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Should I be concerned about my 5 year old son's lisp and enunciation difficulties with certain letters?
I have a 5 year old son who has a fantastic vocabulary, speaks in full sentences, etc., but there are several letters which he does not say 'correctly' yet. His 'r' is made like in his throat, he has a lisp, and his 'l' sounds like 'w'. I'm sure when he is in kindergarten they will work with this, but now I'm realizing that I should have jumped on top of this earlier, or?? I do not like to draw attention to it, but I'm just thinking now that once he's in school there may even be some who ask him why he talks like this (hopefully not tease him ... he's pretty shy, but real comfortable with himself once he's warmed up to a new situation.) Should I be concerned?
Thanks!
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Speech and language issues
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> 60 days ago
Answers (1)
Hi Amijoni,
NO, you should not be concerned at this age. You will see once he enters kindergarten that there are many other children that also have a little trouble with their letters and sounds. This is more common then you may think. Most children grow out of it with hearing the letters and sounds over and over again and practicing. If he continues the same speech patterns with no improvement and he reaches the 3rd grade the school should recommend a speech therapist to work with him. I myself had a lisp and finally in the 10th grade the school did get me a speech therapist and it basically was a matter of keeping my tongue down while I pronounced my "s". It took practice, once in a while I slip (if I€™m tired) but it was never a huge issue. Relax! Your fun has just begun.
Barbara Antinoro
Educational Counselor
Kid Angel Foundation
Education.com Team
NO, you should not be concerned at this age. You will see once he enters kindergarten that there are many other children that also have a little trouble with their letters and sounds. This is more common then you may think. Most children grow out of it with hearing the letters and sounds over and over again and practicing. If he continues the same speech patterns with no improvement and he reaches the 3rd grade the school should recommend a speech therapist to work with him. I myself had a lisp and finally in the 10th grade the school did get me a speech therapist and it basically was a matter of keeping my tongue down while I pronounced my "s". It took practice, once in a while I slip (if I€™m tired) but it was never a huge issue. Relax! Your fun has just begun.
Barbara Antinoro
Educational Counselor
Kid Angel Foundation
Education.com Team
> 60 days ago
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