• Child Development 5 years of age and older
     
    Speech Sound Development
    Please refer to the sound development chart below for information on the acquisition of speech sounds.  Many children continue to have speech errors until the age of 8.  If you child is older than 8 and continues to exhibit sound errors, see below for further information. 
    • Sound Development /Articulation Norms 
                    Sound Development Norms
     
    Speech / Language Development 
    Children continue to develop their ability to use accurate grammatical forms, understand higher level vocabulary, make inferences, understand jokes / sarcasm and develop appropriate social skills to carry on a conversation.  
    • American Speech-Language Hearing Association Language Developmental norms
     
    Listening / Following Development   
     
    Social Skills Development
     
     
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