Articulation means the movement of the oral cavity combined with voice and resonance to produce a word. Pronunciation errors produced in a word, phrase, or sentence when a child speaks are referred to as articulatory errors. The child can have minimum errors or unintelligible speech. The most common forms of errors are switching or leaving out the sounds of a word for example saying log for dog or ‘buhet’ for ‘bucket’.

A speech therapist will assess the child to find out whether the problem lies in the structure or the function of the oral cavity. Based on the assessment findings the therapist will formulate a therapy plan involving evidence-based practice.

Some errors are common as they are a part of the child's phonological development. When the errors persist beyond a certain age it is considered as a phonological impairment.

A speech therapist will determine whether it is a normal process or not, through assessment, and provide a relevant therapy plan involving evidence-based practice.