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Activity library
Browse, filter, customise, and create the activities children practise on the path.
The Library is where every reusable activity lives. PhonicsPath ships with a curated starter set of 200+ activities covering common Australian English phonemes; you can also build your own and share them across the practice.
Finding an activity
- 1From the sidebar click Library.
- 2Use the filters at the top: phoneme, position (initial / medial / final), and template type.
- 3Hover any activity card to preview the first few target words.
- 4Click an activity to open its detail view with the full word list, model audio, and image.
Activity templates
| Template | What the child sees | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Word list | A list of target words to read and record one by one. | Articulation drilling on a known phoneme. |
| Audio prompt | A model word played aloud, then a record button. | Imitation practice for younger or pre-literate children. |
| Picture match | An image with three word choices; the child picks then records. | Phonological awareness and minimal pairs. |
| Sentence frame | A carrier sentence with the target word slotted in (e.g. 'I see a ___'). | Generalising sounds into connected speech. |
Creating a custom activity
- 1From the Library, click 'Create activity' in the top right.
- 2Pick a template. The form changes to match what the template needs.
- 3Give the activity a clear name including the phoneme (e.g. 'Initial /s/ — animals').
- 4Tag the target phoneme(s). This drives the filters when other clinicians search.
- 5Type or paste the target words, one per line. PhonicsPath validates them against an Australian English dictionary and warns if a word might not contain the chosen phoneme.
- 6Optional: upload one image (PNG or JPG, square, max 1 MB) for picture-match templates.
- 7Optional: record a model audio prompt. Click the microphone, speak slowly and clearly in a quiet room, click stop, then preview. Re-record until happy.
- 8Set difficulty: Easy / Medium / Hard. PhonicsPath's adaptive engine uses this as a starting point.
- 9Click 'Save'. The activity is now visible to every clinician in your practice.
Editing or retiring an activity
- 1Open the activity from the Library.
- 2Click 'Edit' to change words, audio, or difficulty. Changes apply to every program that uses the activity.
- 3To retire, click the three-dot menu → 'Archive'. Archived activities stay attached to existing programs but no longer appear in the picker.
Audio quality matters
Children imitate exactly what they hear. Record model prompts in a quiet room, hold the device 15–20 cm from your mouth, and speak slowly with exaggerated articulation. Background hum or echo significantly lowers the AI's pronunciation scoring accuracy.