Speech Syllable Shape – Informal Screener

Do you have a student with a speech sound disorder and need to better understand what syllable shapes they can use for each English consonant sound? Maybe you suspect Childhood Apraxia of Speech, a motor planning deficit, or just want to take a deeper look at any possible syllable restraints. This screener can help you plan therapy more effectively and report more clearly on your students speech sound system.

This simple, informal screener allows you to assess:

• The sound in isolation – (e.g., “s”)
• Consonant-Vowel CV – (e.g., “see”)
• Vowel-Consonant VC – (e.g., “ice”)
• Consonant-Vowel-Consonant CVC – (e.g., “sis”)
• Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Vowel CVCV – (e.g., “sassy”)

DOWNLOAD THIS RESOURCE IF YOU WANT:

➊ — 21 large cards that assess simple-complex syllable shapes

➋ — A record form to determine any patterns or restraints

❸ — Digital copy of the screener to use on a tablet or computer

❹ — More information on a child’s speech sound system to help with report writing and planning speech goals.

“I used this as a progress monitoring tool for a student with CAS. It also helped me decide what to work on in sessions and write goals.”

THIS SCREENER IS HELPFUL FOR:

• Assessing young children with highly unintelligible speech
• Determining stimulability in isolation and other syllable contexts
• Identifying any syllable shape constraints (e.g., the child may not be able to use VC syllable shapes)
• Students who you suspect have Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and/or other motor planning challenges
• Progress monitoring

CONTENTS:

✅ — 21 syllable shape cards featuring English consonant sounds

✅ — Different syllable shapes, including stimulability for: C – CV – VC – CVC – CVCV shapes.

✅ — 21-slide digital copy to use on a tablet or computer

✅ — 1-page form to record what sounds and syllable shapes he student can use

Related speech screeners:

• Oral Motor Assessment Cards

What SLP’s like you are saying:

“I love that it works for a wide range of students—from those with suspected CAS to highly unintelligible speakers—and that I can use it digitally or in print.”

“This was a super helpful tool while trying to analyze whether a student has characteristics of a motor planning deficit.”

“Love how thorough this screener is! It was really helpful to gather the complete pictures of a student’s sounds/syllable to use for baseline data to include in the IEP.”