Why is important?

Learning to speak is a crucial part of a child’s development. Clear articulation is an important part of communication and ensures your message is delivered and received effectively. A child with articulation difficulties is unable to form speech sounds properly. Children with articulation difficulties are often difficult to understand. ​

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Did you know?

When young children are growing, they develop speech sounds in a predictable order. It is normal for young children to make speech errors as their language develops. However, if a child continues to persist with the speech errors beyond the age of mastery, support from a speech pathologist is required. By 3 years age it is expected that a child should be understood by familiar and an unfamiliar communication partner (outside of the family)  75% of the time. When a child reaches school age, it is expected that a child can be understood by anyone 95-100% of the time.

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How can My Speech Pathologist help my child?

We specialise in the assessment and intervention of speech sounds. We test your child's speech and listen to your child to hear how they say their sounds. We will evaluate how your child moves their lips, jaw, and tongue. We will help teach your child say sounds correctly and clearly. Therapy may include the following learning the correct way to make sounds, learning to tell when sounds are right or wrong, practising sounds in different words and practising sounds in longer sentences and in conversation.

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If you think your child may have articulation difficulties please get in contact with us today to discuss a personalised approach to helping your child become an effective communicator.

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