Cleft Palate

Question 1

what kind of articulation disorder is CP?

Answer 1

ORGANIC

Question 2

cleft palate VS. cleft lip

Answer 2

CP affects intelligibility more than CL

• CP repair occurs by 2 years
• CL repair occurs by 3 months (for breast feeding)

Question 3

CP results in problems with

Answer 3

resonance and articulation because it is difficult to build up pressure to produce fricatives, afficates, and plosive sounds

Question 4

3 main goals of CP therapy

Answer 4

1) light articulatory contact
2) correct artic placement
3) greater mouth opening (allows more air to flow through mouth vs nose)