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Quick speech question...

amykins1283amykins1283 member
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I have a four year old in my prek class who cannot form the /c/ or hard /g/ sound and instead replaces the sound with a /d/ sound. For example, the word "cow" becomes "dow" and the word "get" becomes "det", etc.

I have never encountered this particular substitution before. There will be a speech therapist coming to do evaluations soon and I am trying to decide which of my students may need the evaluation so I can talk to their parents beforehand.Is this substitution something I should be concerned about or is it something developmentally appropriate that he will most likely grow out of? Thanks!

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Re: Quick speech question...

  • annibesannibes member
    The d/g is a common substitution, but usually kids grow out of it by about 3 years of age. The d/k is a little more concerning. Can't hurt to have it checked out- the SLP should be able to tell pretty quickly whether the student needs formal therapy.
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  • StillharborStillharbor member
    Having the therapist do an eval wouldn't hurt. But also check with the parents. Do they use baby talk when they speak with the child. I had a K, I thought might have a problem (folder became shoulder). Turns out they baby talked to her. Once I asked them to speak with her correctly, after a few months the lisp went away.
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  • meldoo2002meldoo2002 member
    d/k and g are typical substitutions for those sounds.  But usually by 4 they've out grown them.  I would want the SLP to take a quick look at him, but also not be surprised if she thinks it's typical development.

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