Articulation is the way words are said/sounds are pronounced.  Types of mis-articulation include: omissions, substitutions and distortions.

Children should use these sounds in words by these approximate ages:

Language is the content and structure of our communication.  A language disorder is the impairment of comprehension and/or production of an oral communication system.  It might involve vocabulary, sentence form (grammar) and/or the function of language (social language or pragmatics).

A voice disorder is an abnormal production of pitch, intensity, resonation (e.g., nasality) and quality.

A fluency disorder is a disruption in the normal rhythmic flow of speech that interferes with communication.

In New Hanover County Schools, the Speech-Language Pathologists help students whose speech and/or language disorders interfere with their ability to function successfully in a school environment .  We serve children from ages 3-21.

If you suspect that your child is having difficulties with their speech or language skills, contact their teacher or the Speech-Language Pathologist at the school.