SM

  • 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.

/S/

  • Tongue tip UP on alveolar ridge (bumps behind upper front teeth)

  • Sides of tongue touch upper teeth (like when you're saying "EEEEE")

  • Air through small groove in center of tongue tip

  • "S" is quiet (voice off)

/M/

  • Lips closed
    then

  • Hum (voice on)

/SM/ smell

/SM/ small

/SM/ smile

/SM/ smash

/SM/ smack

/SM/ smooth

/SM/ smoke

/SM/ smudge

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: "I'm going to use my nose to (smell) ."

Week 3
Practice saying these words with 1-2 additional words (e.g. good smell, strong smell, I can't smell, come smell).

Week 4
Pick 1-3 of these words you can say the best. Take turns making 2 sentences each that have that word. Ex: "Smell this flower. I can smell dinner cooking. Can you smell that? I like the smell of lemon."

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!