Title: Practicing the L Sound at Home: Free Parent Handout
Canonical: https://speechlp.com/l-sound/
Updated: 2026-10-16
Summary: A free one-page handout from licensed SLPs with four simple steps for practicing the L sound at home. Preview it and download the PDF.

Free parent handout

# Practicing the L sound at home

The L sound is one you can see: tongue tip up behind the top teeth. This one-page handout walks you through four simple steps for a few minutes of playful practice at home.

1. Warm up with silly L sounds
2. Find the tongue tip
3. Start with L at the start of a word
4. Climb the practice ladder

PDF · 1 page · US Letter · 390 KB

Written by Mari Gottlieb, M.A., CCC-SLP · Reviewed by Alissa Fox, M.S., CCC-SLP

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Every child is different. This handout is general information from licensed SLPs. Always follow your own SLP's plan for your child. Want to make L practice a game? [Try SpeechLP](https://speechlp.com/).