Phonological Disorders

Question 1

Phonological disorder

Answer 1

ASHA defines phonological disorders as impaired comprehension of the sound system of a language and the rules that govern the sound combinations

Question 2

Morphology

Answer 2

Final consonant deletion / suffix omission

Affects inflection essential to syntax

Will effect reading comprehension

May effect oral comprehension

Question 3

Phonemic inventory

Answer 3

The repertoire of phonemes used contrastively by an individual

Question 4

To treat or not to treat phonological disorders?

Answer 4

• Varies by setting

• if certain phonological processes are retained past a certain age it becomes a disorder

• speech intelligibility is always considered

• like articulation disorders, in a school setting, the student must have 2 or more phonological processes leading to an adverse effect on academic progress : in the private sector, 1 phonological process can qualify.