Phoneme /t/

Place: Alveolar | Manner: Stop | Voicing: Voiceless

The child will put their tongue tip goes up behind your teeth, produce a burst of air and keep their voice off.

Cognate pair: /d/

Example

Initial: Tap | Medial: Heater | Final: Rabbit

Age of Elimination

2-3 years old

Elicitation Tips

  • Use tongue depressor or a sucker to provide tactile stimulation for correct placement of /t/
  • Have the child produce /d/ in whisper voice
  • Have the child produce /s/ to move tongue to alveloars and stop airflow

Potential Session Goals

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