Speech Sound Development

p
b
m
3 n
h
w
k
g
t
4 d
f
j (as in yes)
(ng)
l
6 (sh)
(ch)
s*
(as in jump)
(voiced th)
7 (voiceless th)
r
l blends
v
z
8 (as in measure)
s blends
r blends

By the ___ birthday, the child should have acquired the

correlating sounds and therapy should be considered if two or more
correlating sounds are in error.
* A lateral lisp should be addressed at any age.
It is never considered a developmental speech error.

Data was used from Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation (2000), Templin (1957), Saunders (1972), and the North Carolina State Guidelines