Speech Sound Disorders
Speech Sound Disorders
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Speech sound disorders is an umbrella term referring to any difficulty or combination of difficulties with perception, motor production, or phonological representation of speech sounds and speech segments—including phonotactic rules governing permissible speech sound sequences in a language.
Speech sound disorders can be organic or functional in nature. Organic speech sound disorders result from an underlying motor/neurological, structural, or sensory/perceptual cause. Functional speech sound disorders are idiopathic—they have no known cause. See figure below:
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The majority of speech sound disorders observed in a school-based setting are based on articulation or phonological difficulties. Treatment is also provided for organic speech sound disorders that may impact the child's ability to successfully communicate in school to demonstrate knowledge or speak with peers effectively, as well as improve the child's ability to perform classroom activities such as oral presentations, participating in class by asking or answering questions, and by self-advocating.
What can I do?
What can I do?
There are several aspects of speech development and ways a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) may approach therapy to work on the development of speech sounds. Below you will find activity ideas to assist in enhancing articulation, phonology and overall speech production skills and providing opportunities to practice at home.
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