PL

  • There are 8 words below for you to practice. Ideas for practice are listed below, or make your own!

  • Click here each day you practice to submit your homework

If your child cannot produce these correctly even with your help, switch to modeling the words while your child watches your face and listens.

/P/

  • Air through mouth
    (like continuous “H”)

  • Lips closed
    then

  • Open lips

/L/

  • Tip of tongue touches alveolar ridge (i.e. bumps BEHIND upper teeth)

  • Sides of tongue relaxed (air moves past tongue laterally)

  • Voice on

/PL/ play

/PL/ plan

/PL/ plug

/PL/ plate

/PL/ place

/PL/ please

/PL/ plane

/PL/ plus

Week 1
Each day you practice, pick four words to correctly say 10 times each.

Week 2
Name each of the pictures, then make sentences for each other to finish. Ex: "We are done working; it is time to (play) ."

Week 3
Practice saying these words with 1-2 additional words (e.g. play time, see a play, play a game, let's play).

Week 4
Pick 1-3 of these words you can say the best. Take turns making 2 sentences each that have that word. Ex: "I'm ready to play. Let's play another round. The dogs are playing."

Note: The ideas, resources, and information on this site are meant to support (not replace) professional recommendations from a speech language pathologist (aka SLP, or speech therapist). Consulting an SLP will help you personalize how you use the resources found here, decrease your frustration, and speed your success!