Pronouncing the 'L' sounds - General Parenting

Germanchick · 10-21-2009, 11:39 AM

At what age should they learn how to say the letter 'L'? Miss K always pronounces it as a 'w'.

Rain. · 10-21-2009, 11:47 AM

Lyric is 3 and still says her name is Ewrick

Amy · 10-21-2009, 11:48 AM

I'll ask my mom when she gets off work- she's an OT and works with speech therapists in the school district, so she may have an idea.

I do think it's a difficult letter, though.

chrissyh33 · 10-21-2009, 11:57 AM

My daughter is taking speech therapy right now and they should learn L sound sometime while they are 4. Get a popsicle stick and rub the roof of their mouth with it and tell your child that is their special spot and that the tip of their tongue should touch that spot when they say words like: love, last, logan, little and so on... They will get it eventually.... Then move onto middle L words and ending in L words.

Germanchick · 10-21-2009, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by chrissyh33

My daughter is taking speech therapy right now and they should learn L sound sometime while they are 4. Get a popsicle stick and rub the roof of their mouth with it and tell your child that is their special spot and that the tip of their tongue should touch that spot when they say words like: love, last, logan, little and so on... They will get it eventually.... Then move onto middle L words and ending in L words.

4yo? She still has time then

casey12105 · 10-21-2009, 12:35 PM

Aiden just started speech therapy, he will be 4 in 2 months and he doesn't say his L's but she said that's not an issue for his age.

Victoria · 10-21-2009, 12:42 PM

DS just turned 4 last month. He is in speech therapy and his ST has been working with him on the L sounds this whole month. All you can really do is have them keep repeating L words like "love", "Lego", "little", etc. You say "love" and then have her repeat "love" and so on. Hve her look AT you when you repeat words, that way she knows where her tongue is supposed to be.

You can also put something on her top lip(peanut butter, Nutella, etc.) to get her to keep licking it off. That's what DS's former ST told us to do, but we never tried it...

DakotaCowgirl · 10-21-2009, 12:44 PM

Our oldest is 4 and still has trouble. Not to worried about it though.

Treysgirl · 10-21-2009, 02:09 PM

So far DS can say his "L"s fine, but I couldn't say them until I was around 3. I sang "Mary had a yittle yam" and called my sister "Yaura." My parents took me to a speech therapist and she said it would clear up fine (which it did shortly after)

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Germanchick MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 36,617 Blog Entries: 4 Classifieds: (3) Activity: 49% Longevity: 94%	Pronouncing the 'L' sounds At what age should they learn how to say the letter 'L'? Miss K always pronounces it as a 'w'.

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Rain. MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 19,156 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 36% Longevity: 35%	Lyric is 3 and still says her name is Ewrick __________________

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Amy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 8,958 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 93% Longevity: 46%	I'll ask my mom when she gets off work- she's an OT and works with speech therapists in the school district, so she may have an idea. I do think it's a difficult letter, though. __________________

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chrissyh33 1/2 my heart is in Iraq. Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DS:Fort Riley, KS / ME:Joplin, MO / HIM:Iraq Posts: 186 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 8% Longevity: 3%	My daughter is taking speech therapy right now and they should learn L sound sometime while they are 4. Get a popsicle stick and rub the roof of their mouth with it and tell your child that is their special spot and that the tip of their tongue should touch that spot when they say words like: love, last, logan, little and so on... They will get it eventually.... Then move onto middle L words and ending in L words. __________________

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casey12105 Aidens Mommy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,075 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 36% Longevity: 9%	Aiden just started speech therapy, he will be 4 in 2 months and he doesn't say his L's but she said that's not an issue for his age. __________________ "Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."

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10-21-2009, 12:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Victoria Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 34,202 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 98% Longevity: 55%	DS just turned 4 last month. He is in speech therapy and his ST has been working with him on the L sounds this whole month. All you can really do is have them keep repeating L words like "love", "Lego", "little", etc. You say "love" and then have her repeat "love" and so on. Hve her look AT you when you repeat words, that way she knows where her tongue is supposed to be. You can also put something on her top lip(peanut butter, Nutella, etc.) to get her to keep licking it off. That's what DS's former ST told us to do, but we never tried it...

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DakotaCowgirl MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Here...going to Germany Posts: 7,728 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 58% Longevity: 47%	Our oldest is 4 and still has trouble. Not to worried about it though. __________________ "It is endemic of the current culture that those with large stature are overlooked except by vultures. With no regard to the depth of their souls, the height of their passion, and the beauty of their moments." P.J. Pete http://www.thewomanhood.com/forum/register.php?referrerid=1498[/URL] MacGyver can make Chuck Norris out of duct tape and a spork.

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Treysgirl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 2,025 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 19% Longevity: 35%	So far DS can say his "L"s fine, but I couldn't say them until I was around 3. I sang "Mary had a yittle yam" and called my sister "Yaura." My parents took me to a speech therapist and she said it would clear up fine (which it did shortly after) __________________