1. Say the sound of L. Show the student how the tongue touches the roof of the mouth. Repeat until correct.
2. Say lay-lay-lay-lay-lay
lee-lee-lee-lee-lee
lye-lye-lye-lye-lye
low-low-low-low-low
loo-loo-loo-loo-loo
3. To help students say the L clearly, begin the second syllable with the L sound. For example: je-lly.
Say jelly-jelly-jelly
holly-holly-holly
rally-rally-rally
silly-silly-silly
holy-holy-holy
4. To help the student say the final L clearly, stress the sound so that is sounds like lu. "Tell" would sound like te llu (where the u is the short u).
Say eel-eel-eel
all-all-all
tool-tool-tool
fill-fill-fill
hole-hole-hole
5. Blends with L should be practiced:
blend
blister
blanket
clown
close
clarinet
flower
flint
floor
glue
glass
glad
please
plan
plastic
slipper
slow
sleep
able
table
Bible
pebble
noble
tackle
nickel
buckle
needle
paddle
saddle
fiddle
noodle
rifle
waffle
eagle
legal
wiggle
tangle
jungle
people
maple
chapel
pupil
fossil
beatle
kettle
metal
shuttle
bottle
fizzle
dazzle
puzzle