Electropalatography in the treatment of articulation/phonological disorders

Treatment using electropalatography (EPG) is described. Speech learners wear a custommade appliance called a pseudopalate in order to view their tongue-to-palate (lingual palatal) contacts on a computer monitor. The results from studies with children who have either articulation or phonology-based p...

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Published in:Journal of communication disorders 1995-12, Vol.28 (4), p.303-329
Main Author: Dagenais, Paul A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Articulation Disorders - therapy
Articulation Impairments
Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
Computer Uses in Education
Electropalatography
Elementary Secondary Education
Equipment Design
Humans
Outcomes of Treatment
Palate - physiology
Phonetics
Phonology
Speech - physiology
Speech Impairments
Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy - instrumentation
Therapy, Computer-Assisted
Tongue - physiology
Voice Disorders
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Summary:Treatment using electropalatography (EPG) is described. Speech learners wear a custommade appliance called a pseudopalate in order to view their tongue-to-palate (lingual palatal) contacts on a computer monitor. The results from studies with children who have either articulation or phonology-based problems are discussed. Assessments of contact patterns used by articulation-impaired children suggests that they may produce more atypical articulatory contacts than are noted perceptually. Remediation, using electropalatography, showed that the children benefited from learning new articulatory gestures rather than learning to correct isolated errors. Studies with phonologically-impaired children have shown that perceptually neutralized (or non-contrasted) sounds may actually be produced with consistent articulatory contrasts. This knowledge could assist in identifying sounds that might soon emerge and be more responsive to therapy. Training studies with phonologically-impaired children have shown that a motor approach using sound contrasts to teach a phonetic inventory is an effective way to assist these children. Considerations for candidacy for EPG training are also discussed.
ISSN:0021-9924
1873-7994
DOI:10.1016/0021-9924(95)00059-1