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SPEECH AND LANGUAGE 
 

SPEECH PRODUCTION
Children rarely develop perfect speech as soon as they talk. It is something that happens over time. The chart I am offering is based upon various charts that I have in my files. Mastery for a particular sound is not exact; there is a range of time that is considered typical and that is why various charts will differ a bit. Overall b oys will be slightly later with their speech production development.

Typical developmental substitution errors are saying / t  d / for the / k g / sounds. Or / w / for the / r l / sounds. Or saying / d f / for the / th / sound. Or protruding the tongue for the / s z sh ch / sounds. Leaving off the first sound of a blend can be typical for younger children. Leaving off the beginning sounds on words that are NOT blends would not be typical. Some of these developmental errors could typically occur through kindergarten and sometimes first grade.


sound
 girls
 boys
p m h w b
 1-3 years
 1-3 years
n
 1-3 1/2 years
 1-3 years
k
 2-4 years
 2-4 years
g
 2-4 years
 2-4 years
d
 2-3 years
 2-3 1/2 years
t
 2-4 years
 2-3 1/2 years
ing
 2-8 years
 2-8 years
f
 2 1/2-3 1/2 years
 2 1/2-3 1/2 years
y
 2 1/2-4 years
 2 1/2-5 years
r
 3-8 years
 3-8 years
l
 3-5 years
 3-6 years
Blends (st, pl, gr, etc)
 3-6 years
 3-6 years
s
 3-8 years
 3-8 years
sh, ch
 3-6 years
 3-7 years
z
 3 1/2-8 years
 3 1/2-8 years
j
 4-6 years
 4-6 years
v
 4- 5 1/2 years
 4-5 1/2 years
th ( thumb-unvoiced)
 4 1/2-6 years
 4 1/2-8 years
th ( that-voiced)
 5-6 1/2 years
 5-7 years
zh (mea sure)
 6-8 years
 6-8 years

 

The following links will give you information about language development. I hope you find them helpful!




Language development info:
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/01.htm            birth to one year

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/12.htm             1-2 year

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/23.htm             2-3  years

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/34.htm             3 to 4 years

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/45.htm              4-5 years


The asha links also give tips for parents.

Here is a link with tips for parents to facilitate speech/language development .

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml
The following link is about children’s communication development kindergarten through fifth grade.

http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/communicationdevelopment.htm

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