Helping Your Kids with Enunciation Ask the Speech Pathologist:
Answered by Jennifer Pollock, MA, CCC-SLP of Kids at Koke Mill
Medical Center Question: Our kindergartener has difficulty
enunciating different words. What consonants do most children
this age struggle with? What tips do you have at home for things
we can work on? Our teacher at school is referring her to speech
therapy at school, and we would like some additional tips of
what we can do at home to help. Tips for how to make this sort
of learning fun would be great Answer: I tend to see children
with /s, l, r/ problems once they are school-aged. Typically,
/k, g/ should be mastered by age 3 ½ to 4 , /r, l/ should be
mastered between 5-6 yrs old, /s/ by 6-7, and the (s) blends
"stop, spy, snake, etc" mastered by 3 ½ to 4. That said, if they
are sticking their tongue out in a "lisp" pattern, it's helpful
to get them in speech therapy by age 3 1/2-4. It's a bad habit
that is tough to break. School therapy is a nice start, but keep
in mind that it tend