Wh- Questions About Articulation Pictures
Practice target sounds while answering questions.
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
Require a full-sentence answer rather than a word. The dog is sitting under the table has several opportunities for a target sound and the language structure the question was asking for; under does neither. The prediction question — what will happen next — is the hardest and produces the longest answers, which makes it the best one for carryover. Ten minutes covers several questions.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentThe student works through the card on their own, listening for their target sound.Log as correct
- SignalUse a silent signal you agreed on, such as a tap on the table, when their target sound slips.Log as cued
- AskAsk 'Did that sound right?' and let the student try the word again.Log as cued
- ModelSay the word correctly; the student repeats it, then carries on.Log as cued
Adjust it
Use fewer cards and one target sound at a time.
Fade the signal. Record the student and have them count their own errors afterwards.
Matching IEP goal
During this activity, Student will produce their target sound correctly in words and phrases, self-correcting any error, in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a nonverbal signal.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Twelve wh-questions about a picture, each asking for the student's target sound in the answer: who is in the picture, use your best sound; what is she doing; where is the dog sitting; why is the boy running; what will happen next; what sound do you hear at the start of that word. The design combines an articulation target with a language demand, which is how conversation actually works.
What to listen for
Listen for accuracy dropping as the language demand rises. A student accurate when naming and inaccurate when explaining is showing the real carryover picture — the sound is available when attention is free and not when it is spent on content. Watch the why questions, which produce the longest answers and the biggest drop.
Carrying it home
Any photograph works, and questions about it are a normal conversation. Asking who, what and where about a picture on a phone takes a minute and produces real sentences.
What's in this activity
- Why is the boy running?
- Who has the red ball?
- What is on the table?
- Where did the cat hide?
- Why is everyone smiling?
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Questions
- What grades is this for?
- First through fourth, for students at the carryover stage with any target sound.
- Is it free?
- Yes, all twelve prompts play with no account.
- Why combine articulation with questions?
- Because conversation does. A sound that survives a naming task and disappears when the student has to think about content has not carried over, and this board makes that visible.
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.