- What is a speech sound inventory?
- What are the sounds in speech?
- What are the procedures used for assessing speech sound disorders?
What is a speech sound inventory?
A phonemic inventory lists the speech sounds that a child is able to use correctly in their speech and provides a basic measure of their productive phonological knowledge (PPK). A child is judged to have PPK of a speech sound if it is used correctly, at least once within the speech sample.
What are the sounds in speech?
Speech sounds are also called phonemes. A phoneme is defined as the smallest part of spoken language that makes a difference in meaning. When you clicked on the Phoneme Chart, did you notice that some phonemes are represented with single letters and some phonemes are represented with two letters?
What are the procedures used for assessing speech sound disorders?
The comprehensive assessment protocol for speech sound disorders may include an evaluation of spoken and written language skills, if indicated.
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Hearing Screening
- otoscopic inspection of the ear canal and tympanic membrane;
- pure-tone audiometry; and.
- immittance testing to assess middle ear function.