Lateral sh can be a hallmark of a stubborn lateral lisp. Today I’m sharing two quick, easy-to-implement ideas that will help you correct a lateral sh distortion in speech therapy. Lateral Sh Tip #1 Shape SH from /i/ I was working with a student who had made excellent progress with correcting his lisp. In fact,…
I sat there wondering how to correct a lisp… “Okay, hide your tongue behind your teeth,” I suggested. I was sitting in another speech therapy session with a student, trying to correct a frontal lisp. Unsuccessfully, I might add. “Thhhhhhhh,” was the response. Well, to be fair, my student HAD put his tongue behind his…
Correcting Lisps and Vocalic R Can Be Stressful …But it doesn’t need to be. If you’re tearing your hair out, wondering how to correct a lisp or how to correct vocalic r, please don’t stress anymore! Chances are, if you’re a speech language pathologist, you’re going to encounter lisps or vocalic /r/ errors. I don’t…