A technique to get little kids to say /r/ in isolation is pretending to growl like a ferocious animal. So I was having this kid, age 6, growl "grrrrrr.....," prompting for correct tongue placement, etc.
So then we moved onto words. I would have him prolong the /gr/ and then complete the word. So we went from grain, grapes, green, grow, and finally grass.
We're sitting there saying "grrrrrrrass," several times and he finally stops and says, "Wait! This word has ass in it!"
My response? "Ok! Let's start working on your /th/ sound again!"
Whoops :-)
So then we moved onto words. I would have him prolong the /gr/ and then complete the word. So we went from grain, grapes, green, grow, and finally grass.
We're sitting there saying "grrrrrrrass," several times and he finally stops and says, "Wait! This word has ass in it!"
My response? "Ok! Let's start working on your /th/ sound again!"
Whoops :-)
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