2/3/09
just a thought
i remembered when i was a little kid, there was a speech therapist explaining me how to understand the sounds; b vs p, th vs th, f vs v, c vs k, g vs k, etc. that time, i still dont know what those sound like but i did understand how it work by whether to blow the air or not. dont you all get this?
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I think that in each of those cases one of the sounds is voiced and the other is not. That's what I get when I make the sounds myself anyway. Although I suppose there could also be differences in the manner or place of articulation. I don't know much about speech therapy, so I don't know how a speech therapist would teach these differences to a child.
ReplyDeleteOnce you posted your comment about feeling the air, I remember substituting for a Kindergarten teacher and her class was sounding out their spelling words. They would put their hand in front of their mouths to feel the air "sounds" that came out as they said them. I still did not completely understand everything they did, but was very interested in this idea.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, this concept is kind of difficult for me to understand. I mean I do it everyday, everytime I say something, so I have to know how to do it. I understand that some are voiced and some aren't, but I don't always hear/feel the difference. It kind of reminds me when you try to help a little kid with their math homework. It elementary math, but it seems so hard because we have added so many things on top of the basic math, that we don't see it in the same way as they are being taught.
ReplyDeleteJosh, it was awesome talking to you the other night. You told a lot of cool stories and answered many of my questions. It's pretty cool to get your opinions on thinigs!!