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Eliciting sh, ch, j (jump) Sounds
Eliciting ‘sh’ Sound An easy way to produce the ‘sh’ sound is to round the lips, place the tongue to the front of the mouth, slightly depressed in the middle and just behind the top front teeth. Making the ‘quiet signal’ helps (pointer finger to the rounded lips).
Initial ‘sh’ words
chef sharp shelf shoeshade she shell shopshake shears shine shoreshape sheep ship showshark sheet shirt shut*** “Shhh” is good practice to begin saying ‘sh’ words and quiet others.Final ‘sh’ words
ash crash flash leashblush crush flush mashbrush dash gush pushbush dish hash smashcash fish hush splash
Eliciting ‘ch’ Sound
‘Ch’ and ‘j’ sounds are made exactly the same way, except that ‘j’ is made by forcing more air through the mouth (a voiced sound vs. the unvoiced ‘ch’). ‘Ch’ is comprised of ‘t’ and ‘sh’ sounds quickly placed together, therefore this is an easy place to start producing the sound. Make the individual sounds right after each other then slowly decrease the amount of space between the two sounds.
Initial ‘ch’ words
chain chase cheese chinchair chat chest chipchalk check chew chopchange cheek chick chowcharge cheer child church*** “Cheese” is sometimes an early food word.
Final ‘ch’ words
batch catch fetch match reachbeach couch hatch munch splotchbench crouch hitch ouch touchbranch crunch itch peach watchbunch ditch lunch pooch witch
Eliciting ‘j’ (‘jump’) Sound
‘J’ can be produced the same way with the combination of sounds being ‘d’ and ‘z’ (as in azure) or ‘g’ (as in beige). Follow the same guidelines above.
Initial ‘j’ words gee (G) jam jeep joygel jar jet juggem jaw jig juicegym jay jog jumpjack jeans join junk
*** “Juice” is an early drink request.
Final ‘j’ words
badge cage hedge orangebridge dodge huge sagebudge edge ledge stagebulge fudge page wedgeView PDF file |
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