The Development of “articulation skills”

Development of articulation skills beginning at birth.
http://www.playingwithwords365.com/2011/09/speech-articulation-development-whats-normal-what-isnt/  

“Believe it or not, children begin to develop these skills starting at BIRTH! I know I know, babies are not born talking…but they are born listening and listening is the first step in learning how to produce speech sounds, which in turn will turn into meaningful words, phrases and sentences! If I remember correctly (I’ll go find the study and link it back here) children learn the sounds of their native language by NINE MONTHS OF AGE!”

Growing more and more “articulate”

http://www.eps.n-cook.k12.il.us/epsweb/rosenberg/site/articulation.html 
“Children develop the ability to produce speech sounds at different rates. For example, research shows that two year olds are 50-75% intelligible, while three-year olds are 75-100% intelligible. That means it’s normal if a 3-year old talks, and you only understand 3/4 of what he/she says…..”

Progressing from oral to written sounds

Learning “sounds” progresses from oral to written language with the development of phonics, an essential skill in learning to read.  Here are links that addresses the relevant phonological/phonemic awareness and phonics/decoding skills.

Phonological/phonemic awareness skills

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/top-10-resources-phonological-and-phonemic-awareness

Phonics instruction helps children learn the relationships between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language.

http://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/phonics-and-decoding