Speech Sound Development vs. Phonological Development
Speech Sound Development vs. Phonological Development
Speech Sound Development: refers primarily to the gradual articulation mastery of speech sound forms within a given language.
Describes the childs ability to produce typical, adult-like speech sound patterns
Articulation/Articulators play a huge role in speech sound development as children begin to produce the first 50 words
Resources for Age of Acquisition in Speech Sound Development:
Phonological Development: refers primarily to the acquisition of speech sound form and function within the language system
Begins with prelinguistic stages and expands into the first 50 words
Prelinguistic Stages: stages of development that occur before the first true word
As a child obtains their first 50 words, they should begin the process of phonological development which implies acquisition of speech sound form and function within the language system.
Overview of typical phonology development:
(Bauman-Waengler, 2020)