Suzanne in ABQ Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I can't remember when my older kids were able to say all their sounds. Is it normal for the /r/ sound to be late? Those who have done speech therapy, are their exercises or techniques specific to the /r/ sound that I could do with my dd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I can't remember when my older kids were able to say all their sounds. Is it normal for the /r/ sound to be late? Those who have done speech therapy, are their exercises or techniques specific to the /r/ sound that I could do with my dd? I had this same issue with my dd. She couldn't really say her 'r's until about five. I was worried about it, too. Eventually, she could say them just fine. My son had no linguistic issues at all, so her R problem was new for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I can't remember when my older kids were able to say all their sounds. Is it normal for the /r/ sound to be late? Those who have done speech therapy, are their exercises or techniques specific to the /r/ sound that I could do with my dd? I had my just-turned-5 yo son evaluated by a speech therapist for the same reason. She said that it is one of the last sounds to develop and it is normal for it to take until they are 7 or 8yo. After that, you may want to have it checked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I've got a 4.5 yo boy with the same problem. I had anxieties about it only because his sister never had any speech hangups. But everyone I've talked to about the /r/ has rolled their eyes at me and said the same thing that Heather did. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Heather is correct. It is too early to worry about it yet. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 My ds, who had a year of speech therapy for an earlier delay, did not say the R sound correctly until he was about 4.5. The ST told me that was well within the normal range. I would just work on it closely. My little guy just started saying the L sound properly this year and that was after much working and repeating and modeling. Some kids just take a bit more time. Heck, my 9 year old will occasionally say the f sound for th. THAT drives me bonkers...but for him, it is out of habit now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 The r sounds doesn't typically develop fully until age 7 or 8. When my son graduated from three years of speech therapy last year, the therapist told me that if he didn't say his r's after he turned 8 to bring him back. Here's a list of the speech articulation norms...what age each sound is normally acquired by. You'll see that most of them aren't considered delayed until age 5 or later. http://www.wayland.k12.ma.us/speech/dev_artic_norms.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Wow! Thanks everyone. I guess I'll put that worry on the shelf. Life has enough problems with me creating more where they don't exist! :) Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 The r sounds doesn't typically develop fully until age 7 or 8. When my son graduated from three years of speech therapy last year, the therapist told me that if he didn't say his r's after he turned 8 to bring him back. Here's a list of the speech articulation norms...what age each sound is normally acquired by. You'll see that most of them aren't considered delayed until age 5 or later. http://www.wayland.k12.ma.us/speech/dev_artic_norms.html Thanks for the chart! I guess she actually speaks very well for her age. /r/ is the only sound she can't say (which is why I noticed it). I'm sure she'll be fine, but I'll be back in four years if she hasn't learned it yet. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 AAAAAAaaaaaaaah! She's not four! She can't be four! She's an infant! I know she is! Noooooooooo! lol... ;) I guess that's what I get for not visiting, huh? .... I can't believe she's almost 4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 I've lost track of T and F, too. How old are they now? (covering my eyes 'cause I'm not sure I want to know) We really should get together sometime. If only it weren't for all those states between us these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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