To teach a child to pronounce the letter“R”, play zoo with himPhoto: Getty Daily activities and simple exercises will help your child learn to pronounce the "growl" letter. Remember that you are the most important teacher in your child's life.
How to teach a child to say the letter "R": simple exercises for home practice
Make your lessons fun and playfulbaby, each training session you conduct with your child is another step towards correct speech. Home activities to work on the letter "R" include physical exercises and verbal games. Remember that training should bring joy, otherwise it will not be possible to achieve a positive result. How to quickly teach a child to say the letter "R"? There is no need to rush here, the training should be carried out in stages. At the first stage, you need to develop the child's ability to pronounce "R" separately. To do this, you can use the imitation of a lion's roar. Sit the child next to you, invite him to play zoo, tell him that today you are a lioness mother, and he is a little lion cub. Roar, actively gesturing, and ask him to do the same. Praise the baby for every, even the most insignificant, achievement. He should understand that working on pronunciation brings you joy. The second stage - mastering the pronunciation of the letter "R", first in syllables, then in full-fledged words. Careful pronunciation of words with a "growling" consonant will help here. For better assimilation, words that combine the letters "D" and "R" are suitable: "friendship", "firewood", "friends". The articulation of these letters is similar, so such words will help to master the sound "R" faster. Pronounce each word with your child, first by syllables - then in full. Place emphasis on the first sounds - "DR". The third stage - introduction and training of the letter "Р" in everyday speech. For daily exercises, use tongue twisters, poems about the sound "Р". Start with 1 sentence, breaking it down into separate words. Do not rush the child, let him speak for as long as he is comfortable. When pronouncing tongue twisters with the child, emphasize the letter "Р". According to age-appropriate speech therapy standards, children should learn to pronounce the letter "Р" by the age of 6. If this does not happen, the child for some reason lisps or simply does not pronounce the "growl" sound, then you need to contact a speech therapist.
