- Practice lip closure by making the "p" sound by blowing a kleenex held
in front of the mouth. The kleenex should move as the sound is produced.
- Using a straw, blow through the straw and move a cotton ball or feather
across the table.
- Practice lip closure by "puffing" next to a cotton ball or feather to move
it across the table. Have a race with a friend.
- Blow bubbles in a glass of water. Use voice to make "loud bubbles".
Use a whisper voice to make "quiet bubbles".
- Blow through a straw and practice the same loud and soft sounds by making
noise through the straw (with voice), or air only (without voice). This
technique helps to distinguish between voiced sounds {b,d,g} and unvoiced
sounds {p,t,k}.
- Blow a bubble off the wand then move to blowing bubbles through the wand
to improve lip rounding. Teach a whispered "hoo" for tongue retraction.
- Tape a dixie cup sideways, lying down, to the table. Make a line with tape.
Blow a ping pong ball from the line into the cup. Cotton balls are fun to try, too!
- Using peanut butter or honey, place item behind upper teeth to distinguish
placement for the following sounds: { l, t, d, n}. Tongue tip should be used
to remove peanut butter while making the target sound.
- To improve tongue movement, place peanut butter or honey on a spoon.
Lick it off the spoon, using tongue for removal and not moving the spoon.
- Lick a lollipop, popsicle or ice cream cone, using tongue for movement,
not the item.
- Hold lips together with fingers to produce /b/ or /p/ sounds. The "quiet sound"
is /p/, the "loud sound" is /b/.
- Initiate /k/ (unvoiced) or /g/ (voiced) sounds by placing hand on throat and
practicing a cough. The "quiet sound" is /k/ and the "loud sound" is /g/.
- Cue for production of /s/: Tongue behind teeth. Tongue touches the back of
bottom teeth. Teeth together. Blow. Make a "quiet sound". To make the /z/ sound,
the same cues are used, except /z/ is the "loud sound".
- Cue for /f/: Bite bottom lip and blow. Make a "quiet sound", using no voice.
- Cue for /b/ and /p/: Pop your lips "Loud sound" is /b/, "Quiet sound" is /p/.
- Try saying "puh - tuh - kuh". Say it slowly and then faster. How fast can you say it?
- "Drink" pudding, jello or applesauce through a straw. Have a contest to see who can do
it the fastest. Great exercise to teach tongue retraction for production of /r/.
- To strengthen lips: Place a large marshmallow between your lips and squeeze it with your
lips. Practice 5-10 times. Place cheerios or miniature marshmallows on a stick. Remove one at
a time, using lips only. Second time, use lips and tongue combination.
- To reduce drooling, improve breath control and to teach voicing: Blow through a
kazoo. Increase sustained effort to 10 seconds. Blow 25 times in succession to
improve vocalizations and breath control.
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