Please refer to the phonological processes chart from the American-Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) here: If your child is “highly” unintelligible due to an excessive use of phonological processes that are typical for development, then it is likely a phonological disorder. Eastman)ģ ) Draw attention to your mouth while speaking and use cues to your mouth so that the child can follow your cues for correct speech production on the targeted sounds.

(For example, if the sound is /g/, try “Go Dog GO!” by P.D. Find books from your local library that have repetitive words with the appropriate speech sounds to target. If your child is producing some speech sound errors beyond what is typical for their developmental age, and are considered “mildy” unintelligible, it is likely an articulation disorder.Īrticulation Disorder- strategies for home carryoverġ) Practice your child’s speech sound being targeted in therapy in a mirror!Ģ ) Practice your child’s speech sound in a book! This will increase their awareness of the targeted sound. Don’t let the long names or the word “disorder” intimidate you! These are simply referring to the intelligibility (or clarity) of your child’s speech and can be remediated by a speech-language pathologist. If you and others are having a difficulty time understanding what your child is saying and they are demonstrating speech sound errors, your child likely has an articulation or phonological disorder.

Phonological processes chart asha