Archive for May, 2009
Interdental Lisping
What is it? Interdental lisping is when the tongue protrudes between the front teeth when producing /s/ or /z/, resulting in a “th” sound. The /s/ becomes a voiceless “th”, as in “think”, and the /z/ becomes a voiced “th”, as in “those”. Interdental lisping, also be known as “frontal lisping”, is a normal developmental [...]
Tongue Tip Trouble- Fronting /t/ for /k/
How can you quickly solve the fronting of /k/? Tackle the tongue tip! Getting /k/ in isolation is easily achieved by keeping the child’s tongue tip from making contact with the alveolar ridge or teeth. Some ideas for doing this include: • Use a tongue depressor to gently hold the tongue tip down while the child [...]