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The following framework for Speech Sound Milestones was compiled from the Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation 2nd Edition.

2 yrs

TWO YEARS

Beginning position of words:
- B (ball)
- D (dog)
- H (hat)
- M (ma)
- N (no)
- P (pa)

Middle position of words:
- B (oboe)
- M (Emma)
- N (any)

The end of words:
- M (ham)
- P (hop)

THREE YEARS

3 yrs

Beginning position of words:
- F (four)
- G (go)
- K (car)
- T (two)
- W (wet)

Middle position of words:
- F (puffy)
- G (Eggo)
- K (yucky)
- “-ng” (Wringly)
- P (apart)
- T (auto)

At the end of words:
- B (cab)
- D (hide)
- G (egg)
- K (lick)
- N (hen)
- T (hot)

4 yrs

FOUR YEARS

Beginning position of words:
- “kw-“ (quick)

Middle position of words:
- D (Eddie)

At the end of words:
- F (laugh)

FIVE YEARS

5 yrs

Beginning position of words:
- “ch-” (chin)
- “j-” (jump)
- L (long)
- S (soap)
- “sh-” (shoe)
- “y-” (yam)
- “bl-“ (black)

Middle position of words:
- “ch-“ (teacher)
- “j” (banjo)
- L (yellow)
- S (pencil)
- “sh-“ (washer)
- Z (daisy)

At the end of words:
- L (ball)
- “-ng” (wing)
- “-ch“ (watch)
- “j” (cage)
- S (boss)
- “sh-“ (wash)
- R (car)
- V (move)
- Z (buzz)

SIX YEARS

6 yrs

Beginning position of words:
- R (run)
- V (very)
- “br-“ (brown)
- “dr-“ (drive)
- “fl-“ (flower)
- “fr-“ (frown)
- “gl-“ (glow)
- “gr-“ (green)
- “kl-“ (clown)
- “kr-“ (crayon)
- “pl-“ (play)
- “st-“ (stop)
- “tr-“ (train)

Middle position of words:
- R (earring)
- V (oval)

The beginning position of words:
- Z (zip)
- “sl-“ (slay)
- “sp-“ (spot)
- “sw-“ (swim)
- “th-”(this)

The middle position of words:
- “th-“ (nothing)

At the end of words:
- “th-“ (bath)

7 yrs

SEVEN YEARS

BACK TO MILESTONES

R. Goldman, M. Fristoe, and K. T. Williams, Goldman Fristoe 2: test of articulation: manual, 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN: Pearson, 2000.

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