

Further the sensitivity of the software was tested on children with. The index card lists the order of the phonological processes throughout the deck and their specific card numbers for easy retrieval and organization. The test tool provides quantified list of phonological processes in each child tested. All phonological processes corresponding to primary patterns are addressed:Ī selected number of phonological processes targeting secondary processes are also included for subsequent cycles including:Īdditional quick reference cards give the therapist a brief overview of the cycles approach and a detailed list of the phonological processes, their typical ages of elimination, and whether the process is a primary or secondary pattern. If a student completes one card four times during a therapy session, he/she will have approximately 100 trials for that session. Source: How English Works by Anne Curzan and Michael Adams, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education Inc.This collection of 50 double-sided cards presents three photographs with four repetitions on each side prompting 24 repetitions per card. I believe the same rule applies to speech. When I write fast, my handwriting becomes sloppy in my attempt to get down all of the information in my head. Being able to delete certain letters to make words easier to pronounce as one-syllable structures is useful. To pronounce every consonant and vowel, in every single word, would be tiring and time consuming. I think deletion is more important and more pertinent in my own life. This usually happens before a stressed vowel and before and unstressed vowel where the sound is pronounced with articulation resembling a flap. Flapping is a phonological process of weakening whereby the voiceless alveolar stop consonant phoneme /t/ is pronounced as a voiced alveolar flap, like in the word kitty. Weakening (or Lenition) – phonological process in which a sound becomes weakerĮx. Aspiration is where voiceless stops become aspirated when they occur at the beginning of a stressed syllable. Strengthening (or Fortition) – phonological process in which a sound is made strongerĮx. Two historical examples include Old English ( brid and aks) becoming Modern English ( bird and ask).Ħ. To make words easier to pronounce and understand, letters are switched. Metathesis – phonological process in which sounds switch places in the phonemic structure of a wordĮx. Police becomes “plice”, and friendship is said as “frienship”.ĥ. Different Types of Phonological Processes. Definition and Explanation of Phonological Processes.

Vowels can be deleted to make one-syllable words that are easier to pronounce in a fast manner. I previously wrote a blog about Articulation Disorders and Therapy, and while writing that blog, I thought it would also be beneficial to touch on Phonological Disorders/Processes. Deletion (or Elision) – phonological process in which speech sounds disappear from wordsĮx. In English, many add a /p/ to hamster and say “hampster”.Ĥ. Voiceless stop insertion where, between a nasal consonant and a voiceless fricative, a voiceless stop with the same place of articulation as the nasal consonant is inserted. Insertion – phonological process in which a sound is added to a wordĮx. The word sixth is pronounced sikst where /sθ/ becomes /st/.ģ. Manner dissimilation in which a stop becomes a fricative when followed by another stop. Dissimilation – phonological process in which two close sounds, similar consonants or vowels, change to become less alikeĮx. In front of bilabial words, like put or between, in– is pronounced with an m, “imput” or “im between.”Ģ. The prefix in- where sometimes it appears as in– and others as im. Assimilation – phonological process in which a sound changes to resemble a nearby sound and can occur both forward and backward, within a word or between wordsĮx. Here are the seven major types of phonological rules/processes with examples.ġ. Phonological rules in English can be classified by the kind of process they involve. Here is an interesting discussion I had in my class recently.
