PCSD 201 - Intro to Communication : Chapter 9: Speech Sound Disorders in Children

Longwood University - PCSD 201 Class. Quiz 3 Study Guide

Speech Sound Disorder

an impairment of an individual’s sound system that results in a significant problem with speech sound production, causing it to differ from age-and culturally based expectations

Different types of phonemes and phoneme acquisition by children

Allophone

two variations of one phoneme

coarticulation

refers to the way sounds overlap during articulation, causing articulatory characteristics of phonemes to vary according to context

phonological disorder

speech production impairments characterized by distortions, substitutions, and omissions of speech sounds

cognate

pairs of sounds that are identical in place and manner but differ in voicing

dialect

a speech and language variation that is characteristic to a group of speakers from a particular region within a country

assimilation

refers to the way the features of one sound take on the features of neighboring sounds

phoneme collapse

International Phonetic Alphabet

a phonetic alphabet that includes symbols to represent the sounds in all natural languages of the world

Characteristics of pronunciation of consonants and vowels

3 articulatory features of consonants

place of production, manner of production, and voicing

4 articulatory features of vowels

Diagnostic speech assessment

oral mechanism screening

diadochokinetic rate

stimulability

hearing screening

phonological pattern tests

phonological awareness

characteristics of phonological disorders or unknown origin

Treatment approaches

contrastive approach

Goals and targets for intervention

Pronunciation of vowels

tongue height, tongue advancement, roundness, tension