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K is the quiet choking sound.

 

 

In order to produce this sound your child has to pretent to cough up food.  Ask your child to repeat after you while practicing in the mirror  saying ku, ku, ku.  When producing /k/ the student has to be reminded to turn off his/her voice box (vocal folds/throat should not be vibrating).  Also remind your child while trying to cough to make sure to place their tongue tip  behind their lower front teeth.

 

Please work with the student on producing /k/ 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 "K" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly. 

 

More Links: 

The /k/ sound

The K song ABC Mouse

My K Book

 

 

 


 

 K 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. 

 

Beginning

can

cat

key

comb

catch

coin

cub

cone

carrot

corn

cold

cool

cop

cake

car

kid

cave

coat

cow

cut

cart

candy

card

color

kite

 

 

Middle

racquet

breakfast

baking

chicken

donkey

soccer

sucker

vacation

biking

turkey

cooking

weekend

uncle

napkin

bacon

checkers

jacket

pocket

pumpkin

raincoat

taco

looking

helicopter

apricot

vacuum

Ending

duck

bike

lock

cheek

hawk

leak

rake

rock

shake

music

book

back

pack

cook

hike

sick

check

hook

lick

neck

snack

stick

truck

walk

pick

Initial K Phrases and Sentences


healthy cabbage

wood cabin

cactus in a pot

chocolate cake

soda can

bright candle

piece of candy

fast car

play cards

fresh carrots

nice cat

big cave

snow coat

silver coin

freezing cold

hair comb

traffic cone

new cookbook

cop watch

yellow corn

brown cow

bear cub

red ketchup

house key

wireless keyboard

happy kid

high kite

Some people think cabbage is gross.

Her cabin is made from logs.

Cactus grow in funny shapes.

Everyone likes cake.

The soda was in a cooler.

The candle lit up the dark room.

I will save my candy.

The car is fast.

We will play a game with cards.

We pick carrots from the garden.

The cat was going to crawl away.

The cave was by the ocean.

A coat is for sale.

He used his coin to buy treats.

He shivers when he is cold.

She likes to comb her hair.

Slow down when you see a traffic cone.

She is using her cookbook to make dinner.

The cop was working a case.

We are having corn for dinner.

A farmer had a cow.

A bear cub looks so playful.

I put ketchup on all my food.

I lock my door with this key.

My keyboard is wireless.

She is a cute kid.

The kite flew high.

Medial K Phrases and Sentences


ripe apricot

crispy bacon

muffin baker

racing biker

green bookmark

eat breakfast

broken vase

playing checkers

chicken coop

fresh cookies

crunchy cracker

stubborn donkey

rain jacket

paper napkin

small package

male peacock

white pocket

orange pumpkin

raccoon tail

tennis racquet

red raincoat

soccer ball

sticky gum

pink sucker

crunchy taco

male turkey

white vacuum

An apricot is delicious.

A bacon smell fills the house.

A baker loves muffins.

Racing is fun for a biker.

She uses a bookmark to keep her page.

I love bacon, eggs, and orange juice for breakfast.

The vase was broken.

Checkers is a fun game.

The chicken was by the coop.

He likes his cookies fresh.

He has four crackers.

The donkey stood in a pasture.

She wore a rain jacket in case it rained.

He wrote on the napkin.

Where did this package come from?

The peacock has gorgeous feathers.

He has nothing in his pocket.

The pumpkin is on the rock.

The raccoon has a striped tail.

He hit the ball with the racquet.

His raincoat was red.

The boys love playing soccer.

The gum on my shoe is too sticky.

She licks her pink sucker.

He wants his taco fresh.

A turkey sounds funny when it gobbles.

I need to vacuum the rug.

Final K Phrases and Sentences


back pain

bike ride

read book

her cheek

yummy cupcake

brown duck

bad headache

long hike

wall hook

water leak

dog lick

gate lock

strawberry milkshake

sheet music

touch neck

notebook paper

pretty peacock

rake leaves

gray rock

feel sick

long sidewalk

healthy snack

throw stick

sore stomach

short toothpick

silver truck

long walk

He has a pain in his back.

He liked to bike long distances.

She wants to read the book.

She is pointing to her cheek.

Her cupcake was yummy.

He saw a duck at the petting zoo.

I have a bad headache.

Let's go on a hike in the mountains.

That is a rusty hook.

He has a leak in his pipes.

My dog likes to lick me.

You can use a lock on a shed.

I want a strawberry milkshake.

This looks like hard music to play.

She is touching her neck.

She uses her notebook every day.

The peacock has gorgeous feathers.

We rake leaves in the fall.

The rock is heavy.

She is too sick to go to work.

The sidewalk goes through the park.

She is eating a midnight snack.

She throws a stick for her puppy.

His stomach was sore from the pain.

He has a toothpick in his mouth.

A silver truck drives by.

She goes for long walks.

 

K Reading Paragraphs


Uncle Taco's Bike

Uncle Taco loved to go biking every weekend. He liked to bike up and down mountains, around lakes, and through tunnels and caves. He liked to bike when it was hot and when it was cold.

One day he wanted to go on a bike ride, but couldn't find his bike. He looked and looked, but could not find it.

On his way to work the next day, he was puzzling about where his bike would be. As he was walking he noticed a carrot-colored pumpkin in someone’s garden.

"That's it!" he exclaimed. He ran home as fast as his little biking legs could carry him.

When he got home, he ran to the shed behind his house. After moving the rake, his backpack, and his colorful kite, he found his bike - right next to a carrot-colored plastic pumpkin. He had put his bike in the shed to remind himself that he needed to clean it out. And he spent the next weekend doing just that.

Cookbook Detective

Every Tuesday I go to Candle Park. I listen to music and read my book of the week.

Last week I took my breakfast to the park with me. A taco, some bacon, and a milkshake...my favorite. As I ate my breakfast, a cop with a notebook came by.

"Did you see a cat, a donkey, or a duck run by here?" he asked.

"No sir, I didn't?" I said.

"I am a detective, and I am trying to solve the stolen cookbook case," he said, "If you see anything weird on this sidewalk please call me."

"I will," I said. When he left, I thought of a great book title for his case. I would call it "The Great Cookbook Catastrophe."

Katie's Candy

Katie is careful with her candy. She loves it. She doesn't like cookies, crackers, or cupcakes - just candy. She likes her candy so much, she puts a lock on her candy box whenever she goes to sleep. She wears the key around her neck.

All of that changed after Katie got a sick stomach from eating too much candy. Now she eats healthy food like carrots, corn, and turkey. She hopes she won't get sick like that again.