5.5 year old can't say 'sh'

[trifling]

My five year old can't say 'sh' - it comes out as 'sss'. Should we be working on it somehow or will it come? Other sounds have got rather sloppy since he started school - I think he used to be able to do 'sh', but he seems have forgotten how to now.

[julantal]

im a speech therapist /sh/ is a later developing sound see if he can say it in the initial position of the word like /shoe/ this is where the child learns it first to say it correctly tell him to stick his tongue between his teeth make it a game see if he is stimulable for the sound in isolation and then in word from. 5.5 is not too late but the sound production should be emerging

[trifling]

Thanks. He does put his tongue between his teeth, it's the 'h' bit that's the problem, any ideas how to encourage that?

[julantal]

sorry not between his teeth but back behind the teeth have hime close teeth, smile tightly and then say /sh/ or /s/ (this might sound like /sh/ when he attmepts /s/ with teeth closed and tight smile)

talk about it- tell him tongue behind teeth-you try it and explain/describe in simple terms how you are making the sound if he can attmept the sound in isolation it's emerging if he is stimulable for the sound that is a good sign if still concerned have him seen by speech therapist at school or private or wait until in 1st grade or kindergarten in the usa they screen all kids annually at these early years-- just in case.