HOW TO SAY THE "R" SOUND: At Home Speech Therapy Exercises For Teens & Adults; The Speech Scoop
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2020
- Kelli Meyer, M.Ed, CCC-SLP
Based on the votes from my poll page.... ta-da! Here is an adult /r/ video!
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This video is aimed towards teens and adults and focuses on the difference between the /r/ sounds and progression of difficulty for productions!
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Tongue positioning should be TIGHT (neck flex), first produce "eee" sound to flatten tongue, then pull tongue tip and sides of tongue UP and BACK for the "ER" sound - WATCH your lips! Do not let lips "fall down/forward" during productions - keep lips FLAIRED out!
Progressions:
/r/ in isolation 8/10 times (sound by itself)
/r/ in a syllable 8/10 times imitated "ray, ree, rye, row" (someone says it first, then you say it)
/r/ at syllable level 8/10 times independently produced
/r/ in initial position of word with words that end in /k/ and /g/ 8/10 times imitatively
------ rag, wreck, rig, rug, rack, reek, rake, etc
/r/ in initial position of words independently produced 8/10 times
/r/ word used in a short phrase imitatively/independently 8/10 times "a rake"
/r/ words used in a short sentences imitative and then independently 8/10 times "I Rang the bell"
monitor /r/ words in conversational exchanges + VOCALIC /r/ and final /r/
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Initial /r/ practice word list:
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Final /r/ practice word list:
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medial /r/ practice word list:
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GR blends:
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I got a little teary watching this video haha. It brought back a lot of memories. I've had difficulty with the /r/ sound all my life growing up, and I was made fun of a lot through middle school and high school because of my speech. When I was around 15, I was desperate to fix my /r/ sound, desperate to stop feeling "other". I went on UA-cam and searched for videos on "how to pronounce the r sound". Back then, almost all the videos were directed to ESL speakers (which I am not) or children, which was a little embarrassing for me as a L1 English speaker. None of them helped much either, until I eventually stumbled upon a video from an SLP directed to teens (which I can't find any longer unfortunately). Her explanation was so clear and was exactly what I needed. I still remember the immense relief I felt when I made my first clear /r/ sound saying "carrrrr".
Anyway, what I wanna say is, thank you so much for the work you're doing, Kelli. I know there a tons of teens out there going through something similar to what I was, and this video is and will continue to be so helpful. I know for a fact that it would have helped me out when I was 15. I'm 21 years old now, and I'm proud to say that I can pronounce my /r/ sound now with ease (though I do slip up occasionally on words like "world" and "brain" if I haven't exercised my tongue muscles in a while, so thanks for acknowledging that they are difficult!). My experience has also inspired me to want to help others with speech difficulties. And that's why I'm actually applying to SLP grad schools right now!
To all those struggling with this sound right now, hang in there! Keep practicing every day, eventually there will come a time when you might even forget that you struggled with your R sounds before! You got this!
i can't pronounce the letter R it always comes out as gh, everyone my age makes fun of it and repeats what i say in a mocking way so im kind of desperate to learn how to pronounce it
Hey @@AliAmeer-bm5rg , I get what you're going through. I went through exactly the same during my school years. People often don't understand how frustrating it is to be mocked for how you speak and to not be listened to. It doesn't help that a big part of toxic guy culture (mostly guys, but toxic people in general) is mocking other guys to appear more dominant. Anyone who does this is very immature, which is why you mostly encounter this type of bullying in schools among boys. Some kids never grow out of that immaturity. Nonetheless, you have the right to be tired of being disrespected. You deserve to be treated with dignity and you deserve to be listened to with respect.
I also had a brief phase of pronouncing the /r/ sound more like /gh/. The /gh/ sound does have an R-like quality since the French R is pronounced this way. Not sure if this is how you're pronouncing it, but the /gh/ is pronounced using the base of the tongue near the back of the throat. The English /r/ sound does not activate the base of the tongue as much, so you shouldn't feel the sound in your throat. It uses the front portion of the tongue mostly. During the /r/ sound, the tongue tip is usually a little behind the alveolar ridge (the area on your hard palate where you pronounce the 't' and 'd' sounds). The sides of the tongue are also activated, touching your back teeth.
It's going to be difficult retraining your tongue to move differently, but with consistent practice and patience you will definitely get there. It might get frustrating sometimes when you feel like you're not making progress, but trust the process and be patient. Since there are many /r/ sound combinations, I recommend starting with a simpler one first, like in the word "car". Once you can isolate the /r/ sound in one word, you can build off of it and move onto the harder sound combinations, like the words "roar" and "world".
I'm not a speech therapist (yet), so I'm not sure if this will help, but this is what worked for me so I hope it helps!
@@imadsa1865 I have people mock me for mine too… I find it really obnoxious and it surprises me that people go so low as to mock someone with a impediment.
Oh man this comment made me choke up! You have such kind words and positive vibes!! Thank you for taking the time to write this and for watching! Keep up the awesome job!
I struggle with saying words that have the letter "R" in them. They sound like a "W" like Rabbit would be Wabbit people often mock, and it is frustrating how you did you fix your impediment?
I know my comments late but thank you i get made fun of all the time about my r and this video helped me feel more confident about myself
Don't let them win! They only win if it bothers you! Don't let it bother you! Practice at home and then go out there and kick butt at the being the BEST version of YOU that you can be! You got it!!! :)
lol my comments late too
Hey friend
It's really frustrating...I feel heaviness on my tongue
THANK you for creating a video that is not childish and clearly explains all the components for creating clear speech. I am a retired SLP who sometimes recommends videos for older students and adults who have had therapy in the past but just need a refresher. This is perfect.
I went to sprach therapy for this when I was a kid and they did NOTHING!! I’m in college now and tackling it on my own! Thank you so much for this video!
You got it!!
YOU are an absolute Godsend! Thank you!! My grandson is suffering with this, and I believe because of you, not for much longer
You're using your time to really help people. Thank you.
Thank you for the nice comment & for watching!
Thank YOU!
I loved it. Thank you for the extra tricks.
Kayce Crews thank you for watching!
Thank you so much for making these videos. Now I have some ideas on how to help myself and my 2 kids (both in speech for 5-10 years) with the /r/.
Thank you for watching! I also have a kids /r/ and vocalic r video if you’re interested! Happy to help!
You're amazing, I don't know how I missed this one cause i watch all your videos. I love that because your viewers wanted you to make an adult video you did and it was AWESOME, even though you work with peds :)
Yay! Thank you! That’s so nice! I just try to do whatever I know & whatever people ask for on things that I know! Lol
this makes everything so much easier... Thanks
Thanks for this!
This really helps because my nephew is having a hard time pronuncing letter R. And we are on working to teach him how to.
Thank you for watching!
This is an awesome video!!!
Thank you so much for these videos! My 7 year old twins were dismissed from speech, but are still struggling with the "r" in conversation. Watching multiple versions of your videos has helped reinforce the need to do mouth muscle work!
Oh no! The R can be tricky!! Keep practicing, put the words on the bathroom mirror & have them practice at least twice a day while brushing their teeth! Hang in there! ❤️
Thank you!! Please keep these videos for teens/ adults coming, even another one on the “R” again would be great! I just watched this video with my 14 y/o daughter & it was really informing. At her age & grade they’ve discontinued the free speech therapy in school which is so unfortunate, that’s the reasoning I’m looking for online support as obviously that’s way more affordable. I do have papers at home that they have kindly given to us, but to see how the mouth & tongue has to move will be of great help to my kiddo. I asked her if they practised that when she was receiving therapy in school these past few years & she said not really, they would just make her repeat words. So I think your video & combination with the literature we have at home, will hopefully help her as she progresses into an adult.
Absolutely! I definitely understand! Yes, I have a few more ideas for R that I can incorporate into a video sometime! Thank you for the comment & let her know that I promise she can correct it, it’ll just take time & effort bc of the “habits” that the articulators have formed! Lmk if you have any other questions!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the video it’s helped me alots.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks. This video's gold!!
Thank you for the comment!
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Thank you Kelly. you made a great accent reduction lesson. it would be so nice of you to make a video on how to blend other consonants with two 'r' sounds. for instance in words order, harder, corner, smarter and so on. Wish you all the best.
Ahhh good idea! Thank you!
Brilliant, very hands on 🙂
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for this video, I am an online ESL and this helped me a lot since I'm having a hard time teaching the correct pronunciation of the R sounds to my students.
Rae Liron thank you for watching!
Thank you for this.
My pleasure!
This isn't what I meant when I looked up
Adult hard R video, but this is cool also
Lol
thank you for making this. it’s so hard to find videos for adults especially since a lot of the ones for children and ESL focus a lot on repetition and im like “I’ve been saying these for 17 years and I still can’t do it!” 😢. the ending “er”s have always been so difficult for me and those “rl” sounds too. it’s made it embarrassing to public speak and my mom always yells at me the “correct” sound to fix it but it never helps.
this video made me realize a lot of my struggles might be from low mobility, I’ve watched videos using tongue but not much about lips.
I’ve improved my ending ‘r’ sounds but now the ends of words that end in “er” always sound like “rah” like “carah” or “betterah”. Do you have any tips on how to stop doing this? I feel like without the “rah” my “r”s don’t come through at all.
Kelly, I’ve had good success with my students using a variation of the “taco roll.” I instruct the student to first stick out their tongue and lift up the sides of their tongue to make the “taco shape.” If that’s easy, go to the retraction step. If it’s difficult, the taco shape can be made by first sticking out the tongue and then bring the lips together as you do when when blowing out candles on a birthday cake (but a bit looser and not as tight as you would when actually blowing). Once the taco shape is made correctly with the tongue sticking out, hold the position. Then retract the tongue with awareness for the tongue’s sides against the gums just above the molars. The tip of the tongue should not touch the front teeth or front gums. Only the sides of the tongue should touch the gums as the tip of the tongue points up (but doe not touch) the roof of the mouth. Some speech pathologists emphasize pursing the lips outward, but this is a mistake in my opinion as it over emphasizes the role of the lips in making the R sound (you can still make the wrong sound with lips pushed up and out). My variation of the “taco role” also emphasizes the action of retracting the tongue, which is absolutely necessary to produce the R sound wherever it occurs in a word. I’m not a speech path, just a teacher. My amazing grandmother was Stanford grad and a speech pathology professor at a CSU Sacramento. I picked up all sorts of great articulation and enunciation exercises from her and refined them in my own teaching and tutoring practice.
Wow, this was a great descriptive comment. I can say the'r' sounds, but still helping my son. Touching the tip of my tongue to the roof of my mouth makes it worse. But, when u focus on how i make the sound, i notice that the sides of my tongue touch my teeth/ gums, and it does feel like it retracts a bit. Also, i notice the muscle between my chin and bottom lip tighten a bit. So, thank you for commenting.
Thank you for making this! I work with Middle schoolers.
Oh yay!
@TheSpeechscoop. I became disabled from a work injure and had to retire early. and became isolated, then Covid-19
I never knew if I stopped talking for long periods, I would forget how to move my tongue and mouth to pronounce words.
I could say them just fine in my mind, but when I would go to talk, my voice would break up and my Tongue was doing Gymnastics.
Mouth and Tongue exercises, and I now us AI as a talking partner some days.
"AI" Microsoft Copilot gave me your link, your Videos to study.
Thank you, and keep on talking out loud my friends.
Thank you!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for watching!
Plz make one more video on R sound for adult poeple,,,it was very informative ,,,plz make anthor one
So my accent is kinda mixed with Irish and something else. I moved to Ireland when I was 2 btw. People make fun of me because I can’t pronounce the “r” sound but I’m going to practice everyday now. Thank you for making This video it’s very helpful 😊
How's the result mate
Thanks a lot
Thanks for watching!
I like this video
Omg! You kinda look like Lele Pons! By the way, the video is really helpful.
thank you
Thanks for watching!
I was in speech therapy kindergarten til junior year. It was a real frustrating time for me. I just couldn't hear the difference and move my tongue. My therapist gave up and just told me to tell people I have a accent. But the "accent" has become thicker and now my voice can just throw itself in a pretty believable British accent. It's frustrating. At 35 I figured it's about time I figure this r thing out. I still can't stand the guess who board game
can you do separate video on r controlled vowels
perfect
Thanks for watching!
What are the articulation cards you are using in the video? I'm an SLp and would be willing to purchase. Thanks for a great video!
Over time iv been able to develop the ability to pronounce the R like that ( more like "ERR" instead of "RRR" ) which is nice although when i switch to my native language here in South Africa the R sound is more like the rolling R as in Spanish so it becomes more obvious that im still not able to pronounce it . But im never giving up , this problem will be solved !!
thanks, will make sure to buy some goldfish to help 👍
Gotta love goldfish!
English /r/ is easy for me (in my head). Spanish thril and tap /r/ is very hard. Because, i have never known about touching my upper part of my mouth. No one said about it.
Great video. Dont use peanut butter if you are allergic.....obviously 😊 Anyway, when I say 'r' (i say it normally), i notice my tongue doesn't actually go back that far and definitely does not touch the roof of my mouth. I do notice it goes back and up a tiny bit. My son had difficult saying 'r' when he was smaller, and has improved a lot. I think experimenting with tongue position helps. Also, i feel my lower chin tighten up (above chin, below lower lip) when i say 'r'.
What do you think about the dental floss technique?
Hello may you make a video on how to say the word Emerald
I went through the dental braces treatment, and recently I realized that it might have impacted my voice. I am really struggling with the words in particular like "Probably, Direct, Brand etc" a lot. Any suggestion can someone give me that would be really great
Not sure there’s an evidence base for NSOME but the rest of the info is helpful. Thank you.
I'm so glad someone finally said it... it's 2021, how are SLPs STILL doing NSOMEs?!
Hi! Just wondering your opinion on the non-speech oral motor exercises you were using at the beginning. In all my grad school classes we learned that these exercises don't really translate into speech tasks:/ just wondering your opinion!
Do you have any tips for the ‘ur’ sound like in hurt? That’s always been a word I’ve struggled with
It's the same as the R at the beginning of the word. You can even have your tongue in the R position before the H because the H is voiceless
Im 15, and may I just thank you for your video, i have had a big cluttering problem which lead to me having extremely bad pronunciation when i began to force myself to speak slower, ‘r’ was the hardest for me and I now know how to enunciate and pronounce it now. One question though, is it normal to sometimes have a mix between an R and W sound when practicing?
Yes! That is totally normal & everyone slips up every now & then for sure too! Also some words are harder than others like “mirror & world”
I had speech therapy and learned to say R when I was little but then lost it some time as a teenager and I'm trying to retrain myself.
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Is it bunch r or retroflex r . answer plz
2:40 Lol, my right upper lip muscles aren't just weak, they're paralysed.
What about the "ra" sound? This sounds like the "bossy" r which usually at the END of words. This is confusing to me. Totally different from how I learned to say the "r" as in "ra" sound.
I'm a Native Italian speaker and I'm working on my accent. I'm finding it really hard to address the R, I'm gonna try these exercises
Okay great! Don’t try to reduce your accent, just use the placement techniques! :)
@@TheSpeechScoop I'll try my best! Would you recommend training the tongue muscles as well?
I have an issue sounding robotic. It is not easy to learn the R sound as an adult and sounding natural is the last step. I still do not feel confident with all the different r sounds. Is there a number for how many there are
god bless
Same to you!
I am from Pakistan i am struggling with R i convert R with W.. example the word "read" so i can pronounce "wead" mam
Hi i am interested in learning how to pronounce the letter r.
Joel Rivas yes of course,
I can’t do it :( I wish somebody sent me to speech therapy when I was a kid so I didn’t have to struggle communicating to people now that I’m older :((
You can do it!!!! Try as many diff approaches as you can find!!
Consistency is key, keep practicing
It doesn't happen overnight, it becomes an ability with regular practice.
What about correcting a child who turns his “r” into a slight “L’ ....such as REALLY becomes Leally
That’s typical! No worries until after age 7!
i’m 14 and hate it so much that i can’t say r people have mentioned it before. how long does this take? and thanks
It’ll take a lot of practice but download some r speech sound free worksheets from teachers pay teachers & tape them to your mirror & practice for at least 10 min, 2 x per day if not more! You can do it!
Teen S and Z plsss....
Will put it on the list, but will likely be the same techniques (just presented in a more adult form- lol)
I will try to talk with no ending r’s because of my impediment
Im 15 and still cant say r sounds
You CAN do it! I promise! Have you seen my other R videos as well??
Did you manage to improve
i’m 14 but reading all the other comments is really motivating
4:37 i can't do that with my tongue
I'm struggling to pronounce this rhotic /r/.
Can you give me an example of a word you’re struggling with?
@@TheSpeechScoop The word "authority" for example.
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R word bol lete h but sentence me nahi bol pate h and koi solution ho to Please ma'm bataiye
i can't say sorry
I am saying 'g' instead of 'r'
Please Help i am 16
Hi there, send me a short clip of you talking to my instagram @ speedyspeech so I can help
Her teeth were made for being a speech coach!
Actually, there really is no evidence supporting the use of oral motor exercises in helping produce speech sounds. We don't hold each sound out for too long, so having a lot of muscle in our mouth doesn't really help us make our sounds. Instead, drill the sounds in isolation with proper place and manner to get that muscle memory working!
Exactly! Yes! Really the “oral motor exercises” are for muscle memory coordination & sequencing practice! They have been successful for me in that manner! :)
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I can't I still say L
Slowly move your tongue back from where you are producing L.
R is produced right behind the L on the pallet.
You have a lisp when you say a word with the letter S
Who else yawn while doing all these pronounciation?