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My 4 year old (5 in March) speaks very clearly and says every sound correctly. He was in speech therapy (for auditory processing, not expressive speech) and I can remember him (probably right before he turned 4) having trouble saying the hard "y" sound. He'd say lello or lard. His therapist gave me some exercises to do with him on my own, since she didn't want to focus time on expressive speech, which really helped quickly. My opinion would be to contact your county to see where to get an evaluation (probably at this point it is too late to do anything through early intervention ... I believe that is up to age 3 but I suppose that varies from county to county and would need to go through the school district). Even if they or you decide he doesn't need actual therapy, they can give you exercises to do with him on your own which should help a lot. Some kids grow out of things on their own. I'm a big believer in early intervention when it comes to speech. It is so much easier to correct things earlier and alleviates frustration for children. JMO =)
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Lisa ~ SAHM to Logan (3/00) and Kaylen (12/01)
...and a baby due 7/31/05
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