Speech Sound Disorders

(updated May 12, 2020)

FANTASTIC INFORMATION Children's Speech Sound Disorders by Caroline Bowen This article provides excellent information about "classification, nature and treatment of" speech sound disorders. Copyright � 2011 Caroline Bowen All rights reserved. Article must be cited as Bowen, C. (2011). Children's speech sound disorders. Retrieved from http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/ on May 14, 2020.

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- Qualifying for speech therapy services does not necessarily depend solely on "academic performance". A letter from the Department of Education in 1980 and a second letter in 2007 clearly state that children can qualify for services with no impact on academics - "educational performance" cannot be limited to showing of discrepancies in age/grade performance in academic subject-matter area. If their communication disorder impacts oral participation in class, social or emotional development or even potential employment opportunities, they can be served.
- Ana Paula Mumy developed a Teacher Questionnaire: Nonacademic Adverse Effect of Speech Impairment on Educational Performance for students who have articulation disorders.
- Developmental Reading Assessment information for using the DRA for children with stuttering or speech sound disordersQualifying individuals for therapy services for speech sound disorders
The go-to site for information about speech sound disorders is the long-standing speech-language-therapy dot com site developed by Caroline Bowen, PhD., Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist from Australia, ASHA Fellow, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, a Member of the Order of Australia: "For significant service to speech pathology and clinical linguistics as a therapist" and published author. It is the first place to explore and has incredible resources that are freely available. Explore the entire site, but be sure to spend time exploring the LINKS: The Speech-Language Pathology "START PAGE" and RESOURCES INDEX which are both loaded with treasures, including for Speech Sound Disorders.
The materials below are developed by other individuals and are free on open web
- Assessment/Treatment approaches
  - Screening materials
    - Three Standard Reading Passages for speech screening.
    - Five Standard Reading Passages testing speaking skills - The Rainbow Passage, Comma Gets a Cure (A Diagnostic Passage for Accent Study), The North Wind and the Sun, Arthur the Young Rat, and The Grandfather Passage.
  - Decision Tree for helping to decide treatment approach for speech sound disorders, by Peter Flipsen (http://web.archive.org/web/20061111214007/http://speech-language-therapy.com/tree.pdf).
  - Articulation Differences and Disorders Manual (http://www.thinkspeaksuccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Articulation-Differences-and-Disorders-Manual.pdf) has assessment and intervention information and materials, including approaches to teaching individual sounds, 67 page PDF
- General sites - variety of sounds
  - How sounds are made
    - Eric Johnson's IPA Charts - hear how all phonetic symbols are pronounced.
    - The Sounds of English and the International Phonetic Alphabet with all the sound used in the English language. (soundsofspeech.uiowa.edu/english/english.html)
    - Interactive Sagittal Section by Daniel Currie Hall, "displays mid-sagittal sections and IPA transcriptions for user-specified articulations." Can be used to demonstrate place of articulation. (http://smu-facweb.smu.ca/~s0949176/sammy/). There is an Older version which does not require java.
    - Pam Marshalla's videos demonstrating Place Cues for Consonants including Consonant Practice and Vowels including Vowel Practice
  - Strategies for Articulation Intervention by Ana Paula Mumy, M.S., CCC-SLP is a commercial project, but the site has many excellent Free files labeled "Materials & More!"
  - QUIA (www.quia.com/topics.html) - check especially early learning and speech
    - articulation games (www.quia.com/pages/havemorefun.html) by Tracy Gefroh Boyd
    - Speechers are Great Teachers (www.quia.com/pages/speechersclass.html) by Lonn Swanson
    - Speech-Language online games! by Pamela Bordas. (www.quia.com/pages/pbordashome.html)
    - Articulation and Phonology Games by Lonn Swanson
  - Articulation activities (www.speechtx.com/articulation.htm) from Jennifer Mitchell.
  - Page of links to free materials from Mommy Speech Therapy - for personal/therapy use, has colorful picture pages of frequently misarticulated speech sounds and more (http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?p=1991)
  - Free Articulation Therapy Worksheets
  - words lists for articulation practice (http://web.archive.org/web/20061004045815/http://staff.wssd.k12.pa.us/mdimarco/soundpage.html)
  - "Books, Stories, and Games That Reinforce Speech Sound Targets" (http://crokebeck.tripod.com/articbks.htm/homepage.html) lists several valuable resources
    - Speech Sounds: Suggested Activities
  - My Speech Web (http://web.archive.org/web/20170829234243/http://www.speechtherapygames.com/freebies/spiderweb.pdf)
  - Articulation Therapy Ideas (www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/therapy/articrx.html) from the Grndrnds archive
  - Phonology homework ideas and worksheets. (web.archive.org/web/20130421103244/http://www.preschoolfun.com/pages/speech.htm).
  - Hodson's Listening Lists for auditory bombardment.
  - Carryover Activities For Speech Sound Production Practice (members.tripod.com/crokebeck/articcar.htm)
  - Suggestions of Books, Stories and Games that Reinforce Speech Sound Targets (http://crokebeck.tripod.com/articbks.htm/homepage.html)
- Approaches/materials related to specific sounds
  - The /r/ Sound
    - A Collection of Approaches to the "R" Sound (www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/therapy/rtherapy.html)
    - Bossy R Word Family Sets (http://www.carlscorner.us.com/BossyRWordFamilies.htm)
  - The /s/ Sound
    - A Collection of Approaches to the "S" Sound (www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/therapy/stherapy.html)
    - Lisping - When /s/ and /z/ are hard to say by Caroline Bowen ( Retrieved from http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/ on Feb. 14, 2018)
  - The /l/ Sound
    - Oh No - activity for /l/ (http://www.tobogganhill.com/SLP_blog/Oh_no2.pdf)
  - Working on Specific Speech Sounds from Help For Kids (http://web.archive.org/web/20080129075930/http://www.helpforkidspeech.org/)
    - D Sound
    - F Sound
    - G Sound
    - H Sound
    - K Sound
    - M Sound
    - P Sound
    - Z Sound
    - W Sound
  - Worksheets for various sounds from Mommy Speech Therapy (http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?page_id=55)
  - Download/Print Free Speech Articulation Materials(http://testyyettrying.blogspot.com/p/downloadprint-free-speech-articulation.html) - very nice worksheets for various sounds!
  - Targeted Word Lists for Speech Therapy Practice (http://www.home-speech-home.com/speech-therapy-word-lists.html) for articulation, phonology, from HomeSpeechHome.com
- Useful lists of minimal pairs
  - 3800 minimal pairs (http://www.home-speech-home.com/minimal-pairs.html)
  - Worksheet: Contrasts; Minimal Pairs; Near Minimal Pairs (http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13:contrasts&catid=9:resources&Itemid=117) by Caroline Bowen PhD
  - Word Lists of Minimal Pair words (http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:mp2&catid=9:resources&Itemid=108) by Caroline Bowen
  - Minimal pairs - vowels and consonants (https://minimal-pairs.000webhostapp.com/minimal.html) by John Higgins
- Davene Fahy's freely-available book Charlie Who Couldn't Say His Name