Sílabas con S (sa se si so su) — Spelling
Literacy · Grades PreK–1 · 10 cards · Spanish-language material
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
Say the word, clap the syllables, then build in chunks. Sa-la, so-pa and sa-po are two claps each; sol is one and ends in a consonant, which is a different build. Dictate sapo and sopa in succession, since a child writing from a remembered shape rather than from the sounds will produce the same word 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 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
The five s syllables and five words — sa, se, si, so, su, sala, sopa, sol, sapo, suma — as a spelling task. Derived from the flashcard deck. Sol is the one word here that ends in a consonant, and sapo and sopa are the same two syllables reversed, which makes this set unusually good at exposing guessing.
What to listen for
Watch the sapo and sopa pair specifically, which is the most diagnostic thing in the whole syllable series. Notice sol, where the final l has to be added after an open syllable pattern the other words have established — children frequently write so and stop.
Carrying it home
Ask a child to say the syllables before writing a word. So-pa is two chunks and two seconds, and doing it every time is what makes the habit rather than any single session.
What's in this activity
- sa
- se
- si
- so
- su
- sala
- sopa
- sol
- sapo
- suma
Questions
- How does this differ from the flashcards?
- Same ten items, built from letters. It exposes guessing in a way reading does not, particularly on the sapo and sopa pair.
- Do I need to sign in?
- No, it plays free with no account.
- What ages is it for?
- Preschool through first grade, at the start of Spanish spelling.
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.