Hh
consonant 08 · only air
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
The throat
Manner
Breath
Voice
Voiceless
Air
Warm and open
Before you start
H has no place in the mouth. It's only breath, so let it be easy.
Open your mouth and breathe out warm air on a mirror, to fog it.
Hand in front of the mouth. The air feels warm.
Now h, and slide straight into a vowel: ha, ha, ha.
One
4 steps. Listen to them, or use the arrows to go at your own pace.
The mouth opens
The tongue rests
The air comes out warm, from deep inside
Just breath, no voice: h
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.
Download PDF · 2 pagesIf something doesn't work, write to hola@rootafamily.com.
This page goes with card 08 of the book. It isn't a diagnosis and doesn't replace an assessment by a speech-language professional.