To many children they have trouble pronouncing the letter r, especially when they have not yet reached the age of five, age at which it is considered that the little ones should be able to articulate the consonants properly. Some of them are perhaps a little more difficult and offer a greater degree of difficulty, so it may be convenient to visit the specialist.
It is not the first case we know, but the son of a couple of friends who is almost 5 years old, still does not pronounce this consonant well and after consulting the pediatrician, the recommendation has been the usual one, which goes to the speech therapist. This child language specialist explained that the consonants r, d and z are usually the ones that offer the most complications in children's language.
Language defects are usually corrected on their own when children acquire a better hearing ability, since it is more accurate they can be applied to language. It is very important that children pronounce properly when they reach 5 years of age, this is the moment when they begin to learn to read and so that they can recognize this letter in reading, their proper pronunciation is almost mandatory, otherwise the Reading will be more incomprehensible resulting in several errors. The problem of the bad pronunciation of the consonant r is called "rotacismo" and it is due to the bad placement of the tongue that, next to the air that blows does not originate the suitable sound.
There are cases in which children of 8 years still do not pronounce some letters well, the most curious thing is the answer that some parents give you when you ask them about the pronunciation of the child. Instead of having gone to the speech therapist they say they will learn it, without realizing how much this poor pronunciation can affect them. In addition, the problem can be generated by the lingual or labial frenulum, so it is necessary to go to the specialist who will certify what the cause may be.
