Speech sound norms

1. What are language norms?
2. What are speech sound difficulties?
3. What age is sh?
4. At what age should a child be able to say the l sound?

What are language norms?

The literary norm or linguistic norm or linguistic standard or language norm is a historically determined set of commonly used language assets, as well as rules for their selection and use, which have been recognized by society as the most appropriate in a particular historical period.

What are speech sound difficulties?

Speech sound disorders is an umbrella term referring to any difficulty or combination of difficulties with perception, motor production, or phonological representation of speech sounds and speech segments—including phonotactic rules governing permissible speech sound sequences in a language.

What age is sh?

What Age Should Children Say the "SH" Sound? There is a wide age range in which the “SH” sound can be acquired in a child's speech development. Typically between the ages of 3.5 years - 7 years you should begin to hear correct productions of “SH.”

At what age should a child be able to say the l sound?

Development of the L Sound

Speech sounds typically follow a developmental sequence. Children use /l/ around three years old and should be able to master /l/ production in conversation by age 5-6.