Typical Speech Development, the Gradual Acquisition of the Speech Sound System

By: Caroline Bowen
Caroline Bowen PhD provides speech-language pathology information and resources for consumers, professionals and students.

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Anyone who has been around children who are under 5 years of age will know that their speech sounds are not pronounced correctly all the time. In fact a small, typically developing child's speech can be quite difficult to understand because his or her sound system is not yet organised like adult speech.

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