Word Pronunciation

[bazingaa]

The funny things your kid says thread made me think of this. I know at this age all kids have words that they say adorably funny, but at what point does it go from funny to potential speech impediment?

DS1 cannot say any word that begins with "sp". He can say S words and P words, but any sp word comes out without the S sound. Spot is pot, special is pecial, spoon is poon, and so on. Any word we can think of to test him is a no go.

We won't have a ped appointment until May. Wondering if I need to discuss sooner. I may be extra sensitive since I was in speech therapy for many years as a kid.

What does M14 think?

[Deleted]

Before J graduated his speech therapy his therapist mentioned that all speech won't fully be formed until around 5 years old. There may be some mispronunciation, for a while, but just help them work on it. At that time, J couldn't say M words. She told me not to worry about it yet. I hope that helps some.

[scout251]

I have a chart on my phone I think if when it is developmentally appropriate to master each sound. I will look for it but blends are tricky and I don't think it's considered late for kids to not say them until much later. DD can't make the TH sound but that's not considered late until after age 6.

[scout251]

I also know from the speech therapist at school that they can master the same sound at different points depending where it is in the word (beginning/middle/end).

[becole]

bazingaa I don't think he's late at all with it yet but I wouldn't hesitate to take him to a therapist for them to show you some tools for correction. I have heard the earlier you make the correction (like for a lisp) the less time it takes.
So if my kid was saying Rs as Ws "wabbit" "wice" - I would get advice for correction as early as possible.
I don't say my S words correctly all the time, and right now DS doesn't either. I was told to focus on putting my toungue at the bottom of my front teeth. So that's what I focus on with DS- I also specifically have him watch Hs mouth and we repeat a word a few times if he's struggling with it.

[scout251]

Yes, I was also going to say what becole said. To help DD and the kids in my class with pronunciation we talk about how our mouth moves to make each sound. Like when I'm teaching my class the TH sound I show them how my tongue sticks out a little bit and we talk about how their mouths have to move the same way. With blends it might be hard to describe what you're doing well enough for a small kid to follow but it can't hurt. You can also just have them try to repeat the sound in isolation since that's easier than when it's in a word.

[sstwinklinglites]

DS drops sounds at the beginning or ending or words depending on the word. So similar to what your DS is doing bazingaa. It is something we're actively working on in speech. But he's already in speech, so I'm not sure it's something I would worry about yet if he hasn't had any other speech issues.

[bazingaa]

This does help, thanks ladies. Love that chart! Hadn't seen that before. Most of it is my insecurities from personal experience. They had to point out to my mom in kindergarten that I had issues with the letter r and by that point it took me taking speech therapy until middle school to correct. I just don't want that for DS. I feel better now waiting till his next appointment, though now that I think about it I'll be there next month for DS2 18mo appointment so maybe I'll mention then. 😊

[bazingaa]

Feb 24, 2017 20:58:38 GMT -5 becole said:

bazingaa I don't think he's late at all with it yet but I wouldn't hesitate to take him to a therapist for them to show you some tools for correction. I have heard the earlier you make the correction (like for a lisp) the less time it takes.
So if my kid was saying Rs as Ws "wabbit" "wice" - I would get advice for correction as early as possible.
I don't say my S words correctly all the time, and right now DS doesn't either. I was told to focus on putting my toungue at the bottom of my front teeth. So that's what I focus on with DS- I also specifically have him watch Hs mouth and we repeat a word a few times if he's struggling with it.

I'll have to keep trying this. I was a while back but DS would get so angry. I'd be like "spoon" slowly and a couple times and he'd just scream "I said poon!!!" He didn't hear it or get it. Maybe now that he's a bit older he'll understand better.

[BurritosAtEveryMeal]

The speech therapist at my school said that blends might not be fully developed until kids are 8 years old. I always have one kid every few years who can't blend.

[becole]

Feb 24, 2017 22:47:02 GMT -5 bazingaa said:

Feb 24, 2017 20:58:38 GMT -5 becole said:

bazingaa I don't think he's late at all with it yet but I wouldn't hesitate to take him to a therapist for them to show you some tools for correction. I have heard the earlier you make the correction (like for a lisp) the less time it takes.
So if my kid was saying Rs as Ws "wabbit" "wice" - I would get advice for correction as early as possible.
I don't say my S words correctly all the time, and right now DS doesn't either. I was told to focus on putting my toungue at the bottom of my front teeth. So that's what I focus on with DS- I also specifically have him watch Hs mouth and we repeat a word a few times if he's struggling with it.

I'll have to keep trying this. I was a while back but DS would get so angry. I'd be like "spoon" slowly and a couple times and he'd just scream "I said poon!!!" He didn't hear it or get it. Maybe now that he's a bit older he'll understand better.

It's just the "sp" sound? One of my girlfriends son was leaving out all consonants when he talked. "You want me to come play with you"
"Oo ant ee oo um aaay iff oo"
I had no idea what he was ever saying. He did improve by kindergarten and she didn't do anything other than correct him over and over. I imagine it's frustrating for the child. I did not know that I wasn't saying my S right until someone made fun of me. I had no idea. My family had never said anything- don't be my family!

[bazingaa]

Feb 25, 2017 9:06:58 GMT -5 becole said:

Feb 24, 2017 22:47:02 GMT -5 bazingaa said:

I'll have to keep trying this. I was a while back but DS would get so angry. I'd be like "spoon" slowly and a couple times and he'd just scream "I said poon!!!" He didn't hear it or get it. Maybe now that he's a bit older he'll understand better.

It's just the "sp" sound? One of my girlfriends son was leaving out all consonants when he talked. "You want me to come play with you"
"Oo ant ee oo um aaay iff oo"
I had no idea what he was ever saying. He did improve by kindergarten and she didn't do anything other than correct him over and over. I imagine it's frustrating for the child. I did not know that I wasn't saying my S right until someone made fun of me. I had no idea. My family had never said anything- don't be my family!

Yeah, just sp. He obviously says other words funny, but there isn't a commonality between them. I have tried every sp word I can think of and he can't say any of them.

[lecky11]

Feb 24, 2017 22:47:02 GMT -5 bazingaa said:

Feb 24, 2017 20:58:38 GMT -5 becole said:

bazingaa I don't think he's late at all with it yet but I wouldn't hesitate to take him to a therapist for them to show you some tools for correction. I have heard the earlier you make the correction (like for a lisp) the less time it takes.
So if my kid was saying Rs as Ws "wabbit" "wice" - I would get advice for correction as early as possible.
I don't say my S words correctly all the time, and right now DS doesn't either. I was told to focus on putting my toungue at the bottom of my front teeth. So that's what I focus on with DS- I also specifically have him watch Hs mouth and we repeat a word a few times if he's struggling with it.

I'll have to keep trying this. I was a while back but DS would get so angry. I'd be like "spoon" slowly and a couple times and he'd just scream "I said poon!!!" He didn't hear it or get it. Maybe now that he's a bit older he'll understand better.

The way they've explained it to us in speech therapy is it's like if you were learning a foreign language. You may think you're saying a word correctly, but the native speaker can hear that you're not. So in his mind, he is saying spoon.

[bazingaa]

lecky11 that's a perfect analogy!