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Speech Therapy For the SH Sound

Overview

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The Sh Sound  Shark, Spaceship, Trash

Age of Development: 50% of kids have "sh" mastered by age:

2

90% of kids have "sh" mastered by age:

3.5

The “B” is made when we bring our lips together to stop the airflow from leaving the mouth.  Before we open our lips to let the airflow out, we need to make sure to turn on the motor (vibrating our vocal folds).  The vibration of the vocal folds is mostly responsible us to produce a sound similar but noticeably different than “P”.

 

The “P” sound is called the cognate pair of “B”.  In short, this means that they are produced in a similar fashion, but differ by one of the sounds requiring the vocal folds to vibrate during production and one sound to have not have the vocal folds vibrating.

By placing the back of your tongue on the top of your mouth, the air produce from the lungs is stopped.  Once the tongue is lowered, the air forcefully shoots of the mouth to produce that crisp “k” or “c” sound.

 

 

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Age of Development: 50% of kids have "Sh" mastered by age:

2

90% of kids have "Sh" mastered by age:

3.5

A fun and tasty way to teach this sounds is to press down the tip the tongue with a lollipop or sucker so that the back of the tongue elevates.  A video of this activity can be seen here:

ENTER SUCKER VIDEO

A common error that kid’s have when trying to produce the “c” or “k” sound is a phonological process (fancy word for a pattern of errors) called fronting.

Fronting is when sounds that are produced in the back of the mouth(“c”, “k”, “g”) are replaced with sounds that are produced in the front of the mouth(“t”, “d”)

Examples of fronting:
A child says “otay” for “okay”, “tat” for “cat”, “pumptin” for “pumpkin”

Sh Articulation Videos

Some of our favorite Sh articulation videos from the best Speech-Pathologists on Youtube

Video Playlist
1/6 videos
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The Sh Sound with Peachie Speechie
The Sh Sound with Peachie Speechie
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Making the Sh Sound with The Speech Scoop
Making the Sh Sound with The Speech Scoop
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Sh with the Pedi Speech
Sh with the Pedi Speech
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Sh Tips and Tricks
Sh Tips and Tricks
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Sh Video Cards and Phonics Cues
Sh Video Cards and Phonics Cues
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Sh Song
Sh Song

Free Downloadable SH Articulation Materials

Initial Sh Flashcards

Medial Sh Flashcards

Final Sh Flashcards

Sh Coloring Sheet

Sh Initial, Medial, Final Cheat Sheet

Sh Cartoon Character Flashcards

Sh Speech Therapy Activities

Isolation

Click to hear "Sh" sounds!
Click all the "Sh" bubbles you see!

Syllable

Drag and Drop Both Pictures into the Witches' Pot to Create a Word!
Witches Brew Word Creation Only Available on Tablet / Mobile Devices
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1 Syllable Flashcards

Word

Initial Sh Flashcards

Medial Sh Flashcards

Final Sh Flashcards

Mixed Sh Flashcards

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Initial Sh Minimal Pairs

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Final Sh Minimal Pairs

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Phrase

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Sentence

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The big

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They have a

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Story

Initial Sh Story

Conversation

Sh Scenes

Conversation Starter Questions

Sh Speech Therapy Games

Sh Sound Matching Game

Sh Sound Find The Treasure Game

Sh Sound Crossword

Sh Words Word Search Level 1

SH Words Word Search Level 2