D is the Raindrop Sound

This month we are working on the /d/ or raindrop sound. The /d/ sound is made by putting the tip of your tongue up on the bump behind your top teeth and using your voice to say /d/.  This sound is made the same way as the /t/ sound except you use your voice with /d/ and turn your voice off for /t/.  Have your child practice saying /d/ and /t/ to help them learn the difference between using their voice and turning their voice off.  The visual cue for this sound is made by tapping the index finger of your right hand into the palm of your left hand.  Ask your child to show you how to make the raindrop sound.

This month we are also going to be talking about dogs and other animals too.  One of my favorite books that targets the /d/ sound, dogs, numbers and colors is called Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd.  You can check this book out from the library or by searching the title, you can watch a reading of it on YouTube.

Another great book to target the /d/ sound as well as preschool vocabulary is Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier.  As you read the book, you can talk about different dots.  You can also target using /d/ in the word "dot" by doing an art project where you make lots of dots of paper.  As you make the dots, practice saying "dot" over and over. You can make dots with crayons, paint or markers.  You can put dots together to make objects too.