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APPROXIMATE AGES FOR SPEECH SOUND DEVELOPMENT

  • By around 6 months, babies make cooing sounds such as 'ee', 'oo', 'ah' etc. They also turn towards sounds and gives eye contact when they hear an adult speaking or making sounds

  • By around 2 years, children say the following sounds in words- /p/, /b/, /m/, /n/, /t/, /d/. Examples at this stage include "gar" or "tar" for car  or  "ta" for "tap" 

  • By around 3 years, children say the following sounds in words-/p/, /b/, /m/, /n/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/, /f/, /s/, /y/, /h/. Examples at this stage include "ephant" for “elephant”   or  "sop" for 'shop'. Unfamiliar listeners may still have difficulty understanding the child message. 

  • By around 5 years, children say
    the following sounds in words – /p/, /b/, /m/, /n/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/, /f/,
    /s/, /y/, /h/, ‘sh’, ‘ch’, ‘j’, /z/, /l/, /v/.                                               By this age speech should be mostly clear and easy to understand, but some immaturities may still be noted such as with ‘r’ and ‘th’ sounds

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POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS IF SPEECH MILESTONES ARE NOT ACHIEVED

The ability to produce sounds to form words and sentences which can be easily and clearly understood by others is incredibly important. 

Some common implications of delayed speech sound development and unclear speech include... 

  • Difficulties being understood by others, including reduced ability to communicate wants and needs 

  • Can affect social interaction with parents and peers

  • In early years can an affect oral muscle tone (i.e. of the tongue, cheeks, lips) 

  • Frustration due to not being understood

  • Can affect fluency and clarity of speech

  • Difficulties with spelling due to articulation errors

  • Can affect expressive language development (e.g. leaving sounds off the end of words affecting verbal grammar)

If you're concerned about your child speech development or for more information get in touch today using the button below...

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