How to pronounce this difficult letter l

The magical age from two to five flies by quickly, when parents are moved by any new word mastered by their home linguist. Children's babbling seems to be juicier and richer than the classic adult speech. And the parents themselves are not averse to talking with their child in his fancy language, willingly or unwillingly creating situations for the incorrect formation of speech and pronunciation skills.

Writing and pronunciation of the letter and sound Л

Caution: physiological dyslalia

But by the age of four you need to be on the lookout: the time is coming for correct speech, and the baby simply does not know how to pronounce some sounds. And if you let it take its course, and do not teach him to speak correctly in time, you can make your child an object of mockery and ridicule for the rest of his life. And he will probably have problems with spelling. Along with the difficult P consonant, many children cannot pronounce the letter L.

This speech defect is called physiological dyslalia in speech therapy and is quite common among children from four to six years old.

Types of pronunciation disorders

Many can learn to speak correctly over time. This is how a child can distort the letter "L".

The baby does not hear this sound and skips it altogether: instead of “ruler” it says “frost”.
"L" is replaced by the sound "U" or "B": "spoon" - "uozhka"; "Larisa" - "Varisa". At the same time, children try to pronounce "L" not with the tip of their tongue, but with their lips
Instead of "L" is pronounced "Y": "hammer" - "myotok"
The child confuses the hard and soft letter "L".

Before contacting a speech therapist, it is useful for parents to familiarize themselves with the rules of pronunciation of the L sound and teach them to their child. Perhaps, after homework, he will begin to speak this sound correctly.

Correct articulation of the L sound

Before you start your studies, you need to practice in front of the mirror to pronounce this sound according to all the rules. It is likely that the child received a speech defect as a result of an incorrect pronunciation of the letter "L" by someone in the family.

Setting the pronunciation of a solid sound L

After fixing the solid "L" with a series of words, we continue to make sure that the child clearly pronounces all the sounds, correct and remind him how to pronounce this particular letter correctly.

Articulation gymnastics

Exercises that increase the mobility of the tongue and lips will help you quickly learn to pronounce various sounds correctly, and this applies not only to one letter "L".

Sound articulation profile L

Today it has been proven by researchers that fine motor skills of the hands are directly related to speech, therefore modeling, finger games, small toys for the baby are necessary to learn how to speak correctly.

Developing hand motor skills helps develop speech

If, after much effort, the child still cannot pronounce the letter "L" correctly, it is necessary to consult a speech therapist. Perhaps it is a malocclusion, neurological disease or stress. It is important to remember that the age from 4 to 6 years is the most favorable in order to learn the correct speech, later it will be necessary to eliminate the entrenched skill, and this is already more difficult to do.