In this Learning Game, "Say It," the child practices difficult sounds such as [s], [sh], [r], [w], and [l].
Each sound section begins with animated illustrations of how the sound is produced, such as this model for the sound [sh]:
Clicking on the tongue image triggers the sound [sh].
Other slides illustrate the difference between the sounds [t], [s], and [sh].
Similar sections model the articulation of other sounds, including [t], [s], [r], [w], and [l].
In each sound section, the child practices correct pronunciation of words with the help of sound-by-sound animations, as in the following example, where letter groups representing sounds fade in one at a time, together with the correct sounds, and followed by the whole word and its pronunciation:
Practice is arranged according to the principle of "minimal pairs" --i.e., words that differ in just one sound (e.g., /sip/ vs. /ship/, /white/ vs/ /right/, or /tick/ vs. /sick/).
The child then uses the "SayIt" button to copy the model (record and play back speech):
