Phoneme /k/

Place: Velar | Manner: Stop | Voicing: Voiceless

Have the child lift the back of their tongue up and release a burst of air, their voice will be turned off.

Cognate pair: /g/

Example

Initial: Coat | Medial: Soccer | Final: Bake

Age of Elimination

2-3 years old

Elicitation Tips

  • Have the child lay on the floor to help gravity drag tongue back and keep mouth open
  • Build from /h/ then push tongue up and back
  • Start with /k/ at the end of words
  • If a child is fronting (replacing /t/ for /k/), avoid target words that contain /k/ and /t/ when first starting treatment.

Potential Session Goals

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