Sílabas con S (sa se si so su)
Sílabas directas con s 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
Stretch the /s/ and then close into the vowel: sssso. That holding is what lets a child hear a syllable as two joined sounds rather than one blur, and it works for s and m in a way it does not for p or t. Sol is worth noting: it is one syllable ending in a consonant, which is a different shape from the other four words and a useful contrast.
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 'sala' and 'sopa'.
Read the words in a sentence, or spell them from dictation.
Matching IEP goal
Given decodable word cards, such as 'sala' and 'sopa', 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: sa, se, si, so, su, then sala, sopa, sol, sapo, suma. The s syllables are useful early because /s/ can be stretched — sssso — which makes the two parts of the syllable audible in a way a stop consonant does not allow.
What to listen for
Watch sol, the only closed syllable in the set. A child who reads it as so has stopped at the open syllable pattern, which is exactly what the other four words have trained. Notice sapo and sopa, which use the same two syllables in the opposite order — an excellent check that the child is reading rather than recognising a shape.
Carrying it home
Sol, sopa and sala are everyday words. Pointing at the first syllable in print takes two seconds, and the frequency is what builds recognition rather than the length of any one session.
What's in this activity
- sa
- se
- si
- so
- su
- sala
- sopa
- sol
- sapo
- suma
Questions
- Is this board in Spanish?
- Yes, all ten items are Spanish. The page is in English so an English-speaking clinician can find and evaluate it.
- Is it free?
- Yes, no account needed to play.
- Why are 'sapo' and 'sopa' a useful pair?
- Because they use the same two syllables in opposite order. A child who reads both correctly is reading rather than recognising a word shape, which is exactly what you want to check.
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.