Speech
Which sounds come when, what is still normal at five, and when it is worth asking someone.
All speech resources
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhat vocalic r is, why the r after a vowel is hard to learn, the age most children say r, a 2-minute picture check, how to practice at home, and word lists for all six vocalic r sounds with free picture cards.
How-toExplainerWhat a lisp is, the four types and how to tell them apart, when a lisp usually goes away, what causes one, how a speech-language pathologist treats it, and how to help at home.
How-toExplainerWhat a speech delay and autism each mean, what doctors look at to tell them apart, why a child can have both, and how to ask for an evaluation, which you can do yourself.
How-toExplainerWhat home practice is for, a 10-minute routine, games for any sound, ideas for toddlers, how to choose online speech therapy or an app, and when to go back to the speech-language pathologist.
How-toExplainerWhat a speech delay is, the signs at 18 months, 2 and 3, when to wait and when to ask, what causes one, how to get a free evaluation, and how to help a late talker at home.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhen babies coo, babble, say a first word and start putting words together, the CDC's talking milestones by age, how many words to expect at 18 months, 2 and 3, how to encourage talking, and when to ask the pediatrician.
WorksheetsExplainerThe patterns children use to simplify words while they learn to talk, the age each one usually goes away, and the difference between an articulation and a phonological speech problem.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerPairs of words that differ by one sound, sorted by the speech pattern they practice, with a 2-minute picture check, home games and the age each pattern usually goes away.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhen a child leaves off the last sound of words, when it usually stops, and the pairs, word lists and games that help them close the word.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhat stopping is, when it usually stops for each sound, a quick check you can do at home, and how to help: long and short sounds, stopping minimal pairs, games and free picture cards.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhat cluster reduction is, when it usually stops, a quick check you can do at home, and how to help: the two-sounds-apart cue, cluster minimal pairs, word lists by blend family, games and free picture cards.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhat it means when a child leaves off the first sound of words, why it is worth an early check, what it does and does not say about autism, and first-sound games, pairs and free picture cards.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhat fronting is, when it usually stops, a quick check you can do at home, and how to help: the k sound, k and t and g and d minimal pairs, games and free picture cards.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhy children mix up s and sh, when both sounds usually arrive, a quick check you can do at home, the smile-and-round-lips cue that teaches the difference, and s and sh, s and z and sh and ch minimal pairs with free picture cards.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhy children swap f, s or t for th ("fink", "sink" or "tink" for think), when th usually arrives, a quick check you can do at home, the tongue-out cue, and th and f, th and s and th and t minimal pairs with free picture cards.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerWhat gliding is, why it is usually the last pattern to go, a quick check you can do at home, and how to help: l and r cues, r and w and l and w minimal pairs, games and free picture cards.
WorksheetsHow-toExplainerInitial, medial and final s words with pictures, the z words that go with them, which words to start with, how to practice at home, and free picture cards.