What do we mean by speech?
Speech can be described as the ways in which we use all the elements of our speech mechanism e.g. breath, vocal cords, tongue (front and back), roof of our mouth, nose, jaw, teeth and lips, to generate sounds. Speech is not the words we use (language), but the way in which we produce the sounds/pronounce words. This section includes relevant resources and advice to support the development of speech sound production skills.
- Development of sounds in words
- Speech ages and stages
- Common mistakes children make
- Helping children to say words clearly
- Strategies to support unclear speech in younger children
- Using sounds correctly in sentences not just in words
- Strategies to support speech production in older children and young people
How to support unclear speech in children:
Useful websites
- The following website has a range of online games and activities targeting speech sounds: Phase 1 Resources – Letters and Sounds (letters-and-sounds.com)
