If the child has no problem communicating in his native language, does not show any problems with hearing and articulating sounds at the level of clarity expected at his age, if there are no developmental issues, then there is no need for speech therapy.
Even if it is a child who is native English, at age 5 it is still OK to have pronunciation issues with certain sounds. I don't have the chart at hand, but I do remember there were some consonants where correct pronunciation was not expected until age 7 or 8 (for boys).
Speech therapists are not ESL teachers. They are not trained to teach English as a second language, or interact with a child whose language is not English. It could be frustrating for both parties, and a total waste of resources.
I suggest to take him to playgrounds, playgroups, community events for children as much as possible, since he is only starting school next year. Let him interact with other children, but do support him. He will be fine, he will be able to learn English fluently very quickly. His learning will speed up even more, once he starts school.
Katalin
[Edited at 2010-07-12 02:55 GMT]
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Mohd shadab India Local time: 02:20 Member (2008) English to Tamil + ...
Same situation with my kid.
Jul 12, 2010
As I am based in India, but would like my kid to speak fluently in English. Please do suggest something if you can.
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Ulrike H Germany Local time: 22:50 English to German + ...
Just another example...
Jul 12, 2010
My dad's neighbours are from Canada, and their daughter is just about your son's age. Her mother speaks very little German, and while her father speaks German well, he also only speaks English to his daughter. So for a while the girl spoke only English - but once she started going to daycare (I think she was about three years old), she picked up German very quickly, and speaks it now just as well as any German kid... She had heard some German before, of course, since she plays a lot with my little brother and her parents have some other German friends too, but her parents never did anything like speaking to her in German or getting a tutor - and she learned German quickly anyway...
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