Often one of the hardest sounds for young children to produce is the /r/ sound. This sound is typically one of the latest sounds to develop. While there are some different schools of thought amongst speech-language-pathologists and specific school district therapy qualification standards, generally the /r/ sound is not targeted during speech therapy until first or second grade.
The /r/ sound is tricky for a number of reasons, one being the fact that it is produced slightly differently depending on the sounds that come before and after it in words.
Here is a SUPER video that will help you explain to your child how to correctly produce that tricky RRR sound! Watch this video (first link) and then have your child work on producing some of the /r/ words located in the second link...scroll down to "R Sound"! You could have your child produce the words in isolation (by themselves) and then put the words into sentences if they are able to produce the words correctly in isolation. You could also play a game together and before each turn ask your child to say 5 /r/ words. Make sure you take a turn saying words before your turn in the game, too!
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-Mrs. Wells
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