Speech sound disorder (SSD) encompasses a group of communication disorders in which children have persistent difficulty articulating words or sounds correctly. Speech sound production requires both ...

Roughly 8-9% of young children have a speech sound disorder, which results in difficulties producing speech sounds correctly and often has no known cause, according to the National Institute on ...

Run. Red. World. Pronouncing the “r” sound in these words requires precise control of the tongue. For most children, this happens naturally, but many children struggle with residual speech sound ...