I have a 7 (almost 8) year old girl who cannot pronounce her R's. I talked to someone at the school last school year (1st grade) and they said she's fine and by age 8 she should learn to say her R's on her own. Well....here comes age 8, and she still cannot pronounce them. Is this normal? Or should I demand that she be put in speech regardless of what the school thinks?
(Her cousin is almost 10 and cannot pronounce her R's very well...my sister-in-law said that she was worried too, and when she talked to the school they told her she didn't need speech...so finally she made them put her in it- and she thinks it was too late.)
2007-09-17 12:08:00 · 11 answers · asked by ~*Felicity's Mommy*~ 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
She might need speech therapy. I could not pronounce my R's very well in kindergarten and I also had problems with my SH and CHs. My parents had me in speech therapy once a week all the way through elementary school. I am in my 30's now and there are still certain words with Rs that I have a hard time with, but the CH and SHs I don't have an issue with anymore.
2007-09-17 12:13:06 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can always take her to speech therapy. My cousins had a baby that was born with mechonium in her throat now she is 7 and she went through speech therapy from 5-7 and now shes good. I would help her to take care of her speech before she gets to the age where she thinks their is something wrong with her when their isn't. Hey my neice is 11 and prounounces her ls with ys. SO she says Yetter instead of letter.
2007-09-17 12:29:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put her in speech! I know that most kids in first grade are able to pronounce things correctly, and if they aren't, the problem usually doesn't just go away by itself. Try and do it before anyone starts to tease her (Kids do that sometimes), and then help her at home with whatever her speech homework is.
2007-09-17 14:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by Supernova 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 3 1/2 and still doesn't really understand the Why questions. No need to worry about it.
2016-05-17 08:08:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister had this same problem at about that same age. Check with your school because it may already have a program for speech therapy. If not, I would check around locally if I were you.
2007-09-19 14:31:53 · answer #5 · answered by kristy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At two years old. She should have been in speech therapy before she went to school, mom!
2007-09-20 00:49:58 · answer #6 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a cousin who didn't learn to say her R's untill she was about 11...
And I know a 16 year old girl who still can't say them.
And then of course, there's Babwa Waltahs... =)
2007-09-17 13:09:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you feel that putting your child in speech would help, then go for it, my daughter is almost two and CAN pronounce her "R"s just fine!!!
2007-09-17 12:14:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put her in speech now before u`ll regret it
2007-09-17 12:17:37 · answer #9 · answered by orangegreenangel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask Barbara Walters that question.
2007-09-19 17:25:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋