Yes, the S sound is a voiceless (unvoiced) sound.

Yes, the S sound is fricative.

• Tell the child to smile with their lips close together.  We want the lips to be almost touching each other and the top and bottom teeth to be almost touching each other.
• Have the child place the tip of their tongue super close to the bumpy spot (alveolar ridge) of their gums behind their front teeth, but not touching it!
• While still keeping the lips and teeth close to one another and the tip of their tongue close to the bumpy spot, have the child blow out a stream of air.
• Turn off  your voice ( voice is the rumbling in your vocal folds.  Have your child/client place their hand on their/your neck during the production of “s” and “z”, and have them feel the difference between the two.  In the production of “s”, there should be no rumble or voicing.  While in the production of “z”, there should be a rumbling or voicing.)

Tricks and Tips for producing the “s” sound:

• To try and emphasize that we don’t want the tongue to be between our teeth during the production of “s”, tell the child that their tongue is a snake and their teeth are the snake’s cage.  We don’t want to let the snake out of the cage, so we should not see it during the production of “s”!
• A fun way to practice is to take turns and  see who can be the loudest or quietest snake in the jungle.
• Although we don’t want the tip of the tongue to be touching the bumpy spot during the production of “s’, having the child know exactly where the bumpy spot is located is helpful.  A fun and tasty way to teach the child where it is  production is to put some Nutella, peanut butter, sour candy gel, or any other spreadable food they enjoy on the bumpy ridge. (Rubbing a sucker on the target spot works as well)  Once the child has felt the spot a few times, have the child place their tongue super close to the bumpy spot and blow out air.
• If the child has siblings, they might be familiar with the phrase “I’m not touching you” where one of their siblings, in an effort to annoy them, puts their finger or hand close to them and says “I’m not touching you!”.  Tell the child to pretend their tongue is the finger and they are trying to get as close to the bumpy ridge as possible without touching it.  If we touch the bumpy ridge, we might get in trouble from our parents!

The four types of lisps are: interdental lisp, lateral lisp, dentalized lisp, and palatal lisp.

The S and Z sound are produced exactly the same with one exception.  The difference between Z and S is that the S sound is voiceless and the Z sound is a voiced sound.

1. So
2. See
3. Song
4. Circle
5. Sock
6. Swim
7. Snow
8. Slim
9. Soap
10. Surf
11. Snap
12. Spot
13. Seed
14. Sale
15. Soft
16. Safe
17. Sole
18. Sand
19. Sour
20. Spin
21. Stop
22. Sun
23. Circus
24. Sip
25. Salt
26. Soda
27. Send
28. Soon
29. Swim
30. Sage
31. Skin
32. Seek
33. Seal
34. Slap
35. Suit
36. Slip
37. Spark
38. Saint
39. Sway
40. C
41. Silk
42. Snug
43. Seek
44. Star
45. Skip
46. Sore
47. Soil
48. Sway
49. Snap
50. Soft

1. Pencil
2. Classic
3. Monster
4. Dinosaur
5. Fossil
6. Baseball
7. Castle
8. Ghost
9. Toast
10. Popsicle
11. Astronaut
12. Wrestles
13. Passing
14. Muscle
15. Raspberry
16. Sister
17. Whistle
18. Braces
19. Mustard
20. Cascade
21. Essence
22. Missile
23. Ice Cream
24. Possum
25. Grasshopper
26. Crispy
27. Misfit
28. Rusty
29. Horseshoe
30. Basic
31. Blister
32. Policeman
33. Eraser
34. Oasis
35. Paste
36. Blissful
37. Crispy
38. Prism
39. Mists
40. Dancing
41. Lesson
42. Inside
43. Missing
44. Blossom
45. Faucet
46. Buses
47. Braces
48. Chasing
49. Faces
50. Dresser

1. Bliss
2. Kiss
3. Miss
4. Glass
5. Bass
6. Class
7. Grass
8. Chess
9. Guess
10. Nice
11. Pass
12. Mouse
13. Abyss
14. Mess
15. Toss
16. Floss
17. Dress
18. Cross
19. Diss
20. Hiss
21. Horse
22. Mist
23. Moose
24. Bus
25. Dice
26. Fuss
27. Dress
28. Yes
29. Brass
30. Goose
31. Lists
32. Grass
33. Juice
34. Loose
35. Grass
36. Trespass
37. Fuss
38. Gas
39. Amass
40. Vase
41. Voice
42. Choice
43. Chess
44. Basis
45. Circus
46. Bliss
47. Base
48. Lace
49. Purse
50. Geese

If you are looking for tips and tricks on how to produce the perfect S sounds; click the link below:

S Overview

Target the S sound at the isolation level with 3 different activities: Isolation Animation, Pop the Bubbles, and Click the Button!

Target S at the syllable level with our virtual flashcards!

We have three activities for targeting S at the word level: 1.) Classic flashcards with initial, medial, final, and mixed sets. 2.) Minimal Pair Sliders 3.) Name the Photos (Have the computer give you feedback on your sound productions!)

S phrase flashcards with sets targeting S in the initial, medial, final, and mixed positions!

Target S at the sentence level with our rotating sentences activity!

Our S story is full of S target sounds and tongue twisters! Read it yourself or play it out loud and then repeat it back!

We have two ways to target S at the conversation level: 1.) Silly story scenes full of S target words. 2.) Conversation starter questions.

S Virtual Materials

Flashcards

Progression Cards

Soccer Shootout

Paint

Spot It

Escape From Dragon's Dungeon

Fish's Flight to Freedom

Witch's Brew

Summer Sundae Dash

Fall Apple Quest

Halloween Candy Chompers

Thanksgiving Treats

Cupid's Valentines Candies

Marshmallows' Mad Dash

Unicorn Artic Derby

Train Track Dash

Space Race

Flashlight Finder

Feed the Bear

Pumpkin Carving

Build-a-Snowman

Thanksgiving Dinner

Jeopardy

Tic-Tac-Toe

Candy Land

Connect 4

Battleship

Artic Ninja

Cat Run

Volt Runner

Artic Clicker

Pizza Jumper

Artic Cruiser

Space Invaders

Spot the Differences

Dino Hop

Matching

Treasure Hunt

Crossword

Word Find 1

Word Find 2

S Boom Cards