SLP 522: Therapy for Phonemic Speech Disorders

Focuses on how speech sounds are used to differentiate word meaning.

Focuses on the correct production of speech sounds in isolation.

Therapy targeting a group of similar sounds to promote generalization.

A method using word pairs that differ by one phoneme to highlight contrasts in the child's phonological system.

A therapy approach using minimal pairs, focusing on articulation similarities and phonemic contrasts.

Words that differ by only one sound, like 'cat' and 'hat'.

Words that differ by more than one phoneme, but the vowel context remains the same.

The ability to correctly identify and produce a target sound.

A therapy protocol involving discrimination, repetition, and spontaneous use of the target sound.

The child's ability to use sounds correctly to communicate meaning.

An intervention approach for children with difficulty in vocabulary skills and a phonological disorder, where the target sounds are incorporated into meaningful words and activities.

A therapy method that involves using everyday conversations and stories to address speech sound errors in a natural, engaging context.

Children who are considered late talkers, characterized by a limited vocabulary and delayed language development.

A speech sound disorder where a child has a limited range of vowel sounds, often similar to the babbling stage.

An approach to target vowel errors by using pairs of words with one known and one unknown vowel, helping the child differentiate the sounds.

A therapy strategy for vowel errors that uses pairs of words with two unknown vowels, maximizing the contrast in sound production.

A type of vowel error where a child consistently substitutes one vowel for another.

A speech sound disorder where a child has a wide range of vowel sounds but consistently makes errors in their production.

This approach focuses on contrasting sounds that differ in the most features, aiming to quickly improve the child's phonological system. It's like a "maximum contrast" strategy, where the goal is to learn as much as possible by contrasting the most different elements.

This approach emphasizes selecting target sounds that are complex in terms of their features (place, manner, voicing), promoting overall system change. It focuses more on "what" is targeted, rather than "how" it's done.

This approach tackles multiple sound errors that collapse into one phoneme. It uses minimal pairs and other contrasts to help the child differentiate between these sounds.

This approach focuses on addressing specific phonological processes, often using minimal pairs to help the child differentiate between sounds.

Cycles training is a therapy approach that targets multiple sounds within a specific time period called a "cycle." It aims to stimulate the emergence of target sounds gradually.

Metaphon therapy focuses on developing phonological awareness skills, which involves thinking about the nature of speech sounds. It targets children with idiosyncratic speech patterns.

Phonemic and language problems often occur together in children, with a correlation of 60-80%. This indicates connections and interdependencies between different areas of language development.

Phonological intervention can have a positive impact on other language areas beyond just speech sounds. This shows the interconnectedness of language development.

This approach targets specific grammatical morphemes, like plurals, past tense, and possessives, focusing on how they affect speech sound production.

This refers to the omission of final consonants in words. It can impact grammatical morphemes.

This refers to sounds that are at the beginning of words. It is often targeted in phonological intervention.

This refers to sounds that are at the end of words. It is often targeted in phonological intervention.

This refers to the production of more complex sounds or combinations of sounds within words, like clusters of two or more sounds.

This refers to sounds made in the back of the mouth, like 'k' and 'g', compared to sounds made in the front, like 't' and 'd.'

This refers to the phoneme /s/ and its combinations with other sounds, like /s/ + /l/ or /s/ + /m/ .