Th
consonant 12 · between the teeth
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
Tongue between the teeth
Manner
Continuous
Voice
Both: think · this
Air
Over the tongue
Before you start
It's the easiest tongue sound to see. Let them watch it in the mirror.
Let the tongue tip peek out between the teeth. The teeth rest on it, softly.
Blow air over the tongue: thhh, with no voice.
Now the same, with the voice on. Hand on the throat: it buzzes. This, that, then.
One
4 steps. Listen to them, or use the arrows to go at your own pace.
The tongue tip peeks out between the teeth
The teeth rest on it gently
The air slides out over the tongue
With no voice it's thhh, as in think. With voice, as in this
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 12 of the book. It isn't a diagnosis and doesn't replace an assessment by a speech-language professional.