Articulation

Service Description

Articulation refers to the physical ability to produce speech sounds clearly and accurately using the mouth, tongue, lips, teeth, and vocal cords. When someone has difficulty producing certain sounds, it is called an articulation disorder. These difficulties may include sound substitutions (like saying “wabbit” instead of “rabbit”), omissions (such as saying “ca” instead of “cat”), distortions (like a slushy “s” sound), or additions (inserting extra sounds, such as “buhlack” for “black”). The goal of articulation therapy is to help individuals learn correct sound placement and production, starting with individual sounds and gradually moving toward using those sounds correctly in words, phrases, and everyday conversation. Speech-language pathologists often work on articulation with children who haven’t developed certain sounds by the expected age, or with adults who have speech issues due to injury, neurological conditions, or hearing loss.