SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS Flashcards
Allophones
Variations of phonemes
Example: /p/ can be produced with or
without aspiration
Phoneme categorization
Vowel
Consonant
Distinctive features can be used to
describe vowels and consonants
Classification of Consonants
Classification of consonants by place,
manner and voice.
Can be:
Bilabial, labiodental, interdental,
alveolar, linguadental, palatal, velar,
glottal
Voiced or Voiceless
Obstruents: Stops, fricatives,
affricates
Resonants: Nasals, approximants
Approximants: Glides or liquids
Obstruents:
: Stops, fricatives,
affricates
Resonants
Nasals, approximants
Approximants: Glides or liquids
Classification of vowels
Classification of vowels by tongue and lip
position and tension
Part of Tongue Elevated
Front, Center, Back
Tongue Height
High, Mid, Low
Amount of Tension
Tense, Lax
Lips retracted or rounded
Dipthongs
Two vowels spoken in close proximity
Speech-Sound Development
Pre-Speech
Disappearance of reflexive sounds
Crying gets infant to use airflow across the vocal folds
Noncrying vocalizations with feeding or interaction
2-months: Gooing/cooing
3-months: Vocalize in response to others
5-months: Imitate pitch, babbling
6-7 months: Reduplicated babbling
8-12 months: Echolalic stage
Variegated babbling
Jargon
Phonetically consistent forms
Toddler Speech
Toddler Speech
First Word around 12-months
Phonological Processes
Example: Final Consonant Deletion
Multisyllable words may be reduced
Consonant blends may be shortened
Sound Substitutions
PreSchool Speech
PreSchool Speech
Most phonological processes disappear
by 4
Consonant blends continue to develop
Phoneme acquisition gradual
Children with phonological difficulties
Continue with phonological processes
Children with neuromuscular disorders,
sensory deficits, perceptual problems,
poor learning skills
Difficulty acquiring all phonemes
School-Age Speech
Early elementary-resembles adult
phonology
Morphophonemic contrasts
5 years-difficulty with some
consonants and blends
6-years-have acquired most speech
sounds
8-years-Acquired consonant blends
Articulation
Phone
Motor-based
Deficit refers to
difficulties in
motor production
aspects of speech
Errors are
typically
consistent
Phonology
Phonology
Phoneme
Language-based
Deficit refers
impaired system
of phonemes/
phonemic
patterns
Errors are
typically
inconsistent
Phonological Impairments
Phonological Impairments
Conceptualization of language rules;
open syllable vs closed syllable
Articulation impairments
Articulation impairments
Production
Substitutions
Omission
Addition
Distortion
May have disorders of both phonology
and articulation
Functional-
-a pattern of speech errors
in the absence of any observable
physical abnormality
Organic
attributed to physical
conditions i.e. cleft palate
Associated Disordered and
Related Causes
Correlates/related factors
Developmental impairments in
children
Language impairments
Hearing Impairments
Neuromuscular Disorders
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Structural Functional Abnormalities
Developmental Impairments in children
Delay-not producing age-appropriate
phonemes
Disordered
-Idiosyncratic in phoneme use
Phonological Impairments
-Average age of diagnosis is 4 years, 2
months
Speech therapy can correct errors more
quickly
Errors may have a negative impact
Disordered
-Idiosyncratic in phoneme use
Phonological Impairments
-Average age of diagnosis is 4 years, 2
months
Speech therapy can correct errors more
quickly
Errors may have a negative impact
Language Impairments
Complex syllable structures are challenging
-Speech-sound errors may resolve
-Phonological errors may affect morphology
-Speech-sound errors increase with sentence
complexity
-Phonological errors affect reading and
writing
-May have poor phonological awareness
skills
Hearing Impairments
-Intelligibility decreases with more
severe hearing loss
-Frequent Otitis Media is a risk factor
-Congenital Hearing Loss leads to
more severely affected speech
-Speech deteriorates over time for
those who are profoundly deaf
Hearing aids and training can help
SPEECH PERCEPTION AND
AUDITION
Normal audition is crucial
Phonological disorders vary
depending on
the type and severity of the
hearing loss
age of hearing loss
Age at which intervention
begins
Ability to utilize residual
hearing
CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA
Infection of the middle ear often
accompanied by fluid
Results in a conductive hearing loss
33% chance of speech delay for a 3
year old child with a history of OME
Difficulty with producing final
consonants
Impairment of plural endings
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
Surgically implanted devices designed
to provide electrical stimulation to the
auditory nerve through the cochlea
which permits the perception of sound
Dysarthrias
Spastic: Slow rate, imprecise
articulation, harsh voice, hypernasality,
prosodic abnormalities
Speech Training or AAC
Some with CP have normal intelligence
May have accompanying deficits
Motor functioning may deteriorate over
time.
Spastic
Slow rate, imprecise
articulation, harsh voice, hypernasality,
prosodic abnormalities