Vibrante simple /r/ entre vocales — Spelling
Articulation · Grades 1–3 · 14 cards · Spanish-language material
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Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
State the rule before building anything. Between two vowels, one r is a tap and two is a trill — pera against perra, caro against carro. Ask which the word needs before the student writes it, since this is the one position in Spanish where the choice arises. Mariposa and camarón are the longest and should come last.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentAfter building each word, the student says it aloud. Wait 3 seconds.Log as correct
- Visual cuePoint to your mouth, or show the mouth picture for the tapped /r/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelSay the word; the student says it right after you.Log as cued
- Placement cueOne quick tap of the tongue tip on the ridge behind your top teeth, as in 'pero'. Just one tap, not a trill.Log as cued
Adjust it
Drop to syllables ('ara' and 'oro'), or use fewer cards.
Put each word in a short carrier phrase with no /r/ or /rr/ in it.
Matching IEP goal
Given word cards, Student will produce the tapped /r/ in Spanish in single words 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
The fourteen intervocalic tap words — pera, aro, toro, cara, oreja, arena, dinero, cereza, mariposa, tijeras, sombrero, enero, camarón, naranja — as a spelling task. Derived from the flashcard deck, and the spelling matters here: between vowels a single r is the tap and a double rr is the trill, so the number of letters changes the word.
What to listen for
Watch for a doubled r where a single one belongs, which changes the word rather than misspelling it. Notice camarón and naranja, which carry an accent and a silent-ish syllable respectively — both are spelling issues separate from the target and worth naming so they do not confuse it.
Carrying it home
Ask whether a word has one r or two, and what would change if it had the other. Pera and perra is the clearest pair and the difference is amusing enough to remember.
What's in this activity
- pera
- aro
- toro
- cara
- oreja
- arena
- dinero
- cereza
- mariposa
- tijeras
- sombrero
- enero
- camarón
- naranja
Questions
- How does this differ from the flashcards?
- Same fourteen words, built from letters. The one-r-or-two decision only arises in spelling, so this version exercises a rule reading never tests.
- Is it free?
- Yes, no account and no card needed.
- Does the number of r's change the word?
- Yes. Between vowels, one r is a tap and two is a trill — pera is a pear and perra is a dog. The spelling is not optional.
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.