The effect of preliminary training in phoneme discrimination on the articulation of an unfamiliar speech sound.

Author

Dolores Smith Butt

Publication Date

5-1-1965

Abstract

The usual procedure followed by speech therapists in correcting defective articulation is to begin with a period of auditory training before giving direct practice in articulation. Presumably, this auditory training will later transfer to articulation le~rnin5. Defective articulation is the most frequent type of speech problem which a speech therapist must treat. In these cases, a student may omit, distort, or substitute error sounds for the correct articulation of a speech sound, or phoneme. The ti1erapist attempts to teach the child. correct articulation, out in many cases the child cannot produce the phoneme correctly and direct practice is difficult. Therefore, a therapist uses other training activities considered to facilitate the learning of the articulation task and hopes for positive transfer effects.

Degree Name

Psychology

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

Psychology

First Committee Member (Chair)

Ralph David Norman

Second Committee Member

Frederick Martin Chreist

Third Committee Member

Henry Carleton Ellis

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Recommended Citation

Butt, Dolores Smith. "The effect of preliminary training in phoneme discrimination on the articulation of an unfamiliar speech sound.." (1965). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/psy_etds/534