Speech Intelligibility

Developmental Sound Acquisition Chart

If you have concerns with your child's articulation, please refer to the Sound Acquisition Chart above. Many articulation errors are considered developmental depending on the child's age. If your child is not able to correctly say a sound by the age listed above, and if their articulation affects his/her educational performance, they may qualify for speech therapy services at school. All children do not develop at the same time and in the same way. We cannot expect correct speech from every child in the primary grades (Poole, Sander, Llejana, Fudala, Templin, and Wellman).