Speech Sound Milestones

✨ Speech Sound Milestones ✨

Every child’s speech journey is unique, and that’s expected! Some sounds errors correct themselves naturally, while others may take a bit more time or benefit from extra help.

If you ever have questions or wonder whether your child’s speech is on track, checking in early won't hurt!

Milestone charts can serve as a nice guide, but early support from an speech-language pathologist (SLP) can often benefit children in building clear, confident communication skills. 💬💛

This graphic is shows the average ages children typically learn to pronounce English consonant sounds clearly (McLeod & Crowe, 2018).

2-3 Years: p, b, m, d, n, h, t, k, g, w, ng, f , y

4 Years: l, j, ch, s, v, sh, z

5 Years: r, zh, th (voiced)

6 Years: th (voiceless)