Skill Explainer
Articulation Skill Explainer
4. How to Teach Articulation: Moving Consonants
| Letter | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|
| qu | /kw/ | Produced with two sounds. The mouth starts open with the back of the tongue touching the back of the mouth; then the mouth is pursed in a circular shape. One sound slides into the other. ‘Q’ is never in a word without ‘u’ following it. ‘U’ is not considered a vowel when it is stuck to ‘q’. Tell students: “Q and u are stuck like glue!” |
| x | /ks/ | Produced with two sounds. The mouth starts open with the back of the tongue touching the back of the mouth; then the tongue slides forward as the lips are spread wide and the teeth stay together. One sound slides into the other. |
