Sh
consonant 15 · tongue body
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
Behind the ridge, lips round
Manner
Continuous
Voice
Voiceless
Air
Wide and soft
Before you start
If it comes out as s, round the lips more.
Round the lips a little, like a small kiss.
Finger on the lips, like asking for quiet: shhh.
A long shhh. Air on the hand: warmer and wider than for s.
One
4 steps. Listen to them, or use the arrows to go at your own pace.
The lips round and push forward a little
The tongue rises, close to the roof of the mouth, without touching it
The air comes out wide and soft
No voice: shhh
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 15 of the book. It isn't a diagnosis and doesn't replace an assessment by a speech-language professional.