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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a speech pathologist and if he's not able to produce "r" correctly by now, it's not going to correct itself. PP is right in saying it also most likely will not be addressed by a school speech pathologist unless he's spelling with a "w" or perhaps if it is having an emotional impact on him (he's stopped raising his hand to answer questions because he's embarrassed, etc). For some other sounds, I might say a parent could watch a video and help but for r? Not really. It's extremely complex because you can't see how it is made (all tongue movement takes place within the mouth) and typically takes a while to remediate. An option could be you attend a few speech therapy sessions with the child and have the therapist teach you how to help him. You could also find a place that takes insurance, or look into local universities with speech clinics. Those are typically cheaper and on a sliding scale. [/quote]
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