Correction of violations of the pronunciation of the sound Ш

Characteristics of hissing sounds and their articulation.

The group of hissing sounds includes the sounds sh, zh, ch, sch

Sound sh

consonant, deaf, hard. There is no corresponding soft sound in the Russian language.

When pronouncing the sound sh

Normally, the speech organs take the following position:

the lips

the tip of the tongue

the lateral edges of the tongue

the vocal cords

the air stream

Any deviation from the correct articulation pattern leads to sound distortion. When producing a sound, our main task is to create in the child the correct articulation of this sound.

Articulation of sound

differs from the articulation of the sound
sh
in the presence of a voice.

Articulation of sounds

and
ch
differs from the articulation of the sound
sh
by the additional rise of the middle part of the tongue towards the palate.
In addition, the sound h
is a closure-fissure, i.e., when it is articulated, the front part of the back of the tongue first closes with the alveoli, and then a gap is formed between them.

Thus, for hissing sounds sh, zh, shch, ch

the main one is the articulation of the sound
sh
, which means it will be basic for this group.
That is, work on correcting hissing sounds must begin with the sound w
.
If the sound w
is pronounced correctly, then by adding a voice we get the sound
w
;
by adding the rise of the middle part of the tongue, we get w
;
adding the rise of the middle part of the tongue and the bow in front of the gap, we get h
.
Therefore, violations of the sounds zh, shch, ch
are the same as those of
w
.

Corrective work in the absence of the sound Ш in speech.

Preparatory stage.

When starting to work on hissing sounds, you need to check whether the child can lift the tip of the tongue by the upper teeth and whether he can make the tongue wide (spread it). If these movements make it difficult for the child, they are practiced using special exercises.

To develop the ability to keep the tongue wide and freely spread, the child is asked to place it on the lower lip, then lightly slap his lips, as if pronouncing the sound combinations five-five-five

Then they develop the ability to bend the wide tongue upward in the shape of a cup. To do this, it is best to slightly stick out your wide tongue and show how its front edge can be pressed against the upper lip. If the child is unable to move, you can place the handle of a teaspoon under the tip of his tongue and, lifting it, press it to his upper lip.

Having mastered the movement, the child can repeat it with his mouth wide open, gradually moving his tongue behind his upper teeth. You need to hold your tongue suspended in your mouth, without touching the tip to the palate (see the position of the speech organs when pronouncing the sound Ш).

Sound production.

After the child learns to spread his tongue and bend it upward, the adult suggests to him: “Open your mouth slightly, lift your wide tongue over your upper teeth, like me. Now blow on your tongue. Do you hear how the wind rustled? (Air, passing through a small gap between the front edge of the tongue and the palate, forms a pinch, a pinching sound).

It happens that a child blows with the sound x

, then the jet dissipates, the sound turns out fuzzy and distorted.
In this case, he should be told: “Blow on the tip of your tongue, as if pronouncing the sound s
, but keep your tongue up.”

Developing the correct sh

requires repeated repetition and the use of various images (the wind makes noise, a snake hisses, air comes out of a burst balloon, etc.).
The game form, combined with explanation, quickly focuses the child’s attention. Gradually, under the control of an adult, he begins to perform the required movements (round his lips and slightly move them forward) and correctly pronounce the sound sh
.

It must be remembered that when introducing a sound, you should never call it to a child, so as not to cause him to habitually mispronounce it.

When the sound is delivered and pronounced correctly by the child, you can move on to automating it in syllables, words and sentences.

Corrective work when the pronunciation of the sound Sh is distorted.

Disorders of the pronunciation of hissing sounds are called sigmatisms.

. There are interdental, lateral and nasal sigmatisms.

Interdental sigmatism.

With this type of violation, the sound sh

has a lisping tone. This is due to the fact that, in contrast to the normal position of the organs of articulation, the tongue is pushed between the upper and lower incisors, forming a flat gap with them, the back is lowered and does not form the back of the scoop. The air stream when you bring your palm to your mouth is weak and scattered.

Possible causes of sound distortion:

shortened hyoid ligament, making it difficult to lift the tongue to the palate; high and narrow hard palate.

Preparatory stage of correctional work:

exercises are carried out to lift the tip and front of the tongue by the upper teeth, producing a directed air stream;
the sound t
, which requires lifting the tip of the tongue by the upper teeth.

Sound production.

t
with an aspiration at a slow pace 4-5 times , hitting the tubercles behind the upper teeth with the tip of the tongue. We gradually teach the baby to lengthen the exhaled stream and not to hit the tubercles, but only to raise the tip of the tongue towards them.

After setting the sound, they move on to automation: they sequentially introduce the set sound into syllables (open, closed, with a consonant cluster), words and phrases.

Lateral sigmatism.

A child has lateral sigmatism if in the words he pronounces, instead of the sound sh

you hear a peculiar, squelching sound. In this case, one of the corners of the lips is slightly lowered or retracted, there may be a slight shift of the lower jaw to the left or right; the tongue is raised up and rests on the roots of the upper incisors or lowered behind the lower incisors; the back of the tongue forms a closure with the alveoli, mainly its left or right half, and the other half is lowered down; the lateral edges of the tongue are also lowered. When you bring your palm to your mouth, the air stream goes to the side (left or right) or comes out along both edges of the tongue, while normally the air stream should go strictly in the middle of the tongue.

Possible causes of sound distortion:

weakness of the muscles of one half of the tongue; lateral open bite.

Preparatory stage of correctional work.

The child is given exercises to strengthen the lateral edges of the tongue, uniformly raise the tip of the front part of the back of the tongue upward, develop an air stream running in the middle of the tongue, and practice the sounds
t
and
s
.

Sound production.

Using mechanical assistance (a flat, narrow, slightly curved handle from a teaspoon), lift the wide tongue by the upper teeth, push it back towards the tubercles (the edges of the spoon handle are approximately at the level of the fourth incisors), ask the child to lightly grasp the spoon with his teeth and pronounce the sound
s
(the front teeth are visible all the time).

After the sound is delivered, they move on to automation: they sequentially introduce the delivered sound into syllables (open, closed, with a combination of consonants), words and phrases.

Nasal sigmatism.

With this type of violation, the sound sh

is replaced by snoring (in the nose) or a sound similar to a deep
x
with a nasal tint. Unlike normal articulation, with nasal sigmatism, the speech organs occupy a neutral position, the tongue is lowered down and pulled into the depths of the mouth, the back of the tongue is raised up, connected to the soft palate, the lateral edges are lowered down. The air stream exits through the nasal cavity and not from the mouth.

Cause of sound distortion

in this case there is excessive tension on the back of the tongue.

Preparatory stage of correctional work.

With the help of special exercises, the child develops the ability to hold a wide spread tongue on the upper lip, the ability to direct an air stream to the tip of the tongue raised on the upper lip (exercise “Magician”);
sounds t
and
s
.

Sound production.

The child is asked, with his mouth open, to pronounce the sound
p
, and with the tip of the handle of a teaspoon brought to the hyoid frenulum, stop the vibration of the front part of the tongue - a hissing will be heard.
After repeated repetitions, you can cause a hiss by barely bringing the spoon to the hyoid frenulum; then remove the spoon and, bringing your teeth closer together, achieve the correct sound of w
.

If there is no sound r

, put the sound
sh
from the sound
s
with mechanical help.
The child is asked to pronounce the sound s
.
In this case, using the handle of a teaspoon placed under the front of the tongue (across), lift the tongue up and slightly move it back until the sound w
.

After the sound is delivered, they move on to automation: they sequentially introduce the delivered sound into syllables (open, closed, with a combination of consonants), words and phrases.

Sibilants in a child's speech

Hissing ones include - [w], [zh], [h`], [sch`]. The formation of their correct pronunciation occurs between the third and fifth years of the baby’s life.

Incorrect pronunciation of “Sh”: types, reasons

Distortion or complete absence of sibilants in a child’s speech is called sigmatism. Depending on the type of incorrect placement, there are 4 types of sigmatism:

Parasigmatism is a stable replacement of [sh] with another sound. Labial-dental - dental - replacement of [w] with [f]. Prizubny - replacing [w] with [t]. Hissing - replacing [w] with [sch]. Whistling - replacing [w] with [s] or [z]. Occurs with malocclusion or impaired phonemic hearing. Example: hat - slipper.
Interdental sigmatism is the same “lisping” sound. Occurs due to a shortened frenulum or narrow soft palate.

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Lateral sigmatism - the sound [w] does not sound firm, as it should, but squelching, as if the baby had taken water into his mouth. Observed due to lateral open bite or weak tongue muscles.
Nasal sigmatism - in a preschooler, the back of the tongue becomes very tense, and [w] can be pronounced with a nasal “echo.”

Before figuring out how to teach a child to pronounce the letter w, you should understand the reasons for the violation. Often a routine visit to the orthodontist, during which the bite or upper palate is corrected, ends with the long-awaited “hissing” of the baby. Otherwise, there is a need to develop the correct articulation pattern in speech therapy classes.

Articulation gymnastics for staging hissing

Before requiring the baby to pronounce a hissing sound, it is necessary to carry out preparatory articulatory gymnastics. Its duration is no more than 10 minutes. Despite the fast pace (so that the preschooler does not get bored), the child must perform each exercise carefully, since gymnastics directly determines how quickly a child can learn to say the sound [w].

Main tasks in articulatory gymnastics:

Fence - a wide smile with teeth.
Tube - the lips are gathered into a tube, there is a small gap between the lips.
Alternating fence - tube.
Hippopotamus - open your mouth wide and hold it for a while.
Spatula - place a wide, outstretched tongue on the lower lip. You can “bite” with your tongue to make it wider.
Homemade jam: lick the upper and then the lower lip with the tip of your tongue.
Brush - move the tip of your tongue across the soft palate - from the throat to the teeth and back.

Articulation gymnastics

Tasks to determine the position of a sound in a word

At the beginning of the lesson, you can also develop phonemic awareness - determine the position of a sound in a word. To do this, you will need rich verbal and subject material.

The child is asked to clap if he hears the “snake song (sound [sh]).” In this case, words are pronounced that contain the desired sound or do not contain them. You should not pronounce words with other hissing or mixed whistling sounds.
The child is given a small sign with 3 windows indicating the beginning, middle and end of the word. And also a chip (cube/drawn sound). The teacher says the condition: “I will name the word, and you put the chip where the sound [w] is located.”

GCD on sound culture of speech in the preparatory group

Gymnastics for clear pronunciation

To correctly pronounce hissing sounds, speech therapy uses articulation and breathing exercises in combination. In this case, you should definitely remember about the correct position of the organs of articulation: lips and tongue.

Additional Information! Breathing exercises are aimed at developing smooth exhalation. To teach your child to perform breathing exercises, you need to create bright and interesting didactic material. For example, a flower with a butterfly sitting on it, which, according to the terms of the task, needs to be blown away.

Methodological basics for parents

It is important to know the correct position of the tongue and lips when pronouncing a sound in order to work on the exercises at home.

Lips in the “tube” position;
The tongue is wide, the tip is raised upward;
The lateral parts of the tongue are in contact with the teeth of the upper jaw;
A small gap forms between the palate and the tongue in the area of the upper incisors.

Corrective work when replacing the sound Ш with other sounds.

sh is replaced

another sound is called
parasigmatism
. There are labiodental, paradental, whistling and hissing parasigmatisms.

Labiodental parasigmatism.

With this violation, the sound sh

replaced by the sound
f
: hat - “fapka”, car - “muffin”, shower - “duf”. This happens because, unlike the norm, the organs of articulation in labiodental sigmatism occupy the following position: the upper teeth are close to the lower lip and form a gap through which an air stream passes, the tongue is pulled back and practically does not participate in the formation of sound. When you bring your palm to your mouth, the air stream feels narrow and cold.

Possible causes of sound distortion:

phonemic hearing impairment; prognathia (a malocclusion in which the front teeth of the upper jaw protrude far forward), laxity of the muscles of the front part of the tongue.

Preparatory stage of correctional work.

The child develops the ability to compare and distinguish by ear the sounds
sh
and
f
using pictures. Exercises are carried out to practice the movements of the lower lip down and up, lifting the wide front edge of the tongue up.

Sound production.

They make the sound
sh
by imitation, using visual control: the child watches in front of the mirror so that the lower lip is motionless, exposing the lower incisors (you can hold the lip with a finger placed in the dimple under it).
You can also place the sound sh
from the sound s
with
mechanical assistance, drawing the child’s attention to the correct position of the organs of the articulatory apparatus.

After the sound is delivered, they move on to automation: they sequentially introduce the delivered sound into syllables (open, closed, with a combination of consonants), words and phrases.

After automation, work on differentiation

(distinguishing) sounds
sh
and
f
.

Dental parasigmatism.

This type of violation is characterized by the following pronunciation feature: the sound sh

is replaced in the child’s speech by the sound
t
: hat - “slipper”, car - “matina”, shower - “dut”. In this case, the lips occupy a neutral position, the tongue closes with the alveoli behind the upper incisors, the back of the tongue is lowered down, a groove in the middle of the tongue is not formed, the lateral edges of the tongue are adjacent to the upper molars. When you bring your palm to your mouth, the air stream feels jerky and not smooth, as it should be normally.

Possible causes of sound distortion:

impaired phonemic hearing or decreased physical hearing; closed bite

Preparatory stage of correctional work.

The child develops the ability to compare and distinguish by ear the sounds
sh
and
t
, using pictures-symbols;
distinguish, on the basis of tactile sensations, the sounds sh
and
t
by the air stream (with
sh
- long-lasting, with
t
- jerky).
Exercises are also carried out to develop a long-term directed air stream; the position of the wide anterior edge of the tongue at the tubercles behind the upper incisors; sound is being processed with
.

Sound production.

Using visual control of correct articulation, as well as tactile (tactile) sensations, they achieve the correct pronunciation of the sound
sh
.

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After the sound is delivered, they move on to automation: they sequentially introduce the delivered sound into syllables (open, closed, with a combination of consonants), words and phrases.

After automation, differentiation

(distinguishing) sounds
sh
and
t
.

Whistling sigmatism.

Sound sh

is replaced by the sound
s
: hat - “sapka”, car - “masina”, shower - “dus”.
In contrast to the position characteristic of the normal pronunciation of the sound w
, in this case the organs of articulation occupy a position characteristic of the normal pronunciation of the sound
s
: the lips are stretched into a slight smile, the teeth are close together and slightly exposed, the tongue is wide, lies at the base of the lower incisors, without touching at their tops, the back is wide, raised towards the alveoli and in the middle forms a groove-shaped gap with them, the lateral edges of the tongue close with the molars. When you bring your palm to your mouth, the air stream is narrow, cold, and goes along the midline of the tongue.

Possible causes of sound distortion:

hearing loss or phonemic hearing impairment.

Preparatory stage of correctional work.

The child is taught to compare and distinguish by ear the sounds
s
and
w
, using pictures-symbols;
make you feel the difference in the outgoing air stream when pronouncing the sounds s
and
sh
(with
s
- a cold stream, with
w
- a warm stream). With the help of special exercises, they practice the movements of the wide tongue upward, towards the front part of the hard palate, and achieve alternating movements of the wide tongue either for the lower or upper teeth; alternating movements of the lips: stretching into a smile, moving forward closed.

Sound production.

Using the technique of imitation, while drawing the child’s attention to correct articulation, they achieve the correct pronunciation of the sound
sh
.

After the sound is delivered, they move on to automation: they sequentially introduce the delivered sound into syllables (open, closed, with a combination of consonants), words and phrases.

After automation, work on sound ends with the differentiation

(distinguishing) between the sound
w
and the substitute sound -
s
.

Hissing sigmatism.

With this disorder, the sound is similar to the sound of a softened sound sh

: hat - “shchapka”, car - “mashina”, shower - “dush”. Unlike normal articulation, in this case the lips are rounded and slightly pushed forward, the tongue is lowered down and moves back or rests on the lower gums, a groove in the middle of the tongue is not formed, the lateral edges of the tongue are lowered and do not meet the molars. When you bring your palm to your mouth, the air stream spreads over the entire surface of the tongue.

Possible causes of sound distortion:

phonemic hearing impairment or hearing loss; progeny (malocclusion in which the front teeth of the lower jaw protrude far forward).

Preparatory stage of correctional work.

The child develops the ability to compare and distinguish by ear the sounds
sh
and
sh
. With the help of exercises, the ability to raise the wide front edge of the tongue to the tubercles behind the upper incisors is achieved; alternate movements of the wide tip of the tongue from the base of the upper incisors to the front of the hard palate (back and forth).

Sound production.

The child is asked to pronounce the sound
s
.
In this case, using the handle of a teaspoon placed under the front of the tongue (across), lift the tongue up and slightly move it back until the sound w
. Then they achieve this skill without mechanical assistance.

After the sound is delivered, they move on to automation: they sequentially introduce the delivered sound into syllables (open, closed, with a combination of consonants), words and phrases.

After automation, work on differentiation

(distinguishing) sounds
sh
and
sh
.

“Home” speech therapy sound [w]

To teach your child to pronounce [w] correctly at home, you need to learn several basic methods of production:

mechanical;
from a similar-sounding sound.

Mechanical setting

With this method, the baby does not need to independently search for the correct position of the sound - an adult does this for him, using special speech therapy tools (spatula, probe). If you need to put your hand into a preschooler’s mouth, it must be clean.

Mechanical staging process

Staging through sound [r]

How to learn to say the letter Ш through the sound [r]? It would seem that incorrect pronunciation of [r] is the most complex and most common speech defect. However, many children know how to pronounce [r] correctly, but do not understand at all how to position the tongue in the mouth in order to whistle and hiss correctly. For this reason, the sound should be produced through a solid [r], and not adjacent sibilants.

The preschooler should sit in front of the mirror and pronounce [r], gradually weakening the air pressure. The sound should be pronounced until the vibration completely disappears. After this, a slight hiss will be heard and [w] will sound without the auxiliary [r].

Speech therapy exercises on pronunciation of the sound [sh]

To consolidate the placed [w] in the baby’s speech, it is necessary to speak as much as possible with a separate sound - hiss during the game. For this, the preschooler is offered various exercises:

move the snake along the path, and hiss at the same time;
“finish” a word, for example - small ..(sh), karanda ..(sh), etc.

Explanatory and other types of speech as the level of development of a preschooler

hissing sounds.

Before you start performing the exercises, be sure to read the recommendations for performing articulatory gymnastics.

Punish the naughty tongue.

Target.

Develop the ability to relax the muscles of the tongue and hold it wide and spread out.
Description.
Open your mouth slightly, calmly place your tongue on your lower lip and, smacking it with your lips, pronounce the sounds five-five-five... Keep your wide tongue in a calm position, with your mouth open, counting from one to five to ten.
Attention!
1.The lower lip should not be tucked in or pulled over the lower teeth. 2.The tongue should be wide, its edges touching the corners of the mouth. 3. You need to pat your tongue with your lips several times in one exhalation. Make sure that the child does not hold back the exhaled air. You can check the implementation like this: bring the cotton wool to the child’s mouth; if he does the exercise correctly, it will deviate. At the same time, this exercise promotes the development of a directed air stream.

Make your tongue broad.

Target.

Develop the ability to hold your tongue in a calm, relaxed position.
Description.
Smile, open your mouth slightly, place the wide front edge of your tongue on your lower lip.
Hold it in this position for a count of one to five to ten. Attention!
1.Do not stretch your lips into a strong smile so that there is no tension. 2.Make sure that your lower lip does not curl up. 3.Do not stick your tongue out far; it should only cover your lower lip. 4. The lateral edges of the tongue should touch the corners of the mouth.

Glue on some candy.

Target.

Strengthen the muscles of the tongue and practice lifting the tongue upward.
Description.
Place the wide tip of your tongue on your lower lip.
Place a thin piece of toffee on the very edge of your tongue and glue a piece of candy to the roof of your mouth behind your upper teeth. Attention!
1. Make sure that only the tongue works; the lower jaw must be motionless. 2.Open your mouth no wider than 1.5-2 cm. 3.If the lower jaw is involved in the movement, you can place the child’s clean index finger on the side between the molars (then it will not close the mouth). 4.The exercise must be performed at a slow pace.

Fungus.
Target.
Develop an upward lift of the tongue, stretching the hyoid ligament (frenulum).
Description.
Smile, show your teeth, open your mouth slightly and, pressing your wide tongue with its entire plane to the palate, open your mouth wide.
(The tongue will resemble a thin mushroom cap, and the stretched hyoid ligament will resemble its stem.) Attention!
1. Make sure that your lips are in a smiling position. 2.The side edges of the tongue should be pressed equally tightly - neither half should fall down. 3.When repeating the exercise, you need to open your mouth wider.

Who will kick the ball further?

Target.

Produce a smooth, long-lasting, continuous air stream running down the middle of the tongue.
Description.
Smile, place the wide front edge of your tongue on your lower lip and, as if pronouncing the sound f for a long time, blow the cotton wool onto the opposite edge of the table.
Attention!
1.The lower lip should not be pulled over the lower teeth. 2. You can’t puff out your cheeks. 3. Make sure that the child pronounces the sound f and not the sound x, that is, that the air stream is narrow and not diffuse.

Delicious jam.

Target.

Develop an upward movement of the wide front part of the tongue and a position of the tongue close to the shape of a cup, which it takes when pronouncing hissing sounds.
Description.
Open your mouth slightly and lick your upper lip with the wide front edge of your tongue, moving your tongue from top to bottom, but not from side to side.
Attention!
1. Make sure that only the tongue works, and the lower jaw does not help, does not “pull” the tongue upward - it must be motionless (you can hold it with your finger). 2. The tongue should be wide, its side edges touch the corners of the mouth. 3.If the exercise does not work, you need to return to the exercise “Punish a naughty tongue.” As soon as the tongue becomes spread out, you need to lift it up and wrap it over the upper lip.

Harmonic.
Target.
Strengthen the muscles of the tongue, stretch the hypoglossal ligament (frenulum).
Description.
Smile, open your mouth slightly, stick your tongue to the roof of your mouth and, without lowering your tongue, close and open your mouth (just as the bellows of an accordion stretch, so does the hyoid frenulum stretch).
The lips are in a smiling position. When repeating the exercise, you should try to open your mouth wider and wider and keep your tongue in the upper position longer. Attention!
1. Make sure that when you open your mouth, your lips are motionless. 2.Open and close your mouth, holding it in each position for a count of three to ten. 3. Make sure that when you open your mouth, one side of the tongue does not sag.

Focus.
Target.
Develop the ability to lift the tongue upward, the ability to shape the tongue into a ladle and direct the air stream in the middle of the tongue.
Description.
Smile, open your mouth slightly, place the wide front edge of your tongue on your upper lip so that its side edges are pressed together and there is a groove in the middle of your tongue, and blow off the cotton wool placed on the tip of your nose.
The air should go in the middle of the tongue, then the fleece will fly up. Attention!
1. Make sure that the lower jaw is motionless. 2.The lateral edges of the tongue should be pressed against the upper lip; a gap is formed in the middle into which an air stream flows. If this doesn't work, you can hold your tongue slightly. 3.The lower lip should not curl up or pull over the lower teeth.

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Setting the sound [w]. Causes of violationspeech therapy consultation

As children grow up, they expand their vocabulary more and more. Their need to talk is growing every day. Unfortunately, most babies have problems pronouncing certain sounds. Is it possible to teach a child to pronounce sounds correctly at home or will he need the help of a speech therapist to eliminate speech defects?

Reasons for incorrect pronunciation of sounds?

The most common mistake adults make when communicating with a child is imitating his speech. We lisp, often distorting the words. It turns out that our speech drops to the level of a baby. Instead of speaking with young children as best we can, pronouncing all sounds and letters clearly, we deliberately make our speech unclear.

Since the child does not hear the correct speech from you, he will not be able to remember it and repeat it. Therefore, in order for your baby to learn to speak correctly, your speech must be clear and intelligible.

The reason for the incorrect reproduction of individual sounds may be a structural feature of the speech apparatus:

The ligament under the tongue is shorter than it should be, making it difficult to move.
Normal speech is hampered by the size of the tongue (too small or, on the contrary, too large).
Very thin or, conversely, plump lips, which makes their articulation difficult.
Deviations in the structure of the teeth or jaw.
A defect in the hearing aid that prevents you from hearing certain sounds and, therefore, from pronouncing them correctly.

Parents can easily correct some speech defects on their own. The baby experiences the main difficulties when pronouncing hissing sounds - Zh, Ch, Sh, Shch, the letters P, as well as Z, G, K, L, S and C.

How to help your child pronounce hissing sounds?

Teaching a child to pronounce the letters Zh, Ch, Sh, and Sh is a little easier than, for example, the letter R. Most often, children have a problem with the pronunciation of hissing Zh and Sh. At the same time, the sound Sh is not as annoying to the ear as the incorrectly pronounced Zh .

Usually the problem with hissing occurs because the baby is unable to relax the tongue and stretch it so that the edges touch the upper lateral teeth.

Therefore, we perform a few simple exercises:

Let's relax the tongue. Place your tongue on your lower teeth, like a pancake, and tap it with your upper teeth, saying “Ta-ta-ta.” After this, the tongue should lie relaxed. Then you need to slap it with your upper lip and say “Pa-pa-pa.”
Lifting the tip of the tongue upward. To complete the task, you need chewing candy or gum (it will be a good motivation for your child). You need him to open his mouth 2-3 cm, spread his tongue over his lower lip, sticking out its tip. Place a piece of candy on it and ask your child to stick it to the roof of his mouth behind his upper teeth. Make sure your baby only uses his tongue and not his jaw.
Blow air through the middle of the tongue. Place a small piece of cotton wool on the table. Let the baby smile and position the tongue as in the previous task. The baby’s task is to blow the cotton wool to the other end of the table without puffing out his cheeks. At the same time, he must pronounce something like the letter F.
Blow the cotton from your nose. The child opens his mouth slightly, puts his tongue in the shape of a “cup”: place the wide tongue on the lower lip, bend the edges of the tongue upward. Make sure to keep your tongue wide. We place a piece of cotton wool on the nose, the child must take a deep breath of air through his nose and exhale sharply through his mouth. The cotton wool should fly up.
"Cup". Place a wide tongue on the lower lip, lift the tip and lateral edges of the tongue, leaving the tongue wide. Make sure that the tip of your tongue remains wide. Tear off the tongue from the lower incisors. Keep counting to 5.
“Hide the cup.” Hide the “cup” behind the upper teeth, cover your mouth, pull your lips forward and blow on the “cup” - you get the sound [w].