P is the quiet lip puffing sound.
In order to produce this sound your child has to blow out a long breath and use his/her lips to break the breath into shorter and shorter bursts. When producing /p/ the student has to be reminded to turn off his/her voice box (vocal folds/throat should not be vibrating). We don't want the voice- we just want the air.
Please work with the student on producing /p/ in the beginning, medial, and final positions of words, phrases, and sentences using the examples listed below.
I know you are busy but if you can take 15-20 minutes at least 3 times a week to work on this sound it will help your child tremendously.
Doing home practice will help your child make much faster progress toward correct production.
Every day that your child goes without practice it becomes more and more difficult to correct an "P" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly.
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P Words
I encourage you to use these lists when practicing at home.
Doing home practice will help your child make much faster progress toward correct production.
Every day that your child goes without practice it becomes more and more difficult to correct an "P" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly.
Beginningpencil party pig pickle pony penny penguin parrot pizza pirate pet paint peach picnic piano pants pie parade park pass past paid pear paw point |
Middlediaper hippo apple teepee wallpaper grasshopper zipper mopping super octopus soapy dripping teapot typewriter zookeeper copy depend dustpan happy paper open napkin napping toothpaste sleeping |
Endinglamp mop soup ship sheep tape asleep rope checkup envelope hoop stop shop ketchup cup tape up pipe wrap trap cap top sweep soap pop
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Initial P Phrases and Sentencespaint colors hot pancakes new pants city park juicy peaches peanut shell tasty pear ink pen short pencil one penny sour pickle cherry pie fat pig hot pizza white pocket swimming pool butter popcorn red pot There are many colors of paint to choose from. Your pancakes look really good. There is a sale on pants today. We go to the park once a week. Georgia grows the most delicious peaches. He took off the peanut shell. Can I have a bite of your pear? I need to borrow your pen. He needs to sharpen his pencil. He found a penny on the ground. I want a pickle with lunch. Your cherry pie looks delicious. The pig was laying in the mud. We had pizza for dinner last night. He has nothing in his pocket. We swim in the pool at night. Let's eat popcorn during the movie. Steam came out of the pot. |
Medial P Phrases and Sentencesred apple baby diaper dripping water broom and dustpan happy smile big hippo mopping fast paper napkin napping quietly open sign white paper chile pepper play ping pong sock puppet yellow teapot Indian teepee green toothpaste metal zipper The teacher put the apple on her desk. Mom changed the diaper. The faucet is dripping. Use a dustpan to sweep up. She has a big, happy smile. The hippo is looking for water. He is mopping the floor. He wrote on the napkin. Talk softly she is napping. She is holding the open sign. Please take out a sheet of paper. Don't eat the pepper, it's hot. Let's play a game of ping pong. The puppet has glasses. Please boil some water in the teapot. Some Indians lived in a teepee in the 1800's. Toothpaste will help keep your teeth clean. Pull on the zipper to open your suitcase. |
Final P Phrases and Sentencescoffee cup hula hoop burning lamp dirty mop metal pipe can of pop twisted rope cute sheep cruise ship shop for food hand soap soup bowl stop sign sweep up maple syrup sticky tape mouse trap up there She was holding her coffee cup. She is using the hula hoop. They used a candle in the lamp. I need to mop my floor. I need to fix my leaky pipe. I would like a can of pop, please. The rope is tied in knots. The sheep is standing in the grass. The ship will be gone for 10 days. I need to shop for groceries. Wash your hands with soap. I ate chicken noodle soup when I was sick. Always stop when you see the sign. Their mom asked them to sweep up the leaves. I want syrup on my pancakes. I will fix it with some tape. I set the trap to catch the mouse. She is pointing up. |
P Reading Paragraphs
Cooking Catastrophe
The entire room was dripping with syrup. Patty had just wanted pancakes for breakfast, but nothing had gone right.
First, she accidentally put pepper instead of sugar in the pancake batter. Next, she cooked the pancakes in a pot instead of a pan. Then, she spilled pancake batter all over her pants. Finally, she put the syrup in the microwave for so long it exploded.
"I am a poor cook," she thought. She grabbed a mop, some soap, paper towels, and dustpan and began to clean and sweep everything up.
"Maybe I would have better luck with pie," she thought, mopping the floor.
Parker's Inventions
Parker made the coolest invention. It was called "Pizza in Your Pocket." It was a plastic container shaped like a piece of pizza.
People could take a warm or cold piece of pizza, put it in their pocket, and take it with them anywhere. He designed a special trap door that held napkins too, just in case the pizza got messy.
He wanted to make more "Pocket" products that would let people take food with them in their pocket.
He had ideas for "Pie in Your Pocket," "Pickle in Your Pocket," "Peaches and Pears in your Pocket," and "Popcorn in Your Pocket." He really wanted to make "Soup in Your Pocket," but that idea was going to be a little trickier.
He had the "Pizza in Your Pocket" product in many stores and shops. He was happy that people liked it and hoped they wouldn't stop buying them.
Penny the Puppeteer
Whenever people threw a birthday party and wanted a puppet show, they would call Penny. Penny was the best puppeteer in the town. She had more puppets than pepperoni on a pizza.
She always had the funniest names and parts for her puppets too. One puppet was named Teepee. Teepee was a cleaner, except he only cleaned with toothpaste. Another puppet's name was Pepper. Pepper was lazy and he would only wear clothes that were made of tape.
I thought Pepper was the funniest puppet because he always got stuck on things from his tape clothes. Yep, you never knew exactly what kind of puppet show to expect when Penny came to your party.
But today Penny was sad. We passed her in the park and asked her what was wrong. "I can't find Pepper," she said, "I've looked for him everywhere. When I got home I opened my puppet box and I couldn't find him."
"We will help you find him," my friend and I said. We called up some other people and started searching for Pepper.