SPEECH GOAL LIST

The child is expected…

1 year old
• To be able to elevate tongue tip
• To be able to increase lip control
• To be able to produce repetitive syllables.
• To be able to produce words with CV, VC, CVCV reduplicated and CVCV word pattern.

2 years old
• To be able to produce /w/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /m/ in initial and medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /n/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /h/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /b/ in initial and medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /p/ in initial and medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /d/ in initial and medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to partially dissolve reduplication.

3 years old
• To be able to produce /w/ in medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /m/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /n/ in medial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /g/ in initial and medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /k/ in initial and medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /f/ in initial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /t/ in initial in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce all vowels in IMF position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce all dipthongs in IMF positions in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /ngk/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to completely dissolve final consonant deletion.
• To be able to completely dissolve consonant harmony.
• To be able to completely dissolve stopping of /f/.
• To be able to partially dissolve stopping of /v/.
• To be able to partially dissolve stopping of /z/.
• To be able to completely dissolve stopping of /s/.
• To be able to partially dissolve fronting of /k, g & ŋ/.
• To be able to completely dissolve context-sensitive voicing.

4 years old
• To be able to produce /j/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /ŋ/ in medial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /r/ in medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /l/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /mp/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /ʤ/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /f/ in medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /s/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rk/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /ks/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /pt/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rm/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /mr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /nr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /pr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
 • To be able to produce the consonant blend /kr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /br/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /dr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /gr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sm/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /lp/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rt/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /ft/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /lt/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /fr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /mpt/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /mps/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /pl/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /pr/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /tr/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /tw/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /kl/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /kr/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /kw/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /bl/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /br/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /dr/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /gl/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sm/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sp/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /st/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to completely dissolve weak syllable deletion.
• To be able to completely dissolve cluster reduction.
• To be able to partially dissolve stopping of /ʃ/.
• To be able to partially dissolve stopping of /ʧ & ʤ/.

5 years old
• To be able to produce /d/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /r/ in initial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /l/ in medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /b/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /ʧ/ in medial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /ʃ/ in initial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /ɵ/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /gr/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /fr/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /str/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /fl/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rp/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /lb/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rd/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rf/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rn/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /ʃr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /mbr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /lf/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to partially dissolve stopping of /δ/.
• To be able to partially dissolve gliding of /r/ to /w/.
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6 years old
 • To be able to produce /l/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /g/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /t/ in medial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /ʧ/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /fl/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /δ/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /ɵ/ in medial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /ʃ/ in medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /lk/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rb/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rg/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rth/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /nt/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /nd/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /ɵr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /pl/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /kl/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /bl/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /gl/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /fl/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sl/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /skw/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /str/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rst/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /ngkl/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /nggl/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rʤ/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /ntδ/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /rʧ/ in final position in syllable and word level.

7 years old
• To be able to produce /v/ in initial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /z/ in initial and medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /s/ in initial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sk/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sl/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /st/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sn/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /δr/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /ʃr/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sl/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sw/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /skr/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /spl/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /spr/ in initial and syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /lz/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /zm/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /lδ/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sk/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /st/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /skr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /kst/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /ʤd/ in final position in syllable and word level.

8 years old
 • To be able to produce /ʤ/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /v/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /δ/ in medial position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce /z/ in medial and final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /kt/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /tr/ in final position in syllable and word level.
• To be able to produce the consonant blend /sp/ in final position in syllable and word level.

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