Sílabas con P (pa pe pi po pu)
Sílabas directas con p y palabras que empiezan con ellas.
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
Read the five syllables to automaticity before the words. /p/ cannot be held the way /m/ can, so stretching does not work here — instead, say the syllable crisply and repeatedly, which builds the visual recognition rather than the auditory analysis. Papá first, for the same reason as mamá: a word the child already says is the easiest thing to read.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentShow the card and wait 3 seconds for the student to read it.Log as correct
- Point to itPoint to the letter pattern that matters, or tap under each sound.Log as cued
- Sound it outSay the first sound together, then let the student blend the rest.Log as cued
- ModelRead it, tapping each sound; the student reads it after you.Log as cued
Adjust it
Use fewer cards and start with the patterns the student already reads, such as 'papá' and 'pato'.
Read the words in a sentence, or spell them from dictation.
Matching IEP goal
Given decodable word cards, such as 'papá' and 'pato', Student will read the target pattern accurately in 8 of 10 words across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a visual cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Five open syllables and five words: pa, pe, pi, po, pu, then papá, pato, pelo, pino, puma. The p syllables usually come early in Spanish reading instruction because /p/ is a visible sound made with the lips, and papá is another word the child already owns.
What to listen for
Watch pa against ba if the child has met both, since the two differ only in voicing and are frequently confused in early Spanish reading and writing. Notice pato and pelo, which share the first syllable pattern and differ in the vowel — a check that both letters are being read.
Carrying it home
Papá, pato and pelo are common words. Pointing at the first syllable and asking for it takes two seconds, and papá will get the same reaction mamá does.
What's in this activity
- pa
- pe
- pi
- po
- pu
- papá
- pato
- pelo
- pino
- puma
Questions
- Is this activity in Spanish?
- Yes, all ten items are Spanish. The page is in English so an English-speaking clinician can find and evaluate it.
- Do I need an account?
- No, it plays free with no login.
- What ages is it for?
- Preschool through first grade, at the start of Spanish reading instruction.
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.