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Table 2–1.

Checklist of Childhood Apraxia of Speech Characteristics

Mark those characteristics observed during evaluation

Speech Characteristics

≈ Token-to-token inconsistency (variations in repeated productions of the


same word)

o Phoneme error variability (phonemes produced differently on different

o Positional variability (phonemes produced correctly only in certain positions


of words)

˜ Contextual limitations (phonemes produced correctly only in certain words or


in certain facilitating coarticulatory contexts)

˜ Atypical errors (phonetic and phonemic errors not commonly observed in


children with articulation or phonological disorders)

˜ Syllable segregation (noticeable within-word gaps between syllables)

˜ Limited phonetic inventory of consonants and vowels

˜ Higher than expected incidence of vowel errors (distortions, substitutions, omissions)

˜ Predominant use of simple syllable shapes

˜ Increased errors as the complexity of the syllable shape increases

˜ Connected speech is more unintelligible than the child’s phonetic inventory or


results on a single-word articulation test suggest

˜ Limited diversity of babbled phonemes before the age of two

˜ Differences in performance of automatic versus volitional speech

˜ Atypical levels of regression (loss of sounds or words)

˜ Poor diadochokinesis (reduced rates and poor coordination)

continues

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Table 2–1. continued

Nonspeech Motor Characteristics

˜ Possible difficulty (or history of difficulty) with feeding

˜ Possible drooling

˜ Later attainment of motor milestones (e.g., crawling, walking)

˜ Poor fine and gross motor coordination

Suprasegmental Characteristics

˜ Prolonged pauses or breaks between phonemes, syllables, and words

˜ Vocal pitch differences (lack of variation in vocal pitch)

˜
fluctuating)

˜ Loudness differences (lack of variation in vocal loudness)

Linguistic Characteristics

˜ Slow development of speech (late to produce first words)

˜
language also may be delayed

˜
of grammatical morphemes, telegraphic speech)

Educational Characteristics

˜
phonological awareness skills

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