Phonological Disorders Treatment in Sacramento

Unlike articulation disorders where children struggle with specific sounds, phonological disorders involve patterns of errors that affect groups of sounds. For example, a child might delete all final consonants ('ca' for 'cat,' 'do' for 'dog') or replace all sounds made in the back of the mouth with front sounds ('tat' for 'cat'). These patterns can make speech very difficult to understand. Treatment focuses on teaching the underlying sound rules rather than individual sounds.