The sound crew
Meet the sound crew
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A character for every tricky sound
Every sound children often find tricky gets a hand-painted character, so practising a sound can feel like making friends with it. Each one links to a parent guide with when most children say that sound and when to ask a speech therapist.
R, /r/ as in “red”. Most children say it by about 5½. R sound guide · PNG 
S, /s/ as in “sun”. Most children say it by about 4¼. S sound guide · PNG 
Z, /z/ as in “zoo”. Most children say it by about 4¾. Z sound guide · PNG 
SH, /ʃ/ as in “shoe”. Most children say it by about 4½. SH sound guide · PNG 
CH, /tʃ/ as in “chair”. Most children say it by about 4½. CH sound guide · PNG 
TH, /θ/ as in “thumb”. Most children say it by about 6½. TH sound guide · PNG 
L, /l/ as in “lion”. Most children say it by about 4½. L sound guide · PNG 
K, /k/ as in “kite”. Most children say it by about 3. K sound guide · PNG
The crew are illustrations for Saylo’s parent guides and app. Ages are the 90% criterion from Crowe & McLeod (2020): see speech sounds by age.