adrie
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Hey everyone,
Just wondering how your kids' speech was/is at nearly 5 years old. Our daughter will be 5 at the end of October and during her last year of preschool, she was assessed as having a moderate articulation delay.
She cannot pronounce r, l, sh, th, j, (or g when it sounds like a j--as in giant, etc.) She can produce the l and th when prompted to do so, or when she emphasizes the 'l' when asked her name. Sometimes she gives up saying her name if a person doesn't understand her the first or second time. I don't blame her.
She is starting kindergarten this year which I think will be great for her; she wants consistent kid interaction and I'm not overly concerned about the academic side of things.
I've read a graph that shows when kids acquire certain sounds, and apparently the starting age is when only 50% of kids acquire the sound; by the end of the bracket it's indicated that 90% of kids will have acquired it.
I know her speech should be pretty much 100% understood by people who don't know her, but even I don't understand everything (usually the odd word or two in a sentence here or there; I would say I understand about 90% of what she says overall). This often leads to her pressing on us too much or having a difficult time making a friend when we're out--at times. Today she spent 5-6 hours over the course of the day at a play place and made 2-3 friends at different times. I feel like she leans on us a lot because we understand her the best.
Anyways, I know this was long, but thanks for reading. Any parents with kids with a speech delay, when did your kid become mostly fluent and easy to understand? Also, if you received speech services, how long did it take to see improvement and/or resolve the delay? We are going to pay for additional services above and beyond anything she receives at school.
Thanks!
Just wondering how your kids' speech was/is at nearly 5 years old. Our daughter will be 5 at the end of October and during her last year of preschool, she was assessed as having a moderate articulation delay.
She cannot pronounce r, l, sh, th, j, (or g when it sounds like a j--as in giant, etc.) She can produce the l and th when prompted to do so, or when she emphasizes the 'l' when asked her name. Sometimes she gives up saying her name if a person doesn't understand her the first or second time. I don't blame her. She is starting kindergarten this year which I think will be great for her; she wants consistent kid interaction and I'm not overly concerned about the academic side of things.
I've read a graph that shows when kids acquire certain sounds, and apparently the starting age is when only 50% of kids acquire the sound; by the end of the bracket it's indicated that 90% of kids will have acquired it.
I know her speech should be pretty much 100% understood by people who don't know her, but even I don't understand everything (usually the odd word or two in a sentence here or there; I would say I understand about 90% of what she says overall). This often leads to her pressing on us too much or having a difficult time making a friend when we're out--at times. Today she spent 5-6 hours over the course of the day at a play place and made 2-3 friends at different times. I feel like she leans on us a lot because we understand her the best.
Anyways, I know this was long, but thanks for reading. Any parents with kids with a speech delay, when did your kid become mostly fluent and easy to understand? Also, if you received speech services, how long did it take to see improvement and/or resolve the delay? We are going to pay for additional services above and beyond anything she receives at school.
Thanks!
