when should the r sound be mastered
Did you know that the R sound is one of the most commonly used sounds in English? No wonder that pesky sound (or lack of it) keeps getting messed up in childrenâs speech. The R sound is typically one of the last sounds to be mastered by children, often not maturing until ages 6 or 7. Thatâs just one of the reasons it has the persistency to remain incorrect in a childâs speech. Since the sound is later-developing, one of the common misconceptions is to do nothing: âOh, just wait.