with no /p/ in it or mix in /p/ words from another position.
Matching IEP goal
Given picture cards, Student will produce /p/ 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 single words beginning with /p/: pig, pan, pot, pen, pie, paint, puppy, panda, pumpkin, puppet, pocket, penny. The usual error is voicing it into /b/, so pig becomes big and pan becomes ban, or dropping the puff of air that makes /p/ sound crisp. Several words, like puppy, puppet and pumpkin, carry a second /p/, which gives extra practice in each item.
What to listen for
Listen for voicing: if pan sounds like ban, the voice is coming on too early. Watch the tissue for a visible puff on each word. Notice the second /p/ in puppy and puppet, which students sometimes drop even when they get the first one. A student who is consistent on pig and pie and slips on panda may need slower practice with longer words.
Carrying it home
Play a puff game with a feather or a tissue: say pig, pie and pot and try to make it move each time. Then go on a kitchen hunt for a pan, a pot and a pie. Praise the puff of air.
What's in this activity
- pig
- pan
- pot
- pen
- pie
- paint
- puppy
- panda
- pumpkin
- puppet
- penny
Questions
- What grades is this for?
- PreK through second grade, at the single-word level.
- Is there a cost?
- No. The board plays free in the browser with no login. An account adds session data, goal scoring and assignment to a student.
- What if the student says big for pig?
- Work on the puff of air with a tissue, and pair the two words so the student hears that they mean different things.
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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