SPEECH THERAPY FOR ARTICULATION AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS.
Linda Gunn Speech Therapy Services
IOWA-NEBRASKA ARTICULATION NORMS
Parents often ask me what sounds their child should be able to say. The Iowa-Nebraska Articulation Norms is the gold standard to which I refer parents. The chart below shows norms for both male and female.
Age Males Females
3 years m, n, h, w, p, b, d m, h, w, p, b, d
3 1/2 years t, d, k, f- k, g, n, f-
4 years g t, y, tw, kw
4 1/2 years voiced th
5 years y- l-
5 1/2 years tw, kw, -f, v v, -f, pl, bl, kl, gl, fl
6 years l-, pl, bl, kl, gl, fl sh, ch, j, -l, voiceles, s, th
7 years voiced th, z, s, spl, sp, sm, st, sn, sk, skw, sw, sl z, s, sp, st, sk, sm, sn, sw, sl, skw, spl, sp,
sh, ch, j, -l, -ng -ng
8 years voiceless th, r-, pr, br, tr, dr, kr, fr, gr, -er r-, pr, br, kr, fr, tr, dr, gr, -er
9 years thr, str, spr, sk thr, spr, str, skr
rents often ask me what sounds their child should be able to say. The Iowa-Nebraska Articulation Norms is the gold sta