Single Sound Errors
A child says “wabbit” for “rabbit.”
What is Articulation? - trouble making /r/ correctly.
A child says “ca_” for “cat” (drops last sound).
What is Phonology? - Final consonant deletion.
True or False: Practicing one sound at a time (like /s/) fits best with articulation therapy.
True
A child has trouble with just /r/. Is this articulation or phonology?
Articulation
A child has a lisp and says “thun” for “sun.”
What is Articulation? - difficulty physically producing /s/.
A child always replaces /k/ with /t/, saying “tat” for “cat.”
What is Phonology? - fronting error pattern.
True or False: Minimal pairs (tea vs. key) are best for articulation therapy.
False - they are best for phonology.
A child drops last sounds in many words. Is this articulation or phonology?
Phonology
A child can say /s/ in “bus” but not in “sun.”
What is Articulation? - inconsistent production of one sound.
A child says “pane” for “plane.”
What is Phonology? - cluster reduction (drops one sound in a blend).
Which therapy uses word patterns instead of isolated sounds?
Phonology therapy.
A child has difficulty with both /s/ and stopping patterns. Which is it?
Both - Articulation + Phonology.
A child substitutes /t/ for /k/ in just one word (“tandy” for “candy”).
What is Articulation? - specific single sound substitution
A child replaces /s/ with /t/ in many words (“tun” for “sun,” “toap” for “soap”).
What is Phonology? - stopping pattern.
A child has one tricky sound, /r/. Should a caregiver practice minimal pairs or single words?
Single words - articulation therapy.
Which disorder is about how the mouth moves?
Articulation.
A child struggles with /l/, saying “yake” for “lake.”
What is Articulation? - difficulty producing the /l/ sound.
A child simplifies multisyllable words: “nana” for “banana.”
What is Phonology? - syllable reduction.
A child is highly unintelligible and drops many sounds. Which approach is best?
Phonology (Cycles Approach).
Which disorder is about how the brain organizes sounds?
Phonology