How To Teach The Ch Sound
To make the Ch sound round the lips and bring them forward. Raise the tongue up so the blade brushed against the bumpy ridge behind the teeth. Turn the voice off and release air over the tongue as you bring your tongue down.
At What Age Should a Child Say the Ch Sound?
Most English speaking children can say the Ch sound around age 4.*
How Do You Practice the Ch Sound?
It depends.
Understanding why your child is having difficulty making this sound is important. A speech therapist can do an evaluation to make a diagnosis. What words you choose and activities will vary depending on the cause.
Click here to read more about types of speech sound disorders and treatment
Initial Ch Word List
chain
chair
chalk
chance
change
charge
chase
check
cheep
cheer
cheese
chess
chest
chew
chick
child
chill
chin
chips
choice
choose
chop
chore
chose
Medial Ch Word List
beachball
furniture
inches
ketchup
keychain
lunch box
marching
matches
patches
peaches
pictures
pitcher
question
statue
stitches
teacher
Final Ch Word List
batch
beach
branch
catch
coach
couch
each
itch
lunch
march
match
ouch
patch
peach
sandwich
scratch
speech
teach
watch
which
Activity Ideas for Practicing the Ch Sound
Practice Common Words
Write down a list of words with Ch that your child uses. Think of as many things (nouns), actions (verbs), and descriptive words (adjectives) as you can.
Nouns: chair, sandwich, lunch…
Verbs: catch, chew, itch …
Adjectives: chatty, cheesy…
Games and Toys
Look for games and toys that include a lot of Ch words.
Go outside and play chase or a game of catch
Draw with chalk
Match cards as you play memory
Books
Find books that have Ch words in them.
Think about characters, places, and objects (nouns)
What Ch action words does it have?
Does the book use descriptive words (adjectives with Ch words?)
Make your own Ch word book!
Speech Therapy Materials
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* Resource
McLeod, S. & Crowe, K. (2018). Children’s consonant acquisition in 27 languages: A cross-linguistic review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-17-0100. Available from: https://ajslp.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2701897
