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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, my ten year old stepson cannot say the "r" sound.  It was cute when he was little. As he got older, I flagged it for DH. I don't know if he thought his ex was going to do something about it or what. Anyway, it seems really late to do something about it now, but I'm willing to nudge DH again if there is a possibility speech therapy can help him. Anyone have any experience with a tween who can't pronounce R's? Any chance he will outgrow it? (I think DH and exW think he will outgrow it and that is why they haven't done anything about it). [/quote] This should have been caught years ago. It is one the last sounds that kids learn so in K and sometimes in first speech therapists will overlook it. However he should definitely be receiving services at age 10. Even if the parents weren't concerned his teachers should have been. [/quote]

Speech therapists are not monitoring all kids in the school, they only work with who has an IEP. And if the /r/ sound doesn't affect spelling the teachers wouldn't be referring him. Services in an educational model are for kids who can't access the curriculum and this child does not seem to be having an academic issue due to speech. Which means the responsibility falls to the parent.[/quote] No one suggested that the ST monitors all kids. If the teacher flags an issue they parents could have looked into getting an IEP early on. I have the feeling mom just dropped the ball. Perhaps it was around the time of the divorce - we really don't know the whole story here. In any event the kid needs to have support to overcome his issue. [/quote]

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