Page 16 - Developmental Speech and Language Norms for Spanish and English

Phonological Development

Syllabic Patterns in English and Spanish

Age 2 Age 3 Age 4 Age 5

Final
S
Consonant
E
Dele on
B = Bilingual Spn/Eng

Medial
S
Consonant E
Dele on
B = Bilingual Spn/Eng

Ini al
S
Consonant E
Dele on B = Bilingual Spn/Eng

Weak
S
Syllable E

Dele on
B = Bilingual Spn/Eng

Cluster
S
Reduc on
E

B = Bilingual Spn/Eng

Each bar indicates the acceptable age range for use of the process found across various studies. Arrows indicate continued use of
the process beyond age 5. Refer to the following chart for more specific age information.

S = Spanish E = English B = Bilingual Spn/Eng
Goldstein and Iglesias, 2006; Grunwell, 1982; Shriberg, 1993
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