‘P’ is a consonant. /p/ is one of the first developing speech sounds. From a speech perspective, ‘p’ is a lip popper. Just as with ‘b’, the lips are doing the work to make this sound.
letter 'p', letter of the week, pumpkins | in Letter of the Week ‘L’ is a consonant. From a speech perspective, ‘l’ is a “lifter” sound. You make /l/ by lifting your tongue to make contact with the gum ridge behind your upper teeth and releasing an airstream over the sides of your tongue.
leaves, letter 'l', letter of the week | in Letter of the Week Sunday, September 22 is the first day of fall! While I have enjoyed our beautiful summer, I admit I have been looking forward to the change of seasons. ‘F’ is a consonant. From a speech perspective, ‘f’ is a “lip cooler” sound.
fall, letter 'f', letter of the week | in Letter of the Week ‘I’ is a vowel. It makes more than one sound. From a speech perspective, short ‘i’ (as in insect) is a “smile” sound.
insects, letter 'i', letter of the week, speech, vowels | in Letter of the Week, Speech Can you smell it? Fall is in the air. Kiddos are back in school. Time to dig back in after our first review week. Up next is the letter 'a' and fun with apples. ‘A’ is a vowel, which means is makes more than one sound. From a speech perspective, short ‘a’ (as in apple) is a “smile” sound.
apple, letter 'a', letter of the week, speech, vowels | in Letter of the Week, Speech, Themes 