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To practice phrases, have your child identify the items. Targets may include, "orange soda," "chicken noodle soup," and "Cheerios cereal." I recommend spending a lot of time down these aisles, because there are so many products to label - you can really get a lot of practice. Make the task more fun by taking turns labeling items (when you do it, you will be modeling the sound for your child). Also, try seeing who can label the most items. This is task can be done week after week, so your child can try to beat her high score.
To practice sentences, ask you child why she likes soda. Targets may be as simple as "Soda tastes good," or a little more advanced like, "Soda tastes sweet," or "I like the bubbles in soda."
To practice conversation, you and your child may like to compare and contrast cereals. For example, discuss the difference between Lucky Charms and Cheerios (unhealthy versus healthy food or the merits of leprechauns versus bees). You can lead any discussion you want, just make sure to target the /s/ sound in as many sentences as possible. I tend to ask questions that I think will elicit the target sound. For example, I might ask, "How do we eat those cereals?" The target would be "We eat those cereals with a spoon. And a bowl. We always put milk in the cereal."
The /s/ sound can be a fun one to teach. For a quick tip, tell your child to make the sound a snake makes, "ssssss." You may even want to prolong the /s/ sound in a word to highlight it, as in "ssssssoup." For more serious instruction, explain the sound in this way: "Put your teeth together. Put your tongue behind your teeth. Blow." Have your child put her hand in front of her mouth so that she can feel the air coming out.
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