Phonology Disorder Therapy
Every language has rules about how sounds can be combined to make words. Phonological disorders arise when an individual has trouble with the specific sound rules of a language and develops unique patterns of their own. For example, the child may have their own rule for sounds produced at the back of the mouth and instead may make them at the front of the mouth. For example, the child may say “tup” instead of “cup” or “go” instead of “doe” – the child is following the rule that when they hear a sound at the back of their mouth, they make the sound at the front of their mouth.
Examples of processes that can occur as part of a phonological disorder include:
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Final consonant deletion (when all end sounds of words are omitted – “dog” becomes “daw”);
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Fronting (when sounds made at the back of the mouth are made at the front of the mouth – “cup” becomes “tup”)
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Stopping (where sounds that require a continuous flow of air are stopped – “zipper” becomes “tipper”)
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Gliding (when sounds like /l/ and /r/ are replaced with a /w/ or /y/ - lips become “yips” or “red” becomes “wed”)
Contact us so that our speech therapists can help you overcome your phonology disorder.
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