[ Post a Response | Articulation, Language, and Fluency ]
Posted by Kimberley
on 4/16/2009, 12:07 pm, in reply to "Re: articulation of /k/"
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I have worked with a few kids on /k/ this year. The boy (kindergarten) that I'm working with now is a bit more of a challenge then the others. I have had great success with the cheerio trick in the past. You (the slp) place a cheerio in the childs mouth behind the bottom teeth. He must hold it in place with the tip of his tongue. This positions the back of the tongue in the proper spot to illicit a /k/ sound. After doing this for a few sessions, they get the idea, and the tongue "remembers" where to go and they can hopefully begin the /k/ sound without the aid of a cheerio. Now, the child I'm working with now cannot seem to keep the cheerio there (he pushes it out of his mouth and clamps his jaw shut each time). So I have to place my finger over his bottom teeth and down in behind...where the cheerio should be and as well forcing his jaw to stay open. That is the only way I can get a /k/ out of him to this point. Keeps mouth open and keeps his tongue pushed back enough...but he reverts to /t/ everytime I remove my finger! Good luck with the cheerio method if you choose to try it!
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