Articulation Delay\/Disorder<\/a> is an atypical production of speech sounds created by sound substitutions, omissions, additions, or distortions. This may interfere with a parent\u2019s ability to understand what the child is saying. The child may make sound substitutions: a child at age 6 will say “wabbit” instead of “rabbit” and “thwim” for “swim.”<\/p>\n Difficulty with some sounds is common for children under the age of 8. Articulation disorders can often be successfully treated with speech therapy.<\/p>\n Children develop speech sounds in a fairly predictable sequence, however the age of onset for these sounds can vary from child to child.<\/p>\n For example:<\/p>\n Age ranges when correct sounds should appear:<\/p>\n By 7 years of age a child should master all these sounds.<\/p>\n In all cases, a referral to a Speech Language Pathologist<\/a> is suggested.<\/p>\n\n
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\n p,b,d,t,m,n,w,h<\/td>\n By two years*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n k,g,f,v,ing,<\/td>\n By four years*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n s,z,ch,sh,j, l<\/td>\n By five years*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n r,th<\/td>\n By six years*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n
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