A real round, before you sign in for anything.
This is the output a private-practice speech pathologist gets for /s/ at the start of a word, one syllable, early years. Build your own in the builder or on the home page.
This is a worked specimen: /s/ at the start of a word, one syllable, early years. The words are the curated pool's, and the trial marks are an example so you can see the percent correct and the change against a baseline.
Word list
Home practice pack
For s in initial. One page, low ink.
How to help at home: Practise s (as in sun) at home: say the sound, then each word below, five times. Stop while it is still going well.
Tick a box for each clear try. Bring the sheet back to the next session.
staff, sales, star, says, score, set, son, self, strong, sports
Sound cue sheet
s (as in sun) (/s/). Tongue tip close behind the top teeth, air hisses out, no voice.
Model word: staff
Scoring sheet
| # | Word | IPA | t1 | Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | staff | /stæf/ | Y | 1/1 |
| 2 | sales | /seɪlz/ | Y | 1/1 |
| 3 | star | /stɑr/ | Y | 1/1 |
| 4 | says | /sɛz/ | Y | 1/1 |
| 5 | score | /skɔr/ | Y | 1/1 |
| 6 | set | /sɛt/ | Y | 1/1 |
| 7 | son | /sʌn/ | Y | 1/1 |
| 8 | self | /sɛlf/ | N | 0/1 |
| 9 | strong | /strɔŋ/ | N | 0/1 |
| 10 | sports | /spɔrts/ | N | 0/1 |
Bingo board from this round
Blending and dictation
| Word | Sound by sound | Dictation line |
|---|---|---|
| staff | s-t-æ-f | st_ff |
| sales | s-e-ɪ-l-z | s_l_s |
| star | s-t-ɑ-r | st_r |
| says | s-ɛ-z | s_ys |
| score | s-k-ɔ-r | sc_r_ |
| set | s-ɛ-t | s_t |
| son | s-ʌ-n | s_n |
| self | s-ɛ-l-f | s_lf |
| strong | s-t-r-ɔ-ŋ | str_ng |
| sports | s-p-ɔ-r-t-s | sp_rts |
Words by position
initial
- staff
- sales
- star
- says
- score
- set
- son
- self
- strong
- sports