Private post please So I have a little boy, he turned 4 the end of August, his …
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So I have a little boy, he turned 4 the end of August, his an absolute chatter box, never stops talking! When he was in nursery I was told by his teacher that his speech is very advanced for his age! He started reception 3 weeks ago and his new teacher pulled me aside this morning and said “are you aware your son has a speech problem” I said excuse me what makes you say that? She said he can’t pronounce the letter sound “c” so I calmly said well his been able to say the word “cat” since the age of 1 and his cousin is called “Connor” which he says daily! She then said he can’t say the sound “s” especially the word “squirrel” so I said I think squirrel is quite a hard word for a 4 year old anyway so I said well have you asked him to say “sausages” as he is more than capable of saying the sound “s” she said maybe we aren’t listening to him well enough when he speaks but I’m not the only one who’s noticed it! (No other teacher has told me anything) I also had a parents meeting on Monday and nothing was said about this? The sounds she says my son can’t make I literally had to think wait can he say them? Like I was literally doubting myself but I know he actually can 😕 How do I voice that I think she’s wrong without sounding rude! If I truly thought my son had a speech problem I would ask for help but I’m 100% sure he doesn’t, he speaks so much and no one has ever told me they couldn’t understand him! I’m just so annoyed the way she said it! Thanks 🙂
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I have a lisp i cannot say s correctly but its minor so not alot of people notice only a select few, the only reason my mam knew was because shes the same. My sons 3 and cannot pronounce L my little brother also couldnt say L for a very long time. He may not have an actual speach problem but struggle on certain things. To me personally 4 is way to young to be expected to speak correctly.
Maybe there is inconsistencies when he speaks in school with excitement rushing etc of she’s concerned she can refer for speech therapy but I wouldn’t be concerned about any of it till he’s 7 been threw similar with my daughter she’s now 7 and still has a few sounds she can’t make
At his age lots of children don’t say the sounds quite right. My lo couldn’t say ‘c’ it always came out as ‘t’ but the sounds are quite similar anyway. You’d know if he had a problem.
I wouldn’t worry to much, my niece had excellent speech and could say boy ball boat bounce bad ect but banana was always panana. One day she woke up and started saying banana
My son has been in speach therapy since he was 18 months old
If he had an issue trust me you would be the first to pick up on it xx