Child Development
Speech Therapy
Does My Child Have a Speech Problem?
Your child's speech sounds will develop as he grows. A baby makes early vocalizations around two or three months, babbles around six months and uses jargon from about 18 months to 30 months. The majority of sounds a three-year-old makes should be normal. Although he may not use all sounds correctly, he should be intelligible to strangers.
| Age | Consonants |
|---|---|
| 3 | m, n, ng, p, f, h, w |
| 3 1/2 | y (as is yes} |
| 4 | k, b, d, g, r |
| 4 1/2 | s, sh (as in shoe), ch (as in chair) |
| 6 | t, v, l, th (as in thin) |
| 7 | z, zh (measure), th (father), j (jump) |
Norms from Mildred Templin, Certain Language Skills in Children, 195