Speaking Clearly - Enunciation Tongue Twister Fun for 8-9 Year Olds
Enunciation is all about saying words and sentences clearly -- how clearly each sound is made. Up until age 7, kids are mastering sounds. Once they master their sounds (usually by age 7), then this class helps students speak more clearly.
David Sanches, Stanford MBA
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(221)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hoursClass Experience
Articulation is the physical act of using your tongue, jaw, teeth, lips, palate (roof of your mouth), and breath to create the different sounds of a language. Usually by age 7, 90% of children have mastered the sounds of the English language. Usually, the last sounds mastered are: s, z, j, l, r, sh, ch, th, and the sound blends. Enunciation, however, is how clearly a person says words and sentences when the sounds are combined in a wide variety of ways -- how clearly each sound is made once combined together. Anyone who can articulate can learn to enunciate clearly. So, this class is designed for those students that can articulate all of their sounds and now they want to be sure they can enunciate every sound very clearly when all the English sounds are put together in many different ways in words and sentences. This Speech class is solely focused on helping the 8-9 year old student (and advanced 7 year-olds) speak very clearly – to pronounce every word and say every sentence so well that there is no misunderstanding of what he or she is saying. ‘Speech Clarity’ is all about making sure (1) what you say (2) is what is heard. Unfortunately, too often that is not the case. The listener finds it hard to understand everything that someone says or, even worse, the listener misunderstands what is being said. The one and only goal for this class is to help each student speak very clearly – a key prerequisite to one day becoming a great speaker that has a true impact on others. During class we will briefly cover the science of ‘Speech Clarity” and then most importantly the students will learn a critical method that they can practice at home that should dramatically improve their speech clarity. During most of the class, students will practice this method by saying a variety of Tongue Twisters. Tongue Twisters are great for this practice; they strengthen and stretch the muscles involved in speech. They will also help determine what sounds and words each student might have trouble pronouncing. By the end of class, we will make sure each student fully understands the key method for speech clarity taught in this class. Students will begin to identify which tongue twisters help the most to practice on their own.
Learning Goals
Help students learn how to speak more clearly and then practice speaking more clearly.
1) HOW: Learn a speaking method that dramatically helps improve Speech Clarity.
2) PRACTICE: Tongue Twisters that help improve Speech Clarity.
Other Details
Supply List
Students should bring a CLEAN pen (or pencil). Please also bring water to drink during class (and if possible drink plenty of water during the day(s) prior to class too).
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
4.9
221reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hi, my name is David (aka Coach David Anthony). I am a Certified Teacher with a Masters Degree from Stanford University and an Honors Bachelors Degree from the University of Southern California.
I am excited to join your Outschooler on a journey to understand and work towards excellence in speaking, debating, and/or business life skills for success. I love to share my knowledge, experience, and passion here at Outschool by teaching 15-20 speech and debate classes every week. For a few students looking to improve so much that they can successfully compete in speech or debate tournaments, I also tutor them one-on-one.
My goal for Outschool student learners is to first inform them so that they become aware of the key subject matter, then do activities and exercises to boost their excitement and potential and help them understand what it takes to achieve their class goals. Along the way, I give direction and encouragement so that they can understand, perform, and develop passion about their abilities to excel in the subjects that I teach.
What can you expect in my classes? My classes are designed to bring out the best in student learners – to help them understand the key concepts and then engage with them so that they can improve their skills with confidence. We will have fun and yet learn how to excel at the same time! I have lived my life trying to be the best that I can be and I love helping students become the best that they can be!
I have significant education and experience in the subjects that I teach here at Outschool. In addition to teaching here at Outschool, I am an online Teacher for students learning Speech, Debate, English, and Reading. I also Tutor students one-on-one online in these subjects. I was the lead advisor for the Corona High School Speech & Debate Club in Southern California. I have a Masters degree from Stanford University (MBA Business) and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California (BA, Economics and International Political Science with a specialization of China and East Asia). I graduated with Honors in the top 2% of my college class in scholarship, leadership and service. I was a member of the U.S.C. Debate Squad; our speech team was ranked #1 in the nation out of all colleges in the country. I was in a total of 15 musicals/plays during school, winning my school's "Benny Award" for the overall Best Actor. I was a Coach member of The National Speech and Debate Association, the organization that provides the infrastructure and resources for speech and debate competitions around the world.
I had a very successful business career, have spoke publicly to groups of 10-100+ people hundreds of times, have visited 32 different countries (lived in four countries), have over 12 years experience teaching kids in High School and Middle School, and enjoy my life here in southern California with my wife and daughter (she is now in high school). Now I am helping learners here at Outschool achieve their potential with passion and perseverance (the two qualities so critical for life success).
Please join me and let's begin a new adventure together!Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$15
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-9
3-5 learners per class
