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Helping your child with speech sounds

Top tips to support children with speech sound difficulties

Try to reduce background noise, for example, turn off the television or radio when talking to your child so they get good speech models, Slow your speech and set a good example, this will reduce the need for your child to respond quickly and give them more time, Model...
Helping your child with speech sounds

Typical speech sound development

As children are learning to talk their speech sounds develop gradually over a period of time and it is normal for them to make some errors as they learn to say new words. As a rough guide children’s speech should be understood about 50% of the time at the age of...