Speech Sound Development
Bailey Massey M.A. CCC-SLP, brings over 15 years of experience providing services in private practice, public, charter, and private schools, home health, hospitals, corporate offices, as well as the entertainment industry. The ownser of Speech Therapy CO in Castle Rock, Colorado, Bailey specializes in services for pediatric,... more
As children grow, they become easier and easier to understand. That is partly because they have more sounds to use. The more sounds a child masters, the more clear their speech should be.
Depending on the individual child, delayed speech can sometimes result in behavioral challenges due to frustration, social withdrawal or isolation due to self-consciousness.
Although many children produce these sounds earlier, if these sounds have not developed by a specific age it may indicate a speech delay.
What Is An Articulation Disorder?
Articulation is the production of individual sounds.
An Articulation Delay is when a child is developing speech sounds in a developmentally appropriate sequence, but later than typically expected.
An Articulation Disorder is when a child has difficulty producing one or more individual sounds and demonstrates errors that are not typical. When this happens, a sound is often deleted, substituted, or distorted.
For a child with an articulation delay or disorder, Articulation Therapy teaches a child how to correctly articulate or produce the individual sound. Over time, a child will learn how to generalize the correct production of sounds in words, phrases, and connected speech.
Did you know... Articulation Therapy is very different from phonological therapy and motor speech therapy. It is important that your child is receiving the correct type of speech therapy to ensure progress and generalization of skills.
