How to teach a child the letter P

Very often children do not pronounce the letter P and try in words to replace it with other sounds, such as A and D. At first you do not need to worry, becausethe child only learns to speak the words, and all difficult-to-pronounce sounds will be honed with time. Do not rush to the speech therapist, because your child himself can learn to pronounce all the sounds correctly. But you can accelerate this process. What does it take to teach a child to speak the letter R?

To start follow your own articulation. It's possible that you do not pronounce all the soundsclearly, so the child can not normally hear them and learn their pronunciation. But the wrong formation of the articulation of the baby can also be associated with congenital changes in the oral cavity or with hearing problems. The child's psychological stress can also hinder the development of his speech. First, make sure that the child does not have other problems that hinder the normal development of his speech.

How to teach a child the letter R?

Any training should not cause your baby fatigue. Let him think that you are playing a certainplay, then the child will not resist training. To teach the child to pronounce the letter P, you can play with it in the game. Specially select the words in which the letter P sounds most clearly: cancer, car, hole, tractor, etc. Try to make as clear a word as possible and specifically select the letter P. It is also desirable that you show the child pictures with the objects depicted on them. Thus, in a child, the correct pronunciation of the letter P will be associated with what he sees.

It is very important that during the game you pronounced the words with the baby. Watch the positioning of the baby's lips and correct any errors in time. For any success, be sure to praise the child. In no case do not scold him, so as not to discourage his desire to do.

It happens that simple games do not give the desired result and the child continues to replace the letter P with others. How to teach a child to speak P in this case? You can help small exercises, which are aimed at increasing the mobility of the child's language:

• put your index finger under the tongue of the baby. The child must drive his tongue from side to side


• let the child lead the tongue on the back of the upper teeth, as if he was brushing his teeth. In this case the position of the lips of the child should remain the same as with a broad smile


• let the child stick out his tongue and chat them up and down, as if teasing


• Try to play with the child in the game, who will reach the nose with his tongue. Alternate movements: first reach out to the nose, and then to the chin

These exercises will help your child develop the mobility of the language, so perform them as often as possible. Now you should pay attention to the correct setting of the language during the pronunciation of letters. To do this, your child should:

• as often as possible to pronounce the sounds of T and D. You can also specifically choose small tongue twisters, in which the combination of these two letters will be maximum


• select the words in which the letter P will be after the letters D and T: dragon, trembling, tractor, friend, etc.


• try pronouncing words with the letter P, where you will select it, as if growl

When the child learns to pronounce the letter P, try to make it as often as possible to pronounce the words with this sound. Only in this case the child will not forget itcorrect pronunciation. If your child sometimes forgets to pronounce the letter P in words, pretend that you absolutely do not understand what he said. Only in this way can you achieve that your baby will always correctly pronounce this difficult letter.