My son has so much confidence from just one of your videos. We are homeschooling this year and couldn’t feel more blessed to come across your teachings.
Thanks for this video. I'm going to do this with my grandson. In 3 months he will be 4yrs old. My Grandma-name was Lala, but he has always called me Wawa, which I adore. So that's settled. As for all the actual L- words, we will work on this! I'm going to miss his babytalk, but he will benefit from this.
Great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge! For anyone else watching, just wanted to add that a problem with the l sound can be caused by a tongue tie. Some people have tongue ties without realizing. After a tongue tie release procedure, the tongue will have to build strength and learn how to say sounds like L, D, and T. A speech and swallowing therapist can help with this. It is harder to have a tongue tie release in adulthood since the palate will already have formed at a weird angle due to tongue thrust with a restricted tongue, and the tongue will be “large” for the mouth if released, so better to get it done as a young child or baby. Important to do stretching exercises after the release or it will reattach. Tongue tie release is a specialized procedure not performed by most dentists. Find a good pediatric dentist in your area if interested to evaluate, and find a speech and swallowing therapist to provide therapy exercises before and after the release. Make sure both are educated in tongue tie releases before proceeding.
Helpful, thanks. I'm 36 years old and have been "gliding" to W's my whole life. I can make the sound fine in isolation, but using it as part of a word feels impossible without sounding extremely weird and slow. It's a very hard thing to correct this late in life.
My grandson is 7 and still uses the W sound instead of the L sound. I'm working with him since his parents didn't get him speech therapy. Thanks for the video.
I worked (not as a speech pathologist) with a bright kiddo who didn't have a problem with L, in particular. He pronounced yellow as "lellow." It was the cutest thing.
Ive watched a few of these sorts of videos and yours is the most helpful! Especially the little explanations you’ve provided. My daughter’s name is pronounced “LEE-ree” - but as is typica l of many 3 yr olds, she can’t pronounce L or R. So when asked her name, she usually says “weh-wee”, or (because her daycare teachers and classmates have accents and tend to roll their R’s) “yew-dee” 😅. She can produce the L sound and even the LEE sound - she just can’t connect LEE to REE - instead she says La-weh-wee.. basically just adding the proper L sound to the beginning of her typical incorrect pronounciation. We worked on it twice in a fun lighthearted way but now she’s frustrated that she can’t get it. I think I’ll try the cheerio or peanut butter trick just to make it a little fun and silly (even though she’s got the strength / dexterity already). Lately, when people ask her name, she just says “I dunno, mommy can you just tell them my name?” Because she’s so self conscious / frustrated with trying to say her name but no one understanding her. Poor thing. I would normally just let her develop naturally and trust she’ll get there eventually, and not rush it at such an age. But it’s affecting her confidence so much. I just want her to be able to say her name 😢.
Hoping the best for her! Keep up the hard work! My daughter’s name starts with an L also and that can certainly be a tricky one for littles to say correctly.
Thank you very much for this video. When I pronounce 'L' , instead of air passing through side of tongue it passes through nostrils and 'L' is not pronounced correctly. Please recommend some exercise to correct it.
It sounds like you might be experiencing some hyper nasalization. This would be when too much air is escaping through the nasal passage way. Unfortunately I cannot make this diagnosis nor provide you with treatment from afar. I would definitely schedule up a speech therapy evaluation with an SLP near you to get the best care! Wishing you the best of luck!
@@deepakkumarbansal5168 hi sir can I contact you in any way i have been suffering with the same problem as yours and sometimes it makes me hate myself So please can you give me any tips to overcome this problem
Found this really helpful thank you. I am UK and have been trying to get my son (5) some help with his speech L is one he struggles with most but also R ruh sound and the sound for TH. So far we are still waiting for some form of contact but as we home educate I have seen how frustrated he gets trying to learn his phonics and not being able to say them as his sister and myself and his dad do. We seemed to make a good start today with your video so thank you so much
I would encourage you to take him in for a proper evaluation! Seeing an SLP in person would be able to give you a good game plan for his speech and peace of mind about how to best move forward!
No, I am full time with my kiddos for this season of life. A personal choice that I wouldn’t change for the world. But I still maintain all my licensure and certification requirements to include my continuing education hours. So this platform is a means to allow me to be home with my kiddos, and still use what I’m passionate about to the benefit of others.
When i was little i couldn't pronounce letter R but after week or so of saying words with R i learned it. But almost instantly i lost the ability to pronounce letter L and now i'm 27 and i still cant prounonce it. Maybe my tongue is lazy.Am i to old now to learn it???
i have a problem with saying L, i think (when i try saying it) it comes out as Lj, probably cause im more used to saying Lj to L. do you have a tip for that or is it just up to practice?
Hello...thank you so much for your help. My son struggles with saying words that start with "TR". He often shapes his mouth to make the "F" sound and when he produces that word...it does not come out correctly: "truck" sounds like he's cursing and tree sounds exactly like "free". He also struggles with "ST" in which he completely does not say/make the S sound. Any tips that can correct this please.
There are so many factors at play here. Age, frequency, severity, processes, etc. I would not be able to advise you online. I recommend you have him evaluated by a licensed Speech Therapist in person.
My R word is not right, the rest of the words are fine, but while speaking the sentence, I stop between the sentence for example- i think that says it all. In this sentence i think that(then i take 2seconds pause after that i speak rest the sentence) says it all. What should i do?
My best and most honest advice would be to seek out a speech therapist near you who can give you an in person evaluation. I cannot fully assess and see what’s going on from afar, but they would love to help you get to the bottom of this I’m sure! Best of luck to you!
Hey...my 3year old replaces his L's with N So instead of Hello he'll say Henno or Nook instead of look. So his tongue is touching the roof of his mouth but seems comfortable with his cheat and won't try to flick it to make L. Any suggestions?
Hard to say for sure without evaluating in person, but it sounds like he could be nasalizing his “L” sounds. Ultimately I would suggest taking him for a proper in person evaluation, but I did find this article which I feel could be helpful for your son. Keep in mind that we do not expect to hear a clear L in a three year old, so don’t be overly concerned in that regards, but great awareness in explaining to me that you hear nasalization. pammarshalla.com/nasalized-l-and-r/
@@EmilyPerrySLP Thanks. I also have this issue, nasalizing the "L" when it is pronounced as /li/ in English words like colleague. Tried to follow your method but it is still hard to correct it.
If the “L” sound is clear and articulate, I wouldn’t sweat it too much. Otherwise give consistent reminders to pull the tongue back behind the teeth to the alveolar ridge. Model it for them, and practice touching the right position together. Of course always seek out the help of a speech therapist near you if you aren’t seeing any progress and have concerns.
Stick with whatever technique the speech therapist gave you. If they evaluated and treated you in person, then you can trust they know what technique is best for your specific needs/goals. Speech therapy goals and techniques will vary from person to person.
Hello ma’am, After searching a lot of tips on L i found your video. Like you mentioned in the video I am having gliding problem i guess because i am replacing L with Y for ex: like -> yike , Lotus -> Yotus etc.. I am having this problem since childhood and now i am 22.. Can you please provide me some solutions/tips for this? Thank you from India 🇮🇳
Yes my videos are not geared towards children as a means of online therapy. They are meant to be informative videos. I apologize for the confusion. I would definitely advise you have the child seen in person by a licensed speech therapist for the best possible outcome.
