/th/ Sound Story: Thinking About Thunder
A short read-aloud story loaded with /th/ words in initial position, for carry-over practice. The /th/ 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 /th/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelRead the page at a natural pace, stressing the /th/ words a little; the student reads it again after you.Log as cued
- Placement cueTongue tip peeks out between your teeth. Blow air gently over it: voice off for 'think', voice on for 'this'.Log as cued
Adjust it
Drop to phrases: pull out each highlighted /th/ word with the word in front of it.
Move to conversation: the student retells the page in their own words while you listen for /th/.
Matching IEP goal
Given a short story, Student will produce /th/ 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
- Theo thinks the sky looks thick and gray.
- His teacher explains that thunder can follow thick clouds.
- Theo feels his heart thump when the lights flicker.
- He threads his fingers through the strap on his backpack.
- Theo takes three breaths and thanks his teacher for the plan.
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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