How can I help my child with final consonant deletion?
How can I help my child with final consonant deletion?
The first thing you will need to do is help the child hear the difference between words that have final consonants and words that do not. To do this, you will need to come up with some pairs of words that are exactly the same except that one has a final consonant, and one does not.
At what age does final consonant deletion stop?
3
Final Consonant Deletion is the deletion of a final consonant sound in a word (e.g. “cuh” for “cup”, “dah” for “dog”). Expect this sounds pattern to resolve by the age of 3.
How do I fix final consonant deletion?
When targeting final consonant deletion, you want to start with a handful of single syllable target words. We want our students to get a high number of ACCURATE trials. So, we need to provide them with the most facilitative context. For that reason, stay away from multisyllabic words.
What is an example of final consonant deletion?
A closed word ends with a consonant sound, like ‘bike’. When a child says, ‘I wa to ri my bye’, it is a perfect example of final consonant deletion. What they really mean to say is ‘I want to ride my bike’. We want to do activities where the child can hear the difference between bye and bike.
Is final consonant deletion a delay or disorder?
Functional Speech Sound Disorders Articulation disorders focus on errors (e.g., distortions and substitutions) in production of individual speech sounds. Phonological disorders focus on predictable, rule-based errors (e.g., fronting, stopping, and final consonant deletion) that affect more than one sound.
Is final consonant deletion common?
As with many phonological processes, final consonant deletion is common and is present in many young children’s speech. Usually this process corrects itself as the child’s speech and language skills become more mature. In typical development, final consonant deletion is typically eliminated by 3 years of age.
What age should gliding stop?
6 years of age
Phonological Processes: At What Age Should They Be Suppressed?
| Phonological Process | Description | Age suppressed |
|---|---|---|
| Cluster Reduction | A consonant cluster is reduced to a single consonant (e.g. blue → bu) | Between 4 and 5 years of age |
| Gliding | Phonemes /r/ and /l/ are replaced by /w/ (e.g. love → wove; road → woad) | 6 years of age |
When should consonant harmony disappear?
Selected Phonological Processes (Patterns)*
| Assimilation (Consonant Harmony) One sound becomes the same or similar to another sound in the word | ||
|---|---|---|
| Process | Description | Likely Age of Elimination** |
| Final Consonant Deletion | deletion of the final consonant of a word | 3 |
