• Speech & Language Resources

     
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    The Demarest Speech Department held two presentations in 2020-2021.  Feel free to click on the links below and review the slideshows for useful information and tips.
     
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    Articulation (Speech) Development: 
     

    In the chart below, each solid bar indicates when children generally MASTER the specified sounds. This chart depicts a range of development and should only be used as a general guide. 

     

       
    What sounds should my child be saying? *              Girls      Boys
     
    birth 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years
        p,m,h,w,b            
        p,m,h,w,b            
        n            
        n            
          k            
          k            
          g            
          g          
          d            
          d            
          t          
          t            
          ing  
          ing  
            f            
            f            
            y          
            y        
            r  
            r  
            l        
            l      
            blends (st, pl, gr, etc.)        
            blends (st, pl, gr, etc.)        
            s  
            s  
              sh, ch      
              sh, ch    
              z  
              z  
              j      
              j    
              v        
              v        
                th (thumb)      
                th (thumb)  
                th (that)      
                th (that)    
                  zh (measure)  
                  zh (measure)  
                                       
    * Adapted from Sander JSHD 1972; Smit, et al JSHD 1990 and the Nebraska-Iowa Articulation Norms Project
     
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    Communication Development
    Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade:
     
     
     Growing up!                  Growing up
     
     
    To find out more about speech and language:
     
     
     
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association