Children with a repaired cleft palate may need help building enough intraoral pressure to produce high pressure sounds. Pressure consonants include p, b, t, d, k, g, f, v, s, z, sh, ch, th, and dg (“judge”). Prior to palate repair, children can produce nasals, liquid, glides, and vowels. These sounds include m, n, ng, l,…
Common Cleft Palate Speech Compensatory Errors
Have a new kid on your caseload with a history of cleft palate and want to learn more about “cleft palate speech” errors? You’re in the right place! Children with a cleft palate may learn to use abnormal speech sounds due to abnormal anatomical structures. These speech sounds are called compensatory errors and oftentimes persist…
Treating Cleft Palate in Speech Therapy: Q & A with a Craniofacial SLP
Welcome and thanks to my guest blogger, Meg Lico, a Craniofacial SLP in New York! Like many of you reading this blog, I have always loved being a Speech-Language Pathologist. During my graduate studies, I was lucky enough to have an amazing mentor with significant knowledge in the assessment and treatment of children with cleft…
