• Speech Sound Ideas
    Practice your child's speech sounds in the following order. Don't forget to make it fun! Try practicing while playing a game. Have your child practice 1-3 times before earning a turn in a game.
     
    • Isolation
      • When practicing in isolation, you are saying the sounds by themselves. Be sure the sound is crisp and clear with each practice and give your child feedback on if the sound was correct and, if not, how to improve the production of the sound, such as where to place the tongue, lips and teeth.
    • Syllables
      • Pairing the sound with various vowels either after, before, or between the target sound. (Ex. s-o, o-s, o-s-o). Be sure to target both long and short vowel sounds. If you child misarticulates the sound, then give specific feedback as you did in the isolation stage.
    • Words
      • Say the sound in words from the targeted word list. Typically we start with sounds at the beginning of words and then move to words ending with the target sound and, finally, to words with the sound in the middle.
    • Sentences
      • When practicing at the sentence level, use words from the word list and have your child make up a sentence using the word. Again, we start with sounds at the beginning of words and then move words ending with the target sound and, finally, to words with the sound in the middle.
    • Reading
      • You can use any reading material such as a library book, reading book, or any subject book and have your child read aloud using their good sound. If they are struggling with this, have them find the words with their sound in it in each paragraph before reading it aloud.
    • Conversation/Carryover
      • Here the target practicing the sound with your child is not necessarily thinking specifically about it. Give prompts such as, "fix it," or, "tell me that again," or, "don't forget your good sound," to have them fix productions in error.