1. Speech impairment
DR. C. BEULAH JAYARANI
M.Sc., M.A, M.Ed, M.Phil (Edn), M.Phil (ZOO), NET, Ph.D (Edn)
ASST. PROFESSOR,
LOYOLA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, CHENNAI - 34
2. What is Speech Impairment?
Speech Impairment is
abnormal speech that is
unintelligible , is
unpleasant , or
interferes with
communication
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3. speech impairment
There is a defect in any of the speech
organs, the speaker fails to utter the
words appropriately. This deficiency is
known as speech impairment.
Defect in functions of speech organs like
mouth, tongue, throat, jaw, trachea, vocal
cards, hard & soft palate.
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4. Characteristics of Speech Impairment
Makes consistent and age-
inappropriate articulation errors
Exhibits dysfluencies
Has poor voice quality
Is excessively loud or soft
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5. CAUSES FOR SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
• Insufficient brain growth.
• Incomplete growth of inner ear organs.
• Uncontrollable movements in the speech organs.
• Multi language speaking environment.
• Shyness and fear.
• Inability to understandlanguage sounds.
• Cleft in lips.
• Thick tongue.
• Stammering.
• Knowledge of a few Vocabularies.
• Delay in the growth of Speech activity.
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7. Some Causes of Speech Impairment….
Brain damage Autism
Malfunction of the
respiratory or
speech
mechanisms
Malformation of
the articulators
Physical or organic
problem
Stuttering
Voice
problems(abuse
etc.)
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8. SYMPTOMS OF SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
• 1. Difficulty in speaking continuously.
• 2. Inordinate delay in speaking a word.
• 3. People with speech impairment give
unnecessary stress in the syllable
while speaking.
• 4. They are always in the grip of fear
and tension.
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9. Forms of Speech Impairments
• Articulation: The abnormal
production of speech sounds.
• Voice: Abnormal spoken language
production, characterized by unusual pitch ,
loudness, or quality of sounds.
• Fluency : Hesitations or repetitions of
sounds or words that interrupt a
person’s flow of speech.(i.e. stuttering)
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10. TYPES OF SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
TYPES OF
SPEECH
IMPAIRMENT:
1. DEFECTS IN
ARTICULATION
2.DEFECTS IN
VOICE
3. DEFECTS IN
FLUENCY
• a. Addition
• b. Distraction
• c. Substitution
• d. Skipping of sounds
• a. Lowering/Raising
of voice
• b. Tone
• c. Stress
• a. Stammering /
stuttering
• b. Cluttering
• c. Fear
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11. How teachers can make a difference…
All peers are supportive of each
other
Maintain eye contact
with the speech
impaired student during
the whole
conversation.
Do not finish sentences or fill in
words for he individual who
stutters.
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12. THE ROLE OF PARENTS
• Parents should motivate the children to converse with them
in simple sentences without grammatical errors.
• Information and communication technology (ICT) is to be
used as a model to develop their speech.
• Parents should follow the recommendations of the speech
specialists for their children.
• Children must undergo medical treatment regularly.
• Provide speech therapy as per the advice of the speech
specialists.
• Help the children to be courageous.
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13. TRAINING IN PRONUNCIATION
• 1. Simple sounds of the alphabets
and words are introduced.
Adequate training is given to spell
the sounds correctly.
• 2. The alphabetic sounds are recorded in a
tape recorder.
• 3. Visual aids like computer, T.V. can be
used for correct pronunciation. The speech
organs are also trained under the
supervision of the teacher.
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14. • 4. From easy to difficult sounds of
words, phrases are taught. Train the
children to use apt words, phrases and
sentences in their speech.
• 5. Child oriented topics are presented to
the children in the form of dialogue,
conversation and seminars. With the
help of educational tools, these children
are trained to speak the same with
correct pronunciation.
TRAINING IN PRONUNCIATION
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References
“Inclusive Education”
• TNTEU – Study Material
• Ram Publications
• Sri Krishna Publications
• Samyukdha Publications
• Google Images
