I just realized that I actually never blogged about one of my favorite resources that I have made. I created the Apraxia in Spanish Therapy Workbook: Intensive Intervention for Early Readers back in 2016. This resource took me about five months to make because I wanted to make something that would stand the test of time. Most good resources are made because of a student and this resource is no different. This entire pack was inspired by one student I worked with who had apraxia and also was in kindergarten learning how to read. When I observed the student in the classroom, I watched how the classroom teacher taught reading. Since my student was bilingual, he was learning how to read in Spanish and the way that reading is taught in Spanish is different than reading is taught in English.
Spanish Reading Syllables
In Spanish, reading is taught using syllables. I noticed how the teachers were teaching reading and to me it seemed like I could incorporate some of what they were doing in their instruction in my speech therapy with my student with apraxia.
You will see in this pack that all of the syllable prompts are organized in the same way as the reading instruction I observed in kindergarten. Here are the consonants in the order they are taught:
- M — ma me mi mo mu
- P — pa pe pi po pu
- L — la le li lo lu
- S — sa se si so su
- N — na ne ni no nu
- D — da de di do du
- T — ta te ti to tu
- C — ca que qui co cu
- F — fa fe fi fo fu
- B — ba be bi bo bu
Syllable Shapes
Can you tell that this is a huge pack? It is over 100 pages long. I also wanted to include a variety of syllable shapes in the pack. Here is a list of the syllable shapes included:
- CV
- CV CV moving to CVCV
- CVCV
- CVC & CVV
- VCV
Another thing I like about this resource is that pages can be sent home for homework and Spanish-speaking and bilingual families will be able to recognize the way that the syllables are organized as the way they might have also learned how to read. The way this resource is organized will be familiar to families. See below for the progression of part of the “ma me mi mo mu” section. This resource is 120+ pages long!
Just yesterday I re-did this entire resource from top to bottom. I like to go back and revise products periodically and this resource was up for a facelift. I know you will enjoy it and it will make therapy for apraxia so much easier — and fun. Buy it here: Apraxia in Spanish Therapy Workbook: Intensive Intervention for Early Readers
