Proper diction and well-delivered speech in the future can open many doors for your child. This is especially important for those who are going to connect their lives with professions that require constant communication with people or influence on life with their texts. The same television and radio announcers, actors, public figures, representatives of press services will not be able to do their job in any way, having defects of diction. Therefore, from childhood it is necessary to take care of the statement of the child.
How to pronounce the letter "p"? It is with such a problem that they often come to a speech therapist. This sound is one of the most difficult for a child. Why do many children do not know how to pronounce the letter "p"?
- The first reason for this speech impairment is a disorder associated with disorders of the cerebral cortex. Such injuries usually require treatment by several specialists.
- Another reason is that the baby is embarrassed to learn to speak the letter “r” or is simply lazy, and therefore replaces it with other sounds, the pronunciation of which is better for him.
- The reason why the child does not know how to pronounce the letter "p" may be a lack of phonetic hearing - he does not understand and does not perceive it when he hears the words.
- The physical reasons for such a defect include a short lingual frenulum, which interferes with pronouncing the sound. In such cases, a clipping operation may be required, but subsequently the child will easily pronounce all the sounds.
- Children often imitate adults, so if there is at least one burrowing person in the environment of the child, it is likely that the baby simply imitates his speech, not realizing that it is wrong to say that.
- Well, the main reason why the capricious "p" does not lend itself is that this sound was not delivered to the child and was not brought to automaticity.
In the latter case, of course, a speech therapist will help. “P” is one of the most difficult sounds to pronounce. A speech specialist can choose a set of exercises for a child to train, but most likely, he will not be able to deal with him personally on a daily basis. Therefore, parents who teach the baby how to pronounce the letter "p" need to be patient and engage with the child on their own daily. Such exercises should last at least 10-15 minutes a day in order to consolidate the skill of pronouncing the letter and bring it to automatism.
You can also apply for yourself such a speech therapist’s lessons: the letter “p” is obtained by pressing the tongue with your finger to the sky and making the child utter the sound “ddddd” without closing his mouth. In this case, the finger should conduct lateral movements. As a result of such fluctuations, the sound "rrrrr" should gradually turn out.
If the baby already comes out to utter this sound, but very uncertainly, then it's time to turn to tongue twisters. Together with the child, repeat daily exercises such as “Radish and turnip have a strong root”, “Baker Peter baked pie”. Well, if the baby simply confuses “p” and “l” in colloquial speech, the pronunciation of such tongue twisters as “Raspberry is not Marina”, “King is an eagle, eagle is a king” and the like, where these sounds will alternate , will help to correct this feature.