SN

  • 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)

/N/

  • Tongue against alveolar ridge & sides of front teeth

  • Air through nose

  • Voice on

/SN/ snow

/SN/ sneeze

/SN/ snap

/SN/ sneak

/SN/ snack

/SN/ sniff

/SN/ snake

/SN/ snail

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: "Let's build a snowman with the (snow) ."

Week 3
Practice saying these words with 1-2 additional words (e.g. cold snow, throw the snow, see the snow, white snow).

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 love snow. The snow is so cold. Polar Bears live in snow. I want to throw a snowball."

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!