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Speech Sound Development

If you're seeking speech therapy for your child, you might have found yourself wondering if their speech sound errors are developmentally appropriate. Let's schedule a free consultation to discuss what errors you're hearing! In the meantime, look at what the research says. 

Speech Sound Development

This chart shows acquisition of speech sounds based on the ages when 90% of English speaking children produce single sounds at word level. Regional and community dialects may cause some differences.
 

Age 2

p, b, d, m, n, h, w

Age 3

t, k, g, ng, y, f

Age 4

v, s, z, sh, ch, j, l

Age 5

voiced th, zh, r

(voiceless th, age 6)

Crowe, K., & McLeod, S. (2020). Children’s English consonant acquisition in the United States: A review. American Journal of Speech-Language
Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00168 

Quick Facts About
Speech Disorders

Most speech sound disorders occur without a known cause.

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