May 13, 2019
The Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) is a widely used standardised assessment that helps Speech Pathologists better understand a child’s speech development. We are excited to share 5 stages of Speech Development from the age 3 through to 6 years and 11 months.
Find your child’s age bracket below:
3 years – 3 years and 5 months
Children in this age group should have all sounds except for:
/sh/ for ‘sheep’
/z/ that makes a ‘zh’ sound for example, ‘treasure’, ‘leisure’.
/ch/ for ‘chair’
/j/ for ‘jump’
/th/ (voiceless) for ‘think’
/th/ (voiced) for ‘that’
/r/ for ‘rabbit’
3 years and 6 months – 3 years and 11 months
Children in this age group should have all of their sounds except for:
/sh/ for ‘sheep’
/z/ that makes a ‘zh’ sound for example, ‘treasure’, ‘leisure’.
/j/ for ‘jump’
/th/ (voiceless) for ‘think’
/th/ (voiced) for ‘that’
/r/ for ‘rabbit’
4 years – 4 years and 11 months
Children in this age group should have all sounds except for:
/sh/ for ‘sheep’
/th/ (voiceless) for ‘think’
/th/ (voiced) for ‘that’
/r/ for ‘rabbit’
5 years – 5 years and 11 months
Children in this age group should have all sounds except for:/th/ (voiceless) for ‘think’
/th/ (voiced) for ‘that’
/r/ for ‘rabbit’
6 years – 6 years and 11 months
Children in this age group should have all sounds except for:
/th/ (voiceless) for ‘think’
/th/ (voiced) for ‘that’
If you would like further assistance with your child’s speech, please feel free to make an appointment with us on 08 8361 8858.