Speech defects and its different types are dealt in the slides. It also deals with the strategies to overcome speech defects. The role of teacher is important in this regard, basically it deals with the patience and motivating such students to speak at the ease and express themselves using verbal as well as nonverbal communication. Their hesitation need to be removed and repeated practice can help such students to overcome speech defects

1. Prepared by-
Dr. Shaini Varghese

2.  When a person's speech does not flow smoothly due to
repetition of words or parts of a word, then it is a
speech defect.
 Speech defect, or speech disorder, happens when a
child can’t speak so people understand what they’re
saying.
 In some cases, a speech impediment is a sign of
physical or developmental differences.

3.  Such problems can make difficult for children to
learn, to read and to write.
 Children with speech defect might also have trouble
socializing.
 Children with severe speech impairments may not
development normal communication skills.
 They may develop psychosocial disorder shame,
embarrassment, frustration, anger, and depression as a
result of speech impairments.

4. Slurring
Stammering
Lisping

5. • Lisping is one of the types
of functional speech disorder
that hinders a person from
pronouncing certain words.
• Typical problem words that
persons with lisp find
challenging to say contain /s/ /ts/
/z/ /dz/ sound.
• Caused by errors in tongue
placement
Lisping
(तुतलाना)

6. • Slurred speech is a condition
characterized by abnormal or
slow speech that is not
comprehendible by the
listener.
• Slurring of the speech can be a
temporary or a permanent
disorder and it is generally
caused by some underlying
disorders.
Slurring
(अस्पष्ट
उच्चारण)

7. • Stammering is a type of
speech problem which occurs
when the speaker is not able to
maintain a smooth forward flow
of speech and experiences
recurrent blocks in the
production of speech sounds
in conversational speech,
particularly when excited or
under psychological stress.
Stuttering/
Stammering
(हकलाना)

8.  Have patience (the basic requirement)
 Accept and encourage all forms of communication
 Be conscious of your own communication style
 Teach active listening skills
 Give time to think and respond to the questions/situations
 Use sound discrimination exercises
 Help with sequencing and word order
 Build Vocabulary
 Help build Self esteem
 Help learners to make their needs known

9. Thank You!
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