Is initial consonant deletion normal?

Is initial consonant deletion normal?

Initial Consonant Deletion It does occur in typical development in first language learners of French, Finnish, possibly Hebrew, and a handful of other languages. When it occurs in English, it alerts us to the possibility of moderate and severe SSD.

At what age should phonological processes disappear?

Your child should no longer stop their sounds after the age of 3 for /F/ & /S/, age 3.5 for /V/ & /Z/, age 4.5 for /CH/, /SH/ & /J/ and age 5 for /TH/.

How do you target initial consonant deletion?

If the child is struggling, try these tips:

1. Focus on one initial consonant at a time.
2. Focus on a few highly preferred functional words.
3. Go back to more listening activities.
4. Over-exaggerate initial sounds in conversational speech.
5. Try non-sense words like sound-effects and animal noises to elicit initial consonants.

Why does final consonant deletion happen?

This type of error is called fronting. It occurs when sounds normally produced with the tongue positioned at the back of the mouth (e.g. k, g and sh) are instead produced with the tongue positioned towards the front of the mouth (e.g. like t, d, and s).

How do you teach a final consonant deletion to preschool?

Here are the steps:

1. Step One: Listening. The first thing you will need to do is help the child hear the difference between words that have final consonants and words that do not.
2. Step Two: Speaking Single Words.
3. Step Three: Words in Sentences.
4. Step Four: Conversational Speech.

How do you target a consonant deletion?

When targeting final consonant deletion, you want to start with a handful of single syllable target words. We want our students to get a high number of ACCURATE trials. So, we need to provide them with the most facilitative context. For that reason, stay away from multisyllabic words.

How to help a child with initial consonant deletion?

If the child is struggling, try these tips: Focus on one initial consonant at a time Focus on a few highly preferred functional words Go back to more listening activities Over-exaggerate initial sounds in conversational speech Try non-sense words like sound-effects and animal noises to elicit initial consonants

How many consonant sounds should a 2 year old use?

By 2 a child should use at least 3 to 4 different consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. By 3 a child should have a large repertoire of initial consonants. This is atypical phonological development and should be targeted even in very young children.

How many vowel sounds can a child make?

Child produces 3 to 6 different consonant sounds with each child having a little different consonant inventory. By 24 months Initial Sounds – /p, b, m, t, n, d, h, k, g/ Final Sounds – /p, m, n/ Produces Most Vowel Sounds Correctly and at least 6-8 different consonant sounds. By 28 months Initial Sounds /d, f, and y/

What does limited consonant sound use in speech mean?

(Photo Articulation Test, 1969, Pendergast et al, and Stoel-Gammon, 1985.) Limited consonant sound use results in unintelligible speech and often indicates a motor speech disorder (apraxia) or phonological disorder.