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Week 3
Read Together!
(1) For 5 minutes, focus your reading time together on your child's target sound (this could be reading from the school, reading a cereal box together, or enjoying a story together).
If they are a strong reader, have them concentrate on producing their sound correctly as they read. (It might be helpful preparation for them to first point to each word they see that contains their sound on the page and THEN read the page.)
If reading is tricky or stressful, spend some time reading TO them and together you can practice words you find that contain their sound. (Ex: "Once upon a time...hey wait! Once ends in the SSSS sound. Let's say that word together: Once.")
(2) Click HERE each day you practice to submit your homework.
If your child cannot correctly produce the words you find even with your help, switch to modeling the words while your child watches and listens (you can have them give you a thumbs up or thumbs down if you say the sound correctly to keep them engaged).
Tip of tongue touches alveolar ridge (i.e. bumps BEHIND upper teeth)
Sides of tongue relaxed (air moves past tongue laterally)
Voice on
light pink = where tongue touches top of mouth for this sound
Group 1
Initial "L"
LEVEL 1
Leash
Lid
Light
Late
Let
Group 2
Initial "L"
LEVEL 1
Lake
Leave
Like
Laugh
Lip
Group 3
Medial "L"
LEVEL 2
Only
Belly
Family
Calling
Eleven
Group 4
Initial "L"
LEVEL 3
Love
Low
Loaf
Load
Loud
Group 5
Initial "L"
LEVEL 3
Lot
Lost
Lock
Lose
Look
Group 6
Medial "L"
LEVEL 4
Follow
Alone
Pillow
Balloon
Hello
Homework Tip: While practicing these words, focus on the target sound ("L").
Don't worry about errors on other sounds your student can't produce yet.
For example, if they can't say "SH," and they say "Lees" instead of "Leash," that's okay because we're focusing on "L."