Speech DEVELOPMENT
A child should be able to produce these sounds by this age (in years):
Late
s z ʃ θ ð l ɹ ʒ
r-colored vowels and diphthongs:ɚ, ɝ, ɪɹ, ɛɹ, ɔɹ, ʊɹ, ɑɹ, aʊ, aɪ, ɔɪ
The arrow marks the expected age of mastery of the sound!
consonant clusters (sequences)
t k ɡ ŋ f v t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
ʒ ("measure")
m n b j w p d h
ð ("they")
θ ("thumb")
most vowels:i, ɪ, eɪ, ɛ, æ, u, ʊ, oʊ, ɔ, ɑ, ə, ʌ
Vowels
Early
ʃ ("sh"), t͡ʃ ("ch"), d͡ʒ ("j")
8+
p, m, n, w, h
Remember: these ages may vary slightly from one child to another!
d, k, g
t, ŋ ("ng")
f, j ("you")
l, ɹ ("r")
Berko-Gleason, J. & Bernstein-Ratner, N. (Eds.) (2017). The Development of Language. 9th Ed.Pearson
Javier Reyes Neira jareyesn@cougarnet.uh.edu
SpeechSounds Norms
Javier Reyes Neira
Created on February 2, 2023
Speech sound development (EN) norms (infographic)
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Speech DEVELOPMENT
A child should be able to produce these sounds by this age (in years):
Late
s z ʃ θ ð l ɹ ʒ
r-colored vowels and diphthongs:ɚ, ɝ, ɪɹ, ɛɹ, ɔɹ, ʊɹ, ɑɹ, aʊ, aɪ, ɔɪ
The arrow marks the expected age of mastery of the sound!
consonant clusters (sequences)
t k ɡ ŋ f v t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
ʒ ("measure")
m n b j w p d h
ð ("they")
θ ("thumb")
most vowels:i, ɪ, eɪ, ɛ, æ, u, ʊ, oʊ, ɔ, ɑ, ə, ʌ
Vowels
Early
ʃ ("sh"), t͡ʃ ("ch"), d͡ʒ ("j")
8+
p, m, n, w, h
Remember: these ages may vary slightly from one child to another!
d, k, g
t, ŋ ("ng")
f, j ("you")
l, ɹ ("r")
Berko-Gleason, J. & Bernstein-Ratner, N. (Eds.) (2017). The Development of Language. 9th Ed.Pearson
Javier Reyes Neira jareyesn@cougarnet.uh.edu