Tips for Eliciting the /k/ and /g/ Sounds
Posted: March 4, 2025
Tips for Eliciting the /k/ and /g/ Sounds
Having the child lean his head back so the tongue slides back to the oral cavity. Sometimes having the child actually lay on his back is needed.
For tricky kids who are fronting, I have found that using a Dum Dum or Mini Tootsie Pop to told the tongue tip down and THEN tell the child to make the sound, will allow for the back of the tongue to move up and make the /k/ or /g/ or a close approximation. I learned this trick in grad school and have used it many many times!
I always use gestural cues to cue children on which sounds we are working on. For the /k/ and /g/ I point to the throat. I will also lean my head back for an additional visual cue to get the tongue back and up.