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Production:
The tip of the tongue is raised to nearly contact right behind the teeth, while the sides of the tongue contact the upper teeth. This creates a small groove at the middle of the tongue. The /s/ sound is "unvoiced", meaning when you put your hand on your throat and say the sound there should be no vibrations. The /z/ sound is a "voiced" sound, meaning when you put your hand on your throat and say the sound there should be vibrations.
Tips to say the /s/ or /z/ sound: peachiespeechie.com/videos
- Demonstrate this procedure step-by-step in a mirror first, and then allow
your child to try:
- Raise the back of the tongue so he can feel his upper back teeth.
- Place the tip of the tongue behind his upper front teeth and then pull it away from them slightly.
- Close his teeth so that they are barely touching.
- The clinician should then hold the tip of her finger in front of the center of the client’s mouth and say, “Blow air slowly over your tongue toward my finger.”
- Remind your child to use the snake sound, the whistling tea kettle sound, the hissing sound, or the skinny air sound while keeping her tongue behind her teeth!
Here are some of the many fun activities you can do at home to practice your speech sounds!
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