when should my child have all their speech sounds?

I recently had a parent ask me, "what age should my child have ALL their speech sounds accurate?" 

Speech sound acquisition doesn't happen all at once, consonant speech sounds start to develop from the time your child starts babbling up until 6 years of age. The age of mastery for each sound varies from person to person, but research from McLeod and Crowe (2018), gives us the age that MOST (not all) children will have mastered each consonant speech sound.  

The above visual gives a quick overview of when one would expect each speech sound to be mastered. This may help identify if your child's development is age appropriate, ahead or delayed.

Express Yourself Speech Therapy offers a free 20 minute phone consultation for Australian residents who have concerns about their child’s communication development.