Saylo parent guides Plain, sourced answers to parents’ questions about children’s speech. https://heysaylo.com/learn 2026-10-21T00:00:00Z Saylohttps://heysaylo.com/ Why can my child say a sound in therapy but not at home?https://heysaylo.com/learn/articulation-carryover2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZWhy children often say a new sound in speech therapy before they use it in everyday talk, what speech therapists call carryover (generalization), and how families can support it. My child can’t say the CH soundhttps://heysaylo.com/learn/ch-sound2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZMost children say CH by about age 4½. Common swaps like “shair” or “tair” for chair, when to see a speech therapist, and practice words. Does my child need speech therapy?https://heysaylo.com/learn/does-my-child-need-speech-therapy2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZSigns a child may benefit from speech therapy, from being hard to understand to sounds that haven’t arrived yet, plus how common speech sound difficulties are and who to ask. How do I get a free speech evaluation for my child?https://heysaylo.com/learn/free-speech-therapy-evaluation2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZIn the US, children can get a speech evaluation at no cost through early intervention (under 3) or the public school system (3 and up). Who to contact, what to say and what to expect. How clear should my child’s speech be?https://heysaylo.com/learn/how-clear-should-my-childs-speech-be2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZHow much of a child’s speech unfamiliar people usually understand at ages 4 to 8, from a 2021 study of 538 US children, and when to ask a speech therapist. My child says “t” instead of Khttps://heysaylo.com/learn/k-sound2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZMost children say K by about age 3. Why kids say “tat” for cat (fronting), when to talk to a speech therapist, and practice words. My child can’t say the L soundhttps://heysaylo.com/learn/l-sound2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZMost children say L by about age 4½. Common swaps like “wion” or “yion” for lion, when to talk to a speech therapist, and practice words. My child can’t say the R soundhttps://heysaylo.com/learn/r-sound2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZMost children say R by about age 5½. Why kids say “wabbit” for “rabbit”, when to talk to a speech therapist, and gentle ways to practise at home. My child has a lisp on the S soundhttps://heysaylo.com/learn/s-sound2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZMost children say S by about age 4. The difference between a frontal and a lateral lisp, when to see a speech therapist, and practice ideas. My child can’t say the SH soundhttps://heysaylo.com/learn/sh-sound2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZMost children say SH by about age 4½. Common swaps like “sue” for shoe, when to talk to a speech therapist, and practice words. How can I help my child’s speech at home?https://heysaylo.com/learn/speech-practice-at-home2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZGentle, evidence-informed ways parents can help a child practise speech sounds at home between speech therapy sessions, and what to avoid. Which speech practice tools actually help kids?https://heysaylo.com/learn/speech-practice-tools-for-kids2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZHow speech practice apps, games, word lists and everyday practice compare for children with speech sound errors, what research says about app practice without a therapist, and questions to ask before choosing a tool. Speech sounds by agehttps://heysaylo.com/learn/speech-sounds-by-age2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZA parent-friendly chart of when most children say the tricky speech sounds, from K at about 3 to TH at about 6½, based on a 2020 review of US studies. Speech or language: what’s the difference?https://heysaylo.com/learn/speech-vs-language2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZThe difference between speech and language in children, what articulation and phonological disorders are, and why the difference matters when you talk to a speech therapist. My child says “f” for the TH soundhttps://heysaylo.com/learn/th-sound2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZTH is the last sound most children learn, around age 6½. Why kids say “fumb” for thumb, when to talk to a speech therapist, and practice words. How can we track speech practice between sessions?https://heysaylo.com/learn/track-speech-practice-between-sessions2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZA simple way for parents and speech therapists to track speech homework between sessions: what to record, how to share it with the SLP, and why effort matters as much as accuracy. What happens at a speech evaluation?https://heysaylo.com/learn/what-happens-at-a-speech-evaluation2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZWhat a speech-language pathologist checks at a child’s speech evaluation, what speech therapy for sound errors looks like, and how parents can help between sessions. My child can’t say the Z soundhttps://heysaylo.com/learn/z-sound2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZMost children say Z by about age 4¾. Why Z often lisps along with S, when to talk to a speech therapist, and practice words.