Speech Sound Disorders Articulation Phoneme D 1

Phoneme /ð/

Place: Linguadental | Manner: Fricatives | Voicing: Voiced

Have the child place their tongue between teeth and blow air between tongue and teeth and turn their voice on.

Cognate pair: /θ/

Example

Initial: They | Medial: Mother | Final: Bathe

Age of Elimination

5 years old

Elicitation Tips

  • Have child produce /v/ and move tongue between upper teeth and lower lip while air continues to flow
  • Refer to it as their “buzzy tongue sandwich”; this will remind the child to place their tongue between their upper and lower teeth and turn their voice on

Potential Session Goals

Name will produce initial /ð/ in words/phrases/sentences/conversational speech with % accuracy independently/with minimal/moderate/maximal cues over 3 consecutive data collection sessions.
Name will produce medial /ð/ in words/phrases/sentences/conversational speech with % accuracy independently/with minimal/moderate/maximal cues over 3 consecutive data collection sessions.
Name will produce /ð/ in all positions of words in words/phrases/sentences/conversational speech with % accuracy independently/with minimal/moderate/maximal cues over 3 consecutive data collection sessions.