Good evening, online sessions and home visit sessions are available. One of the most common consultations these days is for children under 4 years old who have lisping issues. The response is often that there is no lisp correction at this age. Therefore, let's clarify the guide for pronouncing letters:
- From 3 to 4 years old: The child should pronounce letters like (b, t, d, m, n, k) correctly.
- From 4 to 5 years old: Letters like (s, sh, j, z) start to be corrected.
- From 5 to 6 years old: This is the perfect age to treat the 'r' lisp, as the letter 'r' is the last letter to complete its development in a child's language acquisition.
Meaning, before the age of 4 years: we consider lisps part of "cute baby talk" and we don't worry unless the child's speech is completely incomprehensible. However, if we reach 5 years old and the child still has a lisp affecting their self-confidence or how others understand their speech, then this is the ideal time to consult a speech therapist and start training.
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Speech therapist Hany El-Sherif, Master's degree holder, twenty years of experience.