/sh/ Sound Story: The School Lunch Line
A short read-aloud story loaded with /sh/ words in initial and medial positions, for carry-over practice. The /sh/ words are highlighted on every page.
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.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentThe student reads the page aloud, or retells it, on their own.Log as correct
- Visual cuePoint to your mouth, or show the mouth picture for /sh/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelRead the page at a natural pace, stressing the /sh/ words a little; the student reads it again after you.Log as cued
- Placement cueLips rounded and pushed forward, tongue pulled a little further back than for /s/ and raised. Blow a wide, quiet stream of air.Log as cued
Adjust it
Drop to phrases: pull out each highlighted /sh/ word with the word in front of it.
Move to conversation: the student retells the page in their own words while you listen for /sh/.
Matching IEP goal
Given a short story, Student will produce /sh/ in connected speech while reading or retelling each page in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a visual cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →What's in this activity
- Tasha is washing dishes before she sits down.
- She shares a shiny apple with her friend.
- Misha pushes her chair in and chats with friends.
- The cashier gives her milk and a fresh apple.
- After lunch she wishes for a short story time.
- Shelby thanks the lunch helper and washes her tray.
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.