• LISP
     When I assess a student with a lisp, I look at several factors such as: overall intelligibility, dental alignment, and student ability to correct when provided with verbal and visual models. 
     
     
     
    So, what is the difference between a FRONTAL LISP and a LATERAL LISP? 
     
     
     
    Frontal Lisp-Students who demonstrate a frontal lisp will substitute a /th/ sound for a /s,z, sh, ch/ sound. A word like "(s)aw" might sound like "(th)aw". A word like grasshopper sounds like "grathhopper". If a student speaks with a persistent lisp, speech therapy should be considered.
     
     
     
     
    Lateral Lisp- A student who has a lateral lisp sounds "slushy" when he/she talks.  This happens when air is directed to the sides of the mouth instead of the front. This speech pattern generally needs to be corrected with the help of a speech-language pathologist.