Dd
consonant 06 · tongue tip
The activation, the inside of the mouth, a mouth up close, the beat, the reading and the sheet to print. All on this page.
Work on it here or take the printed sheet. The mirror, the activation and the syllables in the book work just as well without a screen.
See the other soundsPlace
Ridge behind the top teeth
Manner
Stop
Voice
Voiced
Air
Short, no puff
Before you start
T and D are twins. The only difference is the buzz in the throat.
Tongue tip on the bump, just like for t.
Hand on the throat. Turn the voice on: it buzzes.
Now let the tongue drop with the voice on: d, d, d. Softer than t, with no puff.
One
4 steps. Listen to them, or use the arrows to go at your own pace.
The tip rises
Exactly where it goes for T. The mouth doesn't change.
The soft palate closes the nose
The air builds up behind the tongue.
The air is let go at once
The same release as T, but softer.
But now the throat buzzes
That buzz is the whole difference. You can feel it with a finger.
Two
The same mouth, syllable by syllable and up close: this is the model they'll copy in the mirror.
The camera shows their mouth next to the video. Nothing is recorded or saved: it only shows, like a mirror.
Ten of each
Tap each time they say it. At ten, it moves on to the next one.
Three
English has strong and weak beats. Tap the table on the strong one as you say it. Touch a pattern to hear it.
Four
Only sounds they've already worked on. The words with a heart are learned by heart. Touch any of them to hear it.
To take with you
The two pages you use every day: practice with tally marks and tracing, and reading with the words. Print it as many times as you need.
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This page goes with card 06 of the book. It isn't a diagnosis and doesn't replace an assessment by a speech-language professional.