Question for the SLPs....

[justbeth]

This is going to be a post and run, but I'll check back in later!

At what age should I be concerned that Emma can't pronounce some letters properly? Emma still pronounces L as W, K and P, and I think one or two other sounds that I'm forgetting right now.

Thanks!

[trixi282]

Not sure what age is appropriate, but my question is if it's consistent or just with certain words or combinations that those letters aren't pronounced correctly?

I know J can say "Yes" just fine, but she still says "wellow" instead of yellow... I think it's more of a processing/toddler speak kind of thing. So far I'm not too worried with her speech yet since she doesn't have a strong lisp or issue yet. She gets a little more clear every week.

I know we have our resident speech experts, so I'll defer to them

[traceyt07]

I'm not a speechie (as we called all my speech path friends in college) but we've been taking Amelia to a local speech clinic bc she has some delays, but doesn't qualify for ei.

This is the information on sound acquisition that we were given...


I don't know if this will help answer your question, or if you can see it, lol. If you want, I can email it to you.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

We get a lot of "W" sounds instead of L and R. I think it's pretty normal at this age

[bliz1712]

traceyt07, so are the letters that are listed the ones that's common for having issues with?

Hanna says "s" instead of her "f". So it's "seet" "seed me" "suit" . I've tried over and over to get her to enunciate her f so she gets the right sound and it's always an s.

[traceyt07]

May 21, 2015 14:52:42 GMT -5 bliz1712 said:

traceyt07, so are the letters that are listed the ones that's common for having issues with?

Hanna says "s" instead of her "f". So it's "seet" "seed me" "suit" . I've tried over and over to get her to enunciate her f so she gets the right sound and it's always an s.

The clinician said those are the sounds that children often struggle with and the window in which it is "typical" to acquire them.

[cookiesandwine]

My bff is an SLP and told me L is a later learned sound. Sadie is no where close to saying L's properly and I badger my friend about it all the time
That sheet traceyt07 posted looks super interesting!

[Riverdong11]

bliz1712 Liam does the same thing with the "f" sound. I plan on asking the pedi at his 3 year appointment in July, but what I've read online suggests that mastery of the "f" sound isn't expected until closer to 4.

[versed]

Speechie here!

traceyt07 posted a great chart. That shows when each sound is typically acquired. You can tell a sound is emerging if LO starts to use it in some parts of the word or some words but not all.

Right now, all our kiddos should have the /p, m, h, n, w/ sounds mastered. The /b, k, g, d, t, ng, f, y/ sounds are probably emerging. There are things called "phonological processes" also, that show how little kids will simplify their language. It's all pretty methodical and makes their mispronunciations pretty easy to decode.

I love this chart and have it printed and hanging at work:

mommyspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/downloads/forms/phonological_processes.pdf

The other board speechie mentioned we should be able to understand about 75% of what our kiddos say by their third birthday.

I know my big guy is on the lower end of intelligibility, so we do a lot of repeating what he said correctly, without expecting to correct it.

For example, he says, "I want a tookie." We say back, "you want a cookie? Here's a cookie for you." Modeling is important - drilling is not.

If people can't understand more than they can from your kiddo, seek an eval! Having your kiddo talk to Dr at 3-yr appointment might give you an idea what others understand.

We're still on the early side here! So, unlike my MIL tries, you don't have to drill /sh/ with a 2-yr-old. It's fine if he gets it wrong!

[trixi282]

May 21, 2015 19:49:37 GMT -5 versed said:

 

  So, unlike my MIL tries, you don't have to drill /sh/ with a 2-yr-old. It's fine if he gets it wrong!

This must drive you insane!! 

(as I assume given the way you worded it, she does this in front of you?!)

[justbeth]

Thanks ladies!! It looks like Emma is in the normal range. She definitely still have letters she mixes up, but they appear to be normal for now. I get worried because DH often can't understand what she's saying. Maybe it's more of him not listening though. Thanks for the input! Makes me feel a lot better.

[versed]

May 21, 2015 21:32:26 GMT -5 trixi282 said:

May 21, 2015 19:49:37 GMT -5 versed said:

 

  So, unlike my MIL tries, you don't have to drill /sh/ with a 2-yr-old. It's fine if he gets it wrong!

This must drive you insane!! 

(as I assume given the way you worded it, she does this in front of you?!)

Yes. Even DH tells her that's a later-developing sound. Ugh.