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Welcome to Gold Coast Health's program to help and support children's speech sound production. 

Sometimes children may run late with their speech sound development.  Caregivers play such an important role in supporting and encouraging their child’s speech development. On these pages, you’ll find simple strategies that you can use at home (or anywhere!) to support your child’s speech sound development. 

It’s never too early, or late, to seek support from a Speech Pathologist. If you have concerns about your child’s communication development, talk to a Speech Pathologist. 

References 

Bernthal, John E ; Bankson, Nicholas W ; Flipsen Jr, Peter. (2017). Articulation and phonological disorders : Speech sound disorders in children "Eight Edition" . PEARSON 

Bowen, C. (1998). Developmental phonological disorders: A practical guide for families and teachers. Melbourne: The Australian Council for Educational Research 

Bowen, C. (2015). Children's speech sound disorders. (2nd ed.) Wiley-Blackwell, Wiley. 

Gierut JA. Syllable onsets: clusters and adjuncts in acquisition. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 1999 Jun;42(3):708-26. doi: 10.1044/jslhr.4203.708. PMID: 10391634. 

Hustad KC, Mahr TJ, Natzke P, Rathouz PJ. Speech Development Between 30 and 119 Months in Typical Children I: Intelligibility Growth Curves for Single-Word and Multiword Productions. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2021 Oct 4;64(10):3707-3719. 

Passy, Jane & Australian Council for Educational Research. (2010). Cued articulation : consonants and vowels / Jane Passy. Camberwell, Vic. : ACER Press 

Williams, A.L., McLeod S. & McCauley. (Eds.).Interventions for Speech Sound Disorders in Children. Paul Brookes. 


Last updated 07 Dec 2023