HOW TO SAY THE 'R' SPEECH SOUND: At Home Speech Therapy for 'R' Sound - When R Sounds like W!

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//At Home SPEECH THERAPY for that pesky /R/ sound!!! Turn “wed” into “red” and “wabbit” into “rabbit” in no time! All the tips about teaching initial /r/ to kids for parents to use at home!

Cues for the correct production of R sound:
Try placing your tongue for /l/ first - then pull it back while gliding on the roof of your mouth to produce "r" (LEARN)

More cues:
JAW open
Tongue flexed (flat) "ee"
pull tongue tip up and back
flair out lips
pull tongue up and back
(This is the retroflexed /r/)

Progressions:
/r/ in isolation 8/10 times (sound by itself)
/r/ in a syllable 8/10 times imitated "ray, ree, rye, row" (someone says it first, then you say it)
/r/ at syllable level 8/10 times independently produced
/r/ in initial position of word with words that end in /k/ and /g/ 8/10 times imitatively
------ rag, wreck, rig, rug, rack, reek, rake, etc
/r/ in initial position of words independently produced 8/10 times
/r/ word used in a short phrase imitatively/independently 8/10 times "a rake"
/r/ words used in a short sentences imitative and then independently 8/10 times "I Rang the bell"
monitor /r/ words in conversational exchanges + VOCALIC /r/ and final /r/

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[Simply_Evory]

Honestly, this has to be the best video. I know that she said that most children naturally get it at age 7. My son just turned 6 and I want him to start working towards it early. The other videos on here just don't compare and they were a waste of time. My son instantly started saying his "R" at the beginning of the words after we watched this video.

[Elkabyn]

I'm a literal teenager trying to learn I'm struggling a lot, so thank you for the help

Edit: I’m in speech therapy now!!!! This method has helped a lot, so thank you!!

[ocean_ii]

Some people bully me for not being able to say my ‘r’ and this really helped, thank you so much!

[mamabear]

I took speech therapy until I was 11 years old. I couldn't pronounce the "R" sound correctly. I just loved my speech teacher Ms. Karen. I saw her many times as I got older because I lived in a small town. She really touched my heart.

[nassie]

I just want to say, as an older teenager, watching this brought back so many bad memories and for my whole life I was struggling with this. Even after speech class when I was in elementary school, I still had an issue, this video actually almost made me cry and I was beginning to tear up. Thank you. Now I have motivation to fix this because I am tired of being made fun of and tired of be self conscious when talking to people or new people, I am the quiet person that does not talk because of this. I could never tell if I mispronounced a word because it always sounds correct, unlike other people I don't have it bad, sometimes you can tell cause I talk fast (have to work on that, that does not help the issue either). Other people have it worse than me and I truly hope they can fix it also. I never knew my lips were supposed to be back this whole time, I been having them "fall down" now I know what to work on. It is 5 a.m and this is when I decided to make a change for myself. I'm going to practice everyday and want to stop being made fun of and want to get my confidence back. Thank you for reading my rant if you made it this far, time to practice, after watching the video and doing it the correct way I can hear a difference. Thank you.

[Dododeezer]

My son (10) has attended speech therapy almost his whole life and has said his ‘r’ sound for the first time after watching this video with me. Amazing. Thank you!

[turtles.in.a.trenchcoat]

I've had speech issues with R sounds my entire life (15 years) thank you

[smerzeer]

Everyone’s using this for their kids but I’m 15 and just now trying to learn how to fix this 😭

[buzzkiller]

Thank you!!🎉 My 7-year-old has been pronouncing her R's like W's. Tonight, she finally said her R properly for the 1st time!! After three other videos, we finally found yours, and it worked!! You Rock😮!!

[soniaatchison]

Thank you!! My 9-year-old was just about to start speech therapy for her Rs when Covid hit, and I’ve been struggling to know how to help her. We watched this together tonight and she is now saying “rabbit” like a champ!! 💗💗💗

[krystaljackson]

My daughter has struggled with the /R/ sound for a while. I did these exercises with her tonight and she finally got it!! Thank you!

[lovinourfiveboys]

Yes, I agree with alot of these comments. My youngest son was in speech therapy until he was 4. The only sound he hadn’t mastered was r at the end of words… it always sounded like an n. They said not to worry about it unless he doesn’t have it mastered by age 7. He is 10 and still struggling. I do wish they would have tried helping him before age 7. No speech therapist has ever explained it the way it is explained here. It makes SO MUCH SENSE! I can’t wait to start working on it with him, using this video as a guide. THANK YOU!!!

[GretchenEHaselden]

Thank you so much for this!! What a huge blessing!❤️ We are working on R right now so this is great.

[magicc_bob]

I'm 16 and i always said R as a W no matter how hard I tried, but this is the first video to actually help, thank you 😭

[abbynichols]

I didn’t know so many people had this! I’m crying right now I thought I was different. Thank you I’m practicing this now, I’m 14 and trying to learn this.

[PhyllisRogers]

These are great exercises! Thanks for sharing.

[sharlaf]

This was so helpful. My daughter is 6 and in speech therapy for her ‘r’ sound and we haven’t seen any improvement. I’m going to try this. Thank you!

[jellib.]

Motivated to try this tomorrow with my son. Thank you! And yes, I've tried other methods and it is so much more pleasant to offer a reward!

[SmartestGuyInDaRoom]

Excellent help here. The Cheerio thing revealed the weakness of my kid’s tongue and the fact that he’s been doing the L sound incorrectly. We were able to make some real progress today after watching this. Thank you!

[palesamachaba-yewg]

I love the passion in your eyes! Thank you my son is practicing