/t/ Final Phrases
Two-to-four word phrases with word-final /t/, the step between words and sentences.
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Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Model a clear final /t/: tongue tip on the ridge behind the top teeth, then a small release of air with the voice off. Start with phrases that end on the target, such as a big cat and fly a kite. Then move to put on a hat and a wet coat, where a /t/ sits in the middle as well. Model, repeat, independent; five minutes covers the set twice.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentShow the card and let the student say the whole phrase on their own.Log as correct
- Visual cuePoint to your mouth, or show the mouth picture for /t/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelSay the phrase with the /t/ word slightly stressed; the student repeats it.Log as cued
- Placement cueTongue tip up on the bumpy ridge behind your top teeth, then drop it with a quick, quiet puff. Voice off.Log as cued
Adjust it
Go back to single words: the student says just the /t/ word from each card.
Move to sentences: the student puts the phrase into a sentence of their own.
Matching IEP goal
Given phrase cards, Student will produce /t/ in the word-final position in phrases 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
Ten short phrases with word-final /t/: a big cat, put on a hat, hit the bat, it is hot, a wet coat, get the boat, one foot, at the gate, fly a kite, a goat at night. Several have two or three final /t/ words, so put on a hat and a goat at night give repeated practice within one phrase.
What to listen for
Listen for the /t/ being dropped, so cat becomes ca, or replaced with a glottal catch in the throat, which sounds like a stop but has no tongue contact. Some children also switch to /k/, so hat becomes hack. In a goat at night watch whether the middle /t/ in goat at survives when it runs into a vowel.
Carrying it home
Put on a hat before going out, point at a cat or a kite, and say the phrase for the child to repeat. Ask for a tiny tap of the tongue at the end of the word. A few real moments a day are enough.
What's in this activity
- a big cat
- put on a hat
- hit the bat
- it is hot
- a wet coat
- get the boat
- one foot
- at the gate
- fly a kite
- a goat at night
Questions
- What grades is this for?
- PreK through second grade, at the phrase level.
- Do I need an account?
- No, all ten phrases play free with no login.
- The child taps the /t/ in some phrases but not others. Why?
- Final /t/ is harder when a vowel follows straight after, as in a goat at night. Practise the phrase with a tiny pause after the /t/ word, then close the gap.
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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