Practical magic for /r/

[ChrisB176]

Our 9 year old twins cannot pronounce "r's" and it is a source of real frustration for them. We are not having much luck in finding a good speech therapist that is on our insurance plan, but this video gives us hope that the speech problem can be fixed. Thanks for posting.

[eatcarpet]

She is ADORABLE.

[TEOutfit]

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[kaylu12]

Great video! I used to do this all day, too ; ) Sometimes I would tell a child to put the sides of their tongue on the upper back teeth and then slide it back as if it was on tracks like a garage door. I enjoyed your video.

[srgschik2001]

I like your method of teaching your students with the r sounds. I don't remember using a method like this when I worked on my r sounds when I was in elementary school. I remember though my teacher would repeat to the 4 of us sometimes how we said our sounds if we were still saying the sound incorrectly.

[TheZozefine]

And what about latvian R?

[hellachillyo]

I'm sorry, but it just frustrates me that speech therapists seem to have like, ten different ways for you to say /r/'s. My speech therapist told me to position my tongue a different way, but that made almost an L sound, and I watched a couple other videos that tell you to do it other ways. Isn't there a handbook or something they can all follow to make it less confusing?

[BrudderLV]

Hi....unfortunately, speech therapists come from varied backgrounds and there is no "set" way to teach any sound. Don't be sorry; I totally relate to what you are saying ;six different SLPs may have six different ways that they teach the sound. In the meantime, my best advice to you is to not do ANYTHING else (words, sentences) until you have stabilized the "er" with 100% accuracy. Have your speech therapist contact me if she needs a little help with it!

[kaylu12]

@hellachillyo There really are different ways to make the ER sound. When I was working as a speech therapist I found that some kids could make this sound one particular way but not another. I'd try having a child try a different way if he/she was unable to do it using one method after practicing it. Everyone is different. : )

[apoc601]

hello,

I am wondering if the tongue positions for -AR sounds are different from other vowl +R positions.

thanks!

[BrudderLV]

@apoc601

Yes, each vowel is produced with different tongue positioning. The easiest way to see the differentiation is to watch yourself in a mirror as you produce, for instance "ee" (long e) and 'ae" (short a). You can feel where your tongue is in your mouth for each one.

[memphisdarkwolf]

@BrudderLV I was wondering if there is anywhere/anyone i can go to to learn how to pronounce the I.P.A. symbols i don't know??

[PinkyzNoah]

what i gotta do?

i just cant get it=(

[BrudderLV]

@PinkyzNoah

Did you get my last reply....? Tell me a little about yourself...

[PinkyzNoah]

i cant do it!!

im trying and trying just cant get it please help me =(

[BrudderLV]

Give me a little background, please....one thing that a lot of kids have a problem with is making sure that they move their toward the back before moving forward for the "la" part. There are 3 distinct movements.

[letmypeoplecum]

I wish I had this teacher, she seems to be very good. The little girl is so cute :) So adorable. Love it LOL

[BrudderLV]

Thank you so much.......that means a lot to me.

[snozmom4]

Wonderful method....I am homeschooling my 5 yr old son and he is struggling to grow out of his "baby r's". I had noticed that his tongue is very narrow and you are actually the first professional I have heard bring that issue up....thanks for the validation! - thanks to you I think we are going to find our dark r's!

[Guide2Everything101]

im in 7th grade and i have speech classes people make fun of me but my teacher says im making great progress :) Good Video

[BrudderLV]

Good luck and keep at it! I've worked with a lot of seventh graders who corrected the sound......they just didn't have good instruction in elementary school. I'm glad you have found someone who can help you.

[xxicexxx]

i'm actually 19 YO and i never got R right in my life :P

[MouYijian]

xxicexxx, I'm Italian and I articulate [r, ɾ] everywhere. I dislike those sounds, but my language is full of them. That's why I'm happy when I speak Chinese and British English!!! No [r, ɾ] at all!

[MouYijian]

I guess the r-sound you are referring to is the North American [ɹ̴]. I suggest you a dirty trick for a very similar sound: no-one will notice the difference! First, pronounce a long w-sound as in 'wide', then move your tongue tip just behind your alveoli (back-gums). Leave a little space between 'em, and keep your tongue muscles tense, so that it can vibrate. If this is done well, your 'wide' will sound 'ride'. It's a post-alveolar approximant, with lateral contraction: [ɻʷ].

[Joanthagangsta]

Im soon 19 and it sux hard :(

[pakiusap27]

ano ba yan di ko parin makuha!!! buloy talaga itong katabi ko!!!!!

[sahab999]

pls help me i cant get it and the people in my school going 2 bully my

[KenjiSaun]

try saying "EAR"

start with your tongue in the front of your teeth when you start to say the "E" and drag it towards that back as you go through the "A" and end with your tongue WAY far back as you end in the "R"

thats how my ST taught me

[nobody999nofunny]

waht amaizing practice

i love it

[jurandirbeline]

awesome class!!! thank you!!!

[Cheerpuplove123]

i still cant get the r

[katieknoch]

eerrrr, never could get that one!