Infants and toddlers are not expected to be able to use all of the sounds that adults use in speech. However, there are certain sounds that most kids should be able to use with consistency. Here is a chart of some approximate ages that children should acquire sounds by (at the beginnings of words). Keep in mind...these are approximations at best.
12 months: b, d, g, n, m, h
24 months: b, d, p, t, k, m, n, h, w
36 months: p, b, d, k, g, m, n, h, ch, w, l, "y" as in "yellow" and "th" as in "the"
McLeod, S., & Bleile, K. (2003). From 2003 ASHA Convention: Neurological and developmental foundations of speech acquisition.
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I had no idea that this was when kids should be able to say certain sounds, so this is really helpful! I have a daughter that has been struggling with saying her l and r sounds, and she is almost five years old. I think it would probably be a good idea for her to get some help with her speech. Then she hopefully wouldn't have as many problems with speaking, since right now it can be difficult for her to say what she wants to say! http://communikids.com.au
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