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Speech & Language Development

Speech Sound Development

Articulation Developmental Norms

Children should correctly produce the following sounds within the age range indicated:

Ages 3-4 years:  /m/; /b/; /n/; /t/; /p/; /f/; /d/; /k/; /g/; /w/; /h/ and vowels

Ages 5-6 years: /sh/; /ch/; /l/; /l/ and /s/ blends

Ages 7-8 years: /v/; /j/; “th”; /s/; /z/; /r/; and /r/ blends

 

Phonological Processes

Phonological processes are patterns of sound errors that typically developing children use to simplify speech as they are learning to talk. A phonological disorder occurs when phonological processes persist beyond the age when most typically developing children have stopped using them or when the processes used are much different than what would be expected.

Language Developmental Norms

 
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