Category: Writing

The following selected words are from the ­HAPP-3 (Hodson,
2004).
1.
crayons
2.
hanger
The child that you are assessing
has s- and r-problems. How many words are tested with these sounds, and in
which word position do they occur? Make a list that you could use to supplement
the results of the articulation testing for r- and s-sounds.

The following selected words are from the ­HAPP-3 (Hodson,
2004).
1.
screwdriver
2.
truck
The child that you are assessing has s- and r-problems. How
many words are tested with these sounds, and in which word position do they
occur? Make a list that you could use to supplement the results of the
articulation testing for r- and s-sounds.

The following selected words are from the ­HAPP-3 (Hodson,
2004).
1.
three
2.
mouth
The child that you are assessing has s- and r-problems. How
many words are tested with these sounds, and in which word position do they
occur? Make a list that you could use to supplement the results of the
articulation testing for r- and s-sounds.

Examples are given of allophonic variations with /p/. Can
you think of similar allophonic variations with /t/ and /k/?
Say the word “leap” and then the
word “cool” slowly. Concentrate on the production of [l]. Do you notice any
differences between the first and the second [l] production? These two
different productions are termed light “l” (leap) and dark “l” (cool) to denote
the different types of productions. Discuss why this would be an allophonic
variation in American English. In Russian, these two types of [l] productions
have phonemic value.

List two types of morphological endings that a child who
deletes “s” at the end of a word might have difficulties with.
The teacher refers a child to you
from first grade. Based on an informal language sample, what could you analyze
to examine each of the areas of language: phonology, morphology, syntax,
semantics, and pragmatics?

Note the collapse of phonemic contrasts in his speech.
Do you see any sound preferences?

Which syllable shapes are present in the speech sample from
Dillon? Do you see any evidence of CC structures?