What are rotacism and pararotacism: causes, methods of correction

Rhoticism is considered to be a speech defect when the pronunciation of [r] is difficult or not possible at all.

The sound can be produced in different ways, just not correctly. This is hissing, whistling, etc.

Today we will talk about this speech defect. There is another very similar defect - pararotacism, which occurs when the pronunciation of [рь] is impaired.

Pararotacism is sometimes distinguished as a type of rhotacism, since the distortion concerns the same sound [p], only in its soft form.

For example, instead of “crow” you can hear various variations of the word “voyona”, “volona” or “vogona”, but not the right one.

But we will learn more about pararotacism in one of the following articles.

Rotacism in speech therapy

In speech therapy, rhotacism is usually called distortion or absence of the sound [p] in speech.

Previously, this phenomenon was called burring.

With this deficiency, a person (usually a child) tries to growl, but vibration does not occur.

Instead of “fish” one hears “yba”, “handle” - “uchka”, etc.

If you ask what exactly is the difference between rhotacism and pararotacism, then it will be enough to remember that with rhotacism the sound is distorted or absent, and with pararotacism [r] is replaced with a sound that is easier for a particular child. Most often it is L.

Rotacism occurs in children, both without diagnoses of speech development, and with dyslalia, rhinolalia or dysarthria.

In general, the sound [r] is considered the most difficult to articulate. It requires a lot of tension on the muscles and the tip of the tongue.

More than 26% of preschoolers suffer from such a speech defect. And children with erased dysarthria have 50% of rhoticism in addition to other symptoms of the disorder.

Phonetic characteristics of sound [P]

[R] is a consonant sound. Since both noise and voice are involved in its pronunciation, it is sonorant.

Formed in the front of the tongue, trembling.

Since the air comes out through the mouth, this is the sound of the mouth.

Correct articulation of a single P will only occur if:

• open your lips;
• teeth in an open position;
• the tongue rises like a cup and overlaps the alveoli (this place is located immediately behind the upper teeth);
• the air is exhaled with a slight pressure directly onto the tip of the tongue and vibration is obtained.

During the process of phonation, the soft palate is raised and the passage to the nasal cavity is closed.

The folds close, begin to vibrate slightly, and a ringing R is obtained.

When pronouncing soft P, the tip of the tongue approaches the incisor teeth, and the back of the tongue begins to rest against the palate.

In this case, R is pronounced briefly and with one beat.

Types and forms of rotacism

In domestic speech therapy you can find studies by various authors in terms of the classification of rhotacism.

Some offer as many as 30 types of pronunciation defects [P]. Others settle on several forms.

We will focus on eight varieties as the most common.

Uvular rotacism

In the larynx of each of us there is a small tongue-like process called the uvular process.

When the sound [R] is pronounced using this process, the sound is very close to normal R.

This is exactly how the Germans pronounce R. It also somewhat resembles the French R. I think it’s very beautiful. Although in scientific speech therapy circles it is considered a violation.

But this is in domestic speech therapy, since such a pronunciation does not suit Russian R.

Velar rhotacism

With velar rotacism, although the soft palate vibrates, instead of P, only a rough rumble is obtained.

Like uvular, velar rhotacism is usually called gular rhotacism. Among the people, it’s just burr.

Lateral rotacism

If the vibration occurs along the edges of the tongue, then the result is RL. It is easy to hear and identify the form of burr.

Buccal rotacism

When pronouncing P, the air stream can pass between the edges of the tongue and the cheeks. The result is a slight vibration of either one or both cheeks.

In this case, a little noise is added to the voice.

Single-beat rotacism

In this case, the tongue is in the correct position, but vibration does not occur.

Instead of P you get English D.

Bilabial rhoticism

With this method of sound pronunciation, there is vibration of the lips, although the tongue does not move.

Instead of P, PRR is heard.

Nasal rotacism

The air stream can pass through the nose. Then NG is heard, since the tongue is motionless.

Glottal rhoticism

The laryngeal form of sound pronunciation resembles the velar one. However, the sound is somewhat muffled. It looks more like a slotted G.

For clarity, we show the forms of rotacism with their signs and causes of occurrence in the table.

Speech therapy. Proficiency test with answers (2021) - option 102

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Question No. 1

This type of dysarthria occurs when the subcortical nuclei are damaged 1) extrapyramidal (+)

2) pseudobulbar 3) bulbar 4) cortical
Question No. 2
Erased forms of pseudobulbar dysarthria are often confused with 1) alalia 2) dyslalia (+) 3) rhinolalia 4) all answers are correct

Question No. 3

For which of the listed types of speech disorders is “silence mode” used as the first stage of speech therapy work? 1) rhinophonia 2) alalia 3) bradyllalia 4) tachylalia (+)

Question No. 4

On what sounds do stutterers most often experience cramps during speaking: 1) stop consonants; 2) vowels; (+)

3) fricative consonants.
Question No. 5
Replacing sounds and words with similar ones in sound or meaning is called: 1) perseveration; 2) elision; 3) echolalia; 4) paraphasia.

(+)
Question No. 6
Restorative training is. a) a two-way controlled process, including the active cognitive activity of children in acquiring knowledge, skills and abilities and pedagogical guidance of this activity b) a process in which correction and compensation of the personal characteristics of persons with speech impairments are carried out (+)

c) a process that is aimed at restoring impaired speech and non-speech functions
Question No. 7
How many forms of speech disorders are identified in speech therapy (clinical and pedagogical classification? a) 9 6) 10 c) 11 (+)

Question No. 8

Impaired understanding of what is being read with technically correct reading is characteristic of dyslexia 1) agrammatic 2) mnestic 3) optical 4) semantic

(+)
Question No. 9
Speech-auditory memory is impaired in the following type of aphasia: 1) afferent-motor; 2) acoustic-mnestic; (+)

3) acoustic-gnostic;
4) the same for all types of aphasia. Question No. 10
Disadvantages in the pronunciation of voiced consonants, expressed in the replacement of voiced consonants with paired voiceless sounds, are called a) voicing defects (+)

b) defects in softening c) defects in the pronunciation of palatal sounds
Question No. 11
What does the child’s transition from physiological tongue-tiedness to dyslalia based on the type of distortions in the pronunciation of speech sounds indicate: 1) a lag in the formation of phonemic hearing; 2) about progress in the formation of phonemic hearing; (+)

3) about the primary inferiority of the organs of articulation.
Question No. 12
One of the characteristics of general underdevelopment of speech of the third level (GSD-III level) according to R.E. Levina is (choose the correct answer option 1): 1. active vocabulary in a “rudimentary” state, consists mainly of sound pronunciations and babbling words ; 2. relatively detailed speech, the active vocabulary is dominated by nouns and verbs; (+)

3. enrichment of speech through the use of certain forms of inflection;
4. passive dictionary, no active understanding of speech Question No. 13
On the basis of what documents is the speech therapy center of a general education institution completed (exclude incorrect answer 1): 1. extracts from PMPK and statements from parents; 2. conclusions of the speech therapist and statements from parents; 3. conclusions of an otolaryngologist and statements from parents; 4. existing standards for the coverage of speech therapy correction for students and statements from parents

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Question No. 14
A speech therapist teacher needs to select a specific task for a six-year-old child in order to study the state of phonemic analysis and synthesis. Which of the tasks corresponds to the goal? 1) task with highlighting a given sound from words (against the background of words) 2) task with highlighting the stressed vowel at the beginning of a word 3) task with highlighting the first consonant in a word 4) task with determining the sequence of sounds in a word

(+)
Question No. 15
Who was one of the first in Europe to introduce the term “dyslalia” into scientific circulation? a) V. Oltushevsky b) R. Schulthess c) I. Frank (+)

Question No. 16

Corrective work for disorders of cognitive activity in children with speech pathology is aimed at: 1) solving problems of speech development and cognitive processes using the same speech material; (+)

2) solving problems of the development of cognitive processes;
3) on the formation of communicative and speech activity in the process of gaming or educational activities; 4) all answers are correct. Question No. 17
What speech disorder is caused by organic damage to the peripheral part of the speech motor analyzer? 1) alalia, 2) mechanical dyslalia (+)

3) aphasia,
Question No. 18
Check which of the listed symptoms of stuttering does not relate to psychopathological symptoms: 1) convulsions; 2) obsessive states; 3) asthenic syndrome.

(+)
Question No. 19
At what stage of the formation of reading skills identified by T.G. Egorov, there is a semantic guess at the level of the entire text: 1) the level of syllable-analytical reading; 2) the stage of development of synthetic reading techniques; 3) stage of synthetic reading.

(+)
Question No. 20
What type of prevention is aimed at preventing the chronicity of stuttering: 1) primary; (+)

2) secondary;
3) tertiary. Question No. 21
The leading mechanism for the speech development of students and pupils is (choose the correct option, answer one): 1. individual approach; 2. formation of neoplasms; (+)

3. intact intelligence and intact innervation of the peripheral speech apparatus;
4. the ability to express thoughts through speech and writing Question No. 22
Practical methods of speech therapy include: 1) games, exercises, modeling; (+)

2) observation, looking at drawings;
3) story, conversation, reading; 4) all answers are correct. Question No. 23
By what control is the feedback mechanism carried out in the speech functional system? 1) tactile, 2) visual, 3) kinesthetic

(+)
Question No. 24
What type of dyslexia is caused by underdevelopment of the grammatical structure of speech, morphological and syntactic generalizations? 1) agrammatic dyslexia (+)

2) mnestic dyslexia 3) optical dyslexia 4) semantic dyslexia
Question No. 25
Select the main biological factor in the occurrence of alalia: 1) organic damage to the speech zones of the left hemisphere; 2) left hemisphere organic damage to the central nervous system; 3) bilateral organic damage to the central nervous system.

(+)
Question No. 26
What is the unit of the phonological code of a language: 1) word; 2) phoneme; (+)

3) morpheme.
Question No. 27
Which of the following tasks cannot be used to assess understanding of the meaning of what was read: 1) detailed retelling, 2) answering questions about what was read; 3) a brief retelling, 4) drawing up a plan for the text read.

(+)
Question No. 28
The main areas of activity of a speech therapist teacher include (exclude incorrect answer 1): 1. primary diagnosis of the child’s speech development; 2. psychological correction of personality traits; (+)

3. advisory activities;
4. speech therapy correction Question No. 29
What violations of sound pronunciation are an indicator of alalia in the differential diagnosis of it with dysarthria: 1) distortions; (+)

2) omissions;
3) replacements. Question No. 30
Speech disorders are characterized by the following features: (exclude the wrong answer) a) They correspond to the age of the speaker (+)

b) Associated with deviations in the functioning of the psychophysiological mechanisms of speech c) Often have a negative impact on the further mental development of the child d) They are stable and do not disappear on their own
Question No. 31
Which term characterizes congenital shortening of the frenulum of the tongue: 1) microglossia; 2) glossoptosis; 3) progeny; 4) ankyloglossia.

(+)
Question No. 32
The structure of a speech defect is understood as: a) a set of signs (manifestations) of a speech disorder b) a set (composition) of speech and non-speech symptoms of a given speech disorder and the nature of their connections (+)

c) the nature of deviations in the functioning of processes and operations that determine the occurrence and development of speech disorders.
Question No. 33
What is the unit of the syntactic code of a language? 1) word; 2) morpheme; 3) offer. (+)

Question No. 34

A four-year-old child is attending a lesson with a speech therapist. What word should the teacher choose to reproduce the sound-syllable structure for the child? 1) cabbage (+)

2) tomatoes 3) frying pan 4) medicine
Question No. 35
Violation of the syllabic structure of a syllable in the form of likening one syllable to another (bicycle - “vevesiped”) is called 1) anticipation (+)

2) perseveration 3) contamination 4) elision
Question No. 36
This speech disorder is caused by anatomical and physiological defects of the speech apparatus: 1) dyslalia; 2) rhinolalia; (+)

3) stuttering;
4) alalia. Question No. 37
Who first formulated the principles of analysis of speech disorders? a) R. E. Levin (+)

b) F. F. Pay c) M. E. Khvattsev
Question No. 38
Determine the sequence of types of work on the development of phonemic analysis: A. Determine the number of sounds in a word; B. Determine whether a given sound is in a word; B. Come up with a word with 4 sounds; D. Determine the place of the sound in the word (beginning, middle, end). 1) GBAV; 2) BGAV; 3) BAGV.

(+)
Question No. 39
Impaired sound pronunciation with normal hearing and intact innervation of the speech apparatus is... a) rhinolalia b) alalia c) dyslalia (+)

Question No. 40

Preventing the emergence of new speech disorders within an existing syndrome is the task of: 1) social prevention; 2) primary prevention; 3) secondary prevention; (+)

4) tertiary prevention.
Question No. 41
Bradylalia is. a) pathologically slow speech rate (+)

b) pathologically accelerated rate of speech c) disturbance of the dark-rhythmic organization of speech, caused by the convulsive state of the muscles of the speech apparatus
Question No. 42
The etiological factors causing stuttering include: 1) the state of the central nervous system; 2) the presence of mental trauma; 3) genetic factor; 4) all answers are correct;

(+)
Question No. 43
Clinical and pedagogical classification of speech disorders includes (exclude the wrong answer): 1. violation of the means of communication 2. violation of the phonation (external) design of the statement 3. violation of the structural-semantic design of the statement 4. violation of written speech

(+)
Question No. 44
The subject of speech therapy as a science is: a) speech disorders and the process of training and education of persons with speech disorders (+)

b) a person (an individual suffering from a speech disorder; c) a pathological mechanism that determines the occurrence and development of speech disorders.
Question No. 45
What disorder causes paralysis or paresis of the speech muscles: 1) dyslalia; 2) dysarthria; (+)

3) stuttering.
Question No. 46
What rate of speech is typical for stuttering: 1) intermittent; (+)

2) accelerated;
3) slow Question No. 47
Which speech disorder does not belong to the disorders of means of communication identified within the framework of the psychological and pedagogical classification? 1) OHP, 2) stuttering, (+) 3) FFN,

Question No. 48

The soft palate vibrates with the following type of rhotacism: 1) single-beat; 2) velar; (+)

3) uvular;
4) there is no correct answer. Question No. 49
What may underlie a violation of the organization of the tempo-rhythmic aspect of speech: 1) organic damage to the extrapyramidal system; 2) organic damage to the medulla oblongata 3) organic damage to the cerebellum.

(+)
Question No. 50
What sound attack is used when working on voice delivery with stutterers: 1) hard, 2) aspirated, (+)

3) soft.
Question No. 51
In which structural and functional block of the brain is the kinesthetic analysis of articulatory movements carried out: 1) Block I; 2) II block; (+)

3) III block.
Question No. 52
What is the unit of the syntactic code of a language? -suggestion (+)

Question No. 53

Phonemic perception is: 1) mental actions to analyze or synthesize the sound structure of a word; 2) special mental actions to differentiate phonemes and establish the sound structure of a word; (+)

3) subtle, systematized hearing, which has the ability to carry out operations of discrimination and recognition of phonemes that make up the sound shell of a word;
4) there is no correct answer. Question No. 54
Carrying out work on differentiating sounds in pronunciation is not necessary for: 1) pararotacisms; 2) rotacisms; (+)

3) pararotacisms;
4) parasigmatisms. Question No. 55
Which structural and functional block will you predict is unformed when you identify errors in replacement of paired consonants in written work: 1) block of regulation of tone and wakefulness; 2) block for receiving information processing and storage; (+)

3) programming, regulation and control unit.
Question No. 56
Violation of the processes of formation of the pronunciation system of the native language in children with various speech disorders due to defects in the perception and pronunciation of phonemes is. a) general speech underdevelopment b) phonetic-phonemic speech underdevelopment (+) c) aphasia

Question No. 57

R. E. Levina classified replacements and mixtures of sounds as. (what) defects in which the language system is disrupted a) phonological b) phonemic (+) c) anthropophonic

Question No. 58

Impaired articulation caused by any pathological changes in the language is called: 1) glossoplegia; 2) hypotension; 3) hyperemia; 4) glossolalia.

(+)
Question No. 59
What form of stuttering is caused by psychogenic causes (psychotrauma): 1) neurosis-like; (+)

2) organic;
3) neurotic. Question No. 60
The semantic level of speech activity is: (choose the correct answer) 1) the ability to formulate speech in acts of articulate articulation (syntagmas) (+)

2) the ability to use familiar words 3) the ability to distinguish speech signals by ear 4) the ability to write a dictation without errors
Question No. 61
Which of the researchers proposed establishing the levels of development of active speech (zero, situational, nominative, predicative, dismembered)? 1) R.E. Levin 2) N.S. Zhukova (+)

3) G.V. Chirkina 4) T.B. Filicheva
Question No. 62
Identify specific errors characteristic of phonemic dyslexia: 1) replacement of graphically similar letters; 2 violation of the sound-syllable structure of the word; (+)

3) changing the form and tense of verbs.
Question No. 63
What is the name of the phenomenon when a sound is pronounced as unusual in the phonetic system of the native language in terms of its acoustic effect (abnormal reproduction of sounds due to incorrectly formed individual articulatory positions? a) distortion (+) b) confusion c) interchange

Question No. 64

Passive repetition of individual words or phrases without understanding their meaning is called: 1) logorrhea; 2) paraphasia; 3) hyperacusis; 4) echolalia. (+)

Question No. 65

If a child pronounces “pulka” instead of the word “bun”, this may indicate that he has: 1) a voicing defect; (+)

2) softening defect;
3) stunning defect; 4) there is no correct answer. Question No. 66
With what lack of pronunciation are whistling and hissing sounds pronounced like the sounds V and F: 1) predental sigmatism; 2) hissing sigmatism; 3) interdental sigmatism; 4) there is no correct answer.

(+)
Question No. 67
What is the unit of the morphological code of a language: 1) word; 2) morpheme; (+)

3) offer.
Question No. 68
The defect in the pronunciation of the sounds [р] and [рь] is called. a) pararotacism b) rhotacism (+)

c) sigmatism
Question No. 69
What is not one of the causes of functional dyslalia? a) pedagogical neglect b) underdevelopment of phonemic hearing c) shortened frenulum of the tongue

(+)
Question No. 70
Which voice register should be practiced in people who stutter at the initial stages of work on developing the skills of rational voice delivery: 1) head; 2) chest; (+)

3) average.
Question No. 71
Choose the correct sequence of tasks for the development of spatial orientation: A. Determining the position of objects in relation to the right-left hand; B. Determination of spatial relationships between three objects; C. Orientation in one’s own body; D. Determination of spatial relationships between 2 objects. 1) SADB; (+)

2) ASBD;
3) DBAS. Question No. 72
If the structure of the organs of the articulatory apparatus is disturbed, disturbances in sound pronunciation most often manifest themselves in the form of: 1) confusion; 2) replacement; 3) distortions; (+)

4) passes;
Question No. 73
What principle of Russian spelling requires the writing of words in accordance with the rules: 1) phonetic; 2) morphological; (+)

3) traditional.
Question No. 74
Which variant of incorrect writing of a sentence indicates that the child’s phonemic concepts are unformed: 1) There was a vase of roses on the table. (+)

2) There was a vasa with dew on the table.
3) On etol etoyala vaea e roeami. Question No. 75
The features of the speech activity of students with moderate and severe mental retardation are (one correct answer): 1. lack of planned speech in preschool age, poor vocabulary, sentences in oral speech are often constructed incorrectly and are not complete; written language contains many specific errors; 2. speech with a poorly developed regulatory function, absence of adjectives and adverbs in speech, in most situations “the child’s speech is idling” (M.S. Pevzner); (+)

3. delayed mastery of the grammatical structure of speech, pronunciation defects, limited active vocabulary, difficulties in mastering written language;
4. pathologically slow rate of speech and rate of reading, inability to briefly retell the text, come up with a title for the story Question No. 76
Disorders of the structural-semantic design of a statement include: 1) alalia; (+)

2) rhinolalia;
3) dyslalia; 4) all answers are correct. Question No. 77
What principle of examining children with alalia aims to study all aspects of speech, as well as non-verbal mental functions: 1) an integrated approach; (+)

2) systematic approach;
3) ontogenetic. Question No. 78
A change in the shade of voice timbre caused by a violation of the relationship between the nasal cavity and the oropharyngeal resonator during phonation is 1) aphonia 2) rhinophonia (+)

3) dysphonia 4) phonasthenia
Question No. 79
What is the unit of the lexical code of a language: 1) word; (+)

2) phoneme;
3) offer. Question No. 80
What is the outdated name for dyslalia? a) nasality b) muteness c) tongue-tied

(+)
Question No. 81
If instead of the word “tomato” a child pronounces “bamidor”, then this may indicate that he has 1) a softening defect 2) a voicing defect 3) a deafening defect (+)

4) there is no correct answer
Question No. 82
What is meant by exogenous-organic causes of speech disorders? 1) incorrect speech of others; 2) bilingualism in the family; 3) traumatic brain injury.

(+)
Question No. 83
Which speech disorder primarily affects the fluency and rhythm of speech: 1) alalia; 2) stuttering; (+)

3) dyslalia.
Question No. 84
What is the primary defect in optical dysgraphia, dyslexia: 1) impaired phonemic hearing: 2) impaired phonetic hearing; 3) violation of the generalized optical image of the letter

(+)
Question No. 85
A device for correcting a defect in the hard palate with clefts is called 1) orthodontics 2) synapse 3) obturator (+)

4) uranoplasty
Question No. 86
Which of the following areas is the most important in the initial stages of working with non-speaking children with motor disabilities according to the language approach: a) enrichment and activation of subject vocabulary; (+)

b) formation and development of articulatory motor skills;
c) development of auditory perception; d) enrichment and activation of the predicative vocabulary. Question No. 87
What causes articulatory-acoustic dysgraphia? 1) violation of various forms of language analysis and synthesis 2) underdevelopment of the grammatical structure of speech 3) underdevelopment of visual gnosis, analysis and synthesis, spatial representations 4) reflection of incorrect pronunciation in writing

(+)
Question No. 88
A form of dysarthria in which voluntary motor skills of the articulatory apparatus are impaired (in terms of manifestation in the sphere of sound pronunciation, it resembles motor alalia) a) bulbar b) cortical (+)

c) cerebellar
Question No. 89
What is the cause of motor and oculomotor dysgraphia and dyslexia: 1) impaired phonemic hearing; 2) phonetic hearing impairment; 3) violation of hand, finger praxis or oculomotor functions

.
(+) Question No. 90
Clinical and pedagogical classification of speech disorders is based on: 1) on a set of psychological and linguistic criteria; 2) on a set of psychological, linguistic and clinical criteria; (+)

3) on psychological criteria;
4) on linguistic criteria. Question No. 91
What is the unit of the phonological code of a language: -phoneme (+)

Question No. 92

The pedagogical process aimed at correcting and compensating for speech impairments, at raising and developing a child with a speech impairment is. a) correction of speech disorders b) speech therapy (+)

c) compensation
Question No. 93
Which of the following speech disorders refers to disorders of the internal formulation of utterances? 1) bradyllia 2) aphasia (+)

3) dyslalia 4) dysphonia
Question No. 94
Speech disorders in students and pupils are characterized by the following features (exclude incorrect answer 1): 1. are stable and do not disappear on their own; 2. do not correspond to the age of the student or pupil; 3. are not dialecticisms, illiteracy of speech and a consequence of ignorance of the language; 4. are not associated with deviations in the functioning of the psychophysiological mechanisms of speech of the student or pupil

.
(+) Question No. 95
A speech therapist teacher needs to create a task in the form of a sentence for a five-year-old child. Purpose of the task: the child reproduces the sentence. Which option matches the goal? 1) A plumber is fixing a water pipe 2) A policeman rides a motorcycle 3) The boys have built a snowman (+)

4) Hair is cut in a hairdresser
Question No. 96
Speech therapy is. a) the science of the psychophysical characteristics of the development of children with mental and (or) physical disabilities, the patterns of their education and upbringing b) the science of speech disorders, methods of their prevention, identification and elimination by means of special education and upbringing. Speech therapy studies the causes, mechanisms, symptoms, course, structure of speech disorders, and the system of correctional interventions. (+)

c) a branch of defectology that studies the problems of education and training of mentally retarded people and issues of their social rehabilitation.
Question No. 97
Indicate what is an important prerequisite for successful literacy learning: 1) the idea of ​​sound; 2) the idea of ​​a grapheme; 3) idea of ​​the phoneme.

(+)
Question No. 98
What is the unit of the lexical code of a language: - word (+)

Question No. 99

What is the leading form of activity in preschool age? a) objective-action b) game (+)

c) emotionally positive communication with an adult
Question No. 100
Erroneous reproduction of words, which consists in combining syllables belonging to different words into one word, is called: 1) perseveration; 2) anticipation; 3) contamination; (+)

4) accommodation.

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Types of rotacism Table

Form	Signs	Causes
Complete absence of sound	The sounds [р], [рь] are omitted completely in speech, replaced by vowels	There is no articulatory movement of the tongue and lips necessary for sonorous sounds
Velar rhotacism	The vibration is erratic; instead of a growl, a noise mixed with a voice is heard. During phonation, the back and root of the uvula are moved toward the posterior palate, forming a closure between the organs and the upper palate. The air passes between them in jerks, so noise is generated, there is almost no voice	Short hypoglossal ligament
Uvular rotacism	The tip of the tongue does not vibrate enough and interferes with the passage of the air stream. There is a growl, but there is little noise in it	Short hypoglossal ligament
Lateral rotacism	There is vibration, but it is unclear due to the shift in the place of its origin. The tip of the tongue or its sides close with the lateral parts of the palate, or during articulation the back of the tongue rises. As a result, the sound softens or slips	Paresis, high and narrow palate, short hypoglossal ligament, developmental defect of the upper jaw
Nasal rotacism	Phonation occurs through the nose, it is not pronounced [r], but the German ng	Short soft palate (congenital defect), incomplete velopharyngeal seal
Bilabial rhoticism	Only the lips vibrate, the tongue remains motionless	Paresis, weak muscles of the speech apparatus
One-hit	Full vibration is replaced by a weak rumble. Articulation gives English d. When spoken, the tongue contacts the alveoli not with a series of vibrating blows, but once.	Paresis, other articulatory disorders
Buccal rotacism	The air stream does not pass along the body of the tongue and the upper palate, but from the side, the cheeks vibrate	Incorrect placement of organs during articulation: the tongue is lowered, the tip is not pressed to the palate

Correction

Regardless of the type of rhotacism and pararotacism, correctional work to eliminate the speech defect is carried out in stages. In the first lessons, you need to give the child the concept of the correct pronunciation of [p], [рь]. This is necessary to recognize the problem and concentrate on the correct position of the speech organs for vibration. Then carry out sound production, automation, differentiation and introduction to everyday speech.

Correct articulation of sounds [р], [рь]

From a physiological point of view, normal articulation [p] looks like this:

1. The lips don't move.
2. The teeth are opened by 3-4 mm.
3. The tip of the tongue rises to the gap between the teeth, freezes behind the upper jaw and trembles.
4. At the moment the air stream passes, it tenses up and hits the tip on the front of the upper palate.
5. The middle part of the back of the tongue bends.
6. The passage to the nose is closed by the soft palate.
7. The voice produces a buzzing sound as it exhales.

The articulation of soft [рь] occurs according to the same laws with minor differences:

• At the moment of exhalation, the middle part of the back bends and rises towards the hard palate.
• The tip is lower than with a hard pronunciation.
• The back of the uvula and its root are moved forward.

Preparatory stage

Necessary for preparing the speech organs for sonorant articulation. The child must master the tongue, control and feel the vibration. To do this, exercises are used to develop the elasticity of the tongue, stretch the hypoglossal ligament, and irritate the facial and buccal nerves:

• Horse The tongue sticks to the upper palate, then comes off and clicks loudly. The sound must be produced according to the teacher’s instructions: loud, fast, slow, quiet.
• Coachman Develops lip muscles. The mouth closes, the lips vibrate, the child utters a drawn-out “whoa-oo-oo”, “tr-rr-r”.

• Painter Necessary for stretching the hyoid frenulum. We extend our tongue upward and stroke the upper palate with the tip.
• Toothbrush You need to smile, stick out the tip of your tongue, brush your teeth outside and inside. Movements should be slow, jaws should be fixed.

• Swing Raise your wide tongue, move it behind your upper teeth, then lower it behind your lower teeth. The mouth is open several centimeters.
• Drummer Necessary for training the tip of the tongue. We open our mouth not wide, place the tongue behind the lower teeth, knock and pronounce “d-d-d.” Gradually increase the tempo of strikes.

A complex of articulatory gymnastics for the sound p is carried out not only at the preparatory stage, but also to warm up the muscles of the speech apparatus before each lesson with a speech therapist. At the initial stage, devote at least 15-20 minutes to it; for adults and adolescents, you can increase the time to 30 minutes.

Staging

The longest and most difficult stage of speech therapy work. There are several methods for setting [р], [рь]:

• Imitation of sound image and visual perception of articulation. This method is not very effective, so it is used for minor speech disorders without concomitant diseases.
• Mechanical. This is a speech therapy massage using probes and a spatula. In the process of work, the organs are trained to take the position necessary to pronounce vibrating sounds.
• Setting [r] using already set sounds. An incorrectly pronounced phoneme is formed from already well-mastered ones.
• Mixed method. Combines articulation imitation, probe massage and staging through already automated sounds.

Correcting a defect begins with studying the type of disease. The diagnosis is made on the basis of a speech therapy examination.

Let's take a closer look at the universal method of speech therapy classes for the correction of rhotacism and pararotacism - mixed. It consists of several stages:

1. Setting the fricative [r] from the phoneme [zh]. Teach your child to pronounce hissing without pulling his lips forward, raising his tongue to the alveoli. Let him try to growl in this position of the organs. The sound is dull, the push of the air stream is strong. Fix the result obtained in simple open syllables.
2. The transition to full vibration is carried out using a ball-shaped probe. The child pronounces the fricative version of the phoneme, while the teacher moves the ball along the lower part of the tongue back and forth and causes the tip to vibrate across the upper palate. The movements should be fast, and the air stream should be launched with force and sufficient pressure. At home, use a spatula or teaspoon. This sonorous staging technology is considered the most effective.

If the mixed method using a ball probe does not give results, use another option for getting rid of the defect:

• Start from the syllable [za]. The child repeats the syllable many times, gradually moves the tongue upward, and raises it to the alveoli. It should be a fricative [p].
• When pronouncing the resulting [p] in combination with [a] with an elongated probe, massage and lift the tip of the tongue to the palate, move from right to left. The result will be a pure [p] without prolongation.
• Try the production with other vowels. At the initial stage, not iotized: [u], [o], [e], [s].
• Start setting [рь] with the syllable [zi] and proceed according to the previous scheme.

Another way to cause the appearance of [r] in speech is to start staging from the sound [l]:

1. Secure the articulation of the solid version [l].
2. In a playful way, invite your child to “walk” his tongue across the sky back and forth.
3. When the tip of the tongue reaches the front of the palate, you need to hold it there and try to vibrate.
4. The result will be a single-strike [r].
5. Fix pronunciation in syllables with vowels.

Important! You need to seek help from a speech therapist with problems with the pronunciation of the sonorant sound [p] and its soft variant [рь] after 4 years. Normally, healthy children begin to pronounce it without outside help by the age of 5. Until this age, the baby should at least try to growl and pronounce the sound at the beginning of the word.

Automation

Start after receiving a rolling vibration. Start with the hard version [p], gradually add the soft [p]. When working with children, it is important to use tables, pictures, and poems.

In syllables

This is a mechanical repetition of syllables. First, offer tasks in which [p] is at the beginning, then at the end, at the final stage you can combine [p] with other consonants.

Ra-ra-ra - good time Ro-ro-ro - light feather Ru-ru-ru - I take a bagel

Tra-tra-tra - the grass has grown Three-three-three - don’t take someone else’s

Ar-ar-ar - we'll buy a lantern Dre-dre-dre - there are fish in the bucket

In words

Include reading or pronunciation of monosyllabic words:

Peace, gift, steam, ball, shooting range, rubbish, boron...

Then from several syllables with one phoneme [p]:

Mosquito, bazaar, carpet, commander, officer, passenger...

Reading words with [r] in the middle of the word:

Velvet, apron, vigilant, brake, five, pull, gloves... Pronunciation of words in several [p], you need to read syllable by syllable: Space, conversation, horizons, agile, bloomers, disassemble, reveal, unfold...

Reading phrases:

Hard work, a mischievous sparrow, an expensive gift...

To reinforce correct articulation, use games:

• Complete the sentence. You will need plot pictures. For example, on the topic “Vegetable garden”, “Animals”. I see in the photo (the teacher says)…a lynx (the child finishes). Mom plants...radish in the garden.
• Name them in order. Items that have [p] in their names will be useful. This is a flashlight, an ABC book, a robot, a pen, etc. Lay them out for us and ask us to name them in order.
• Tell me a story. This is a story based on a picture. The child composes a monologue himself. This is a gradual transition to differentiation in free speech.

On a note! Simultaneously with learning the correct articulation of sonorous [р], [рь], conduct training in distinguishing sounds by ear.

Reasons for rotacism

Rhotacism itself is a disorder resulting from such speech disorders as: mechanical dyslalia, dysarthria, open rhinolalia.

Children with FFND and OHP are often susceptible to rotacism.

Factors in the development of rotacism are considered:

1. Anomaly of the tongue. This may be a short frenulum that prevents the tongue from moving up.
2. Anomaly of the dental system. Cleft palates and side bites allow air to leak through the gap. Likewise, the hard palate is a complication for the articulation of R.
3. Weak articulatory muscles. They interfere with the correct pronunciation of the sounds R and Rb. There is practically no vibration of the tongue, so the stream of exhaled air is too weak.
4. Problems with phonemic hearing. The child simply does not match the correct sound with the one he himself pronounces. but this is rare. Most often, the sound is simply replaced with one that is easier for the child to pronounce.
5. Dysarthria. Here uvular and velar rhotacism takes place. Frequent cases are lateral distortion, which leads to pareticity of the cheeks and tongue.
6. Bilingualism and imitation. If the family also speaks another language (uvular - if in French, or guttural - if German is heard in the family), then the child simply imitates the pronunciation without even noticing.

Diagnostics

As a rule, a speech therapist can diagnose rhotacism. He talks with the child’s parents to rule out the fact of bilingualism in the family.

After this they carry out:

1. Examination of articulation organs. Examine the structure of the lips, a number of teeth, tongue, soft and hard palate. It is important to examine the oral cavity for the presence of a short frenulum or malocclusion. You should also find out if there is a facial cleft, etc. It is also necessary to determine whether any form of dystonia is progressing.
2. Study of the mobility of the articulatory apparatus. The specialist examines the tongue and lips, gives several test tasks to determine volume, tempo, accuracy, switchability of movements and the ability to hold an articulatory pose.
3. Analysis of phonemic hearing. A specialist tests speech hearing using exercises to differentiate isolated sounds at the level of words and syllables.
4. Sound pronunciation examination. Using special exercises, a speech therapist studies how correctly a child pronounces isolated sounds in different parts of a word. At the same time, a conclusion is made about the type of rotacism. It is very important to prescribe the correct correction program.

Pararotacism

Pararotacism in speech therapy is the replacement of rumbling [p] and soft [рь] with phonemes that are simpler for the speaker. The cause of difficulty in articulation will be paresis, a shortened hyoid frenulum, impaired phonemic hearing, and imitation of adults. May be a form of dyslalia.

Among the types of pararotacism, the following replacements of the sound [r] can be distinguished:

1. [v]: pronounced without vibration: ruka-wuka
2. [d]: fish-fish
3. [g]: steam-pag
4. [l]: mole-klot, [l] is more often pronounced in the soft version - [l]
5. [s]: chamomile - ymashka
6. [th]: mouth – yot.

If we talk about factors predisposing to rhotacism and pararotacism, pediatricians, neurologists and speech therapists identify the following congenital and acquired causes:

• Birth injuries
• Bilingualism in the family
• Heredity
• Anatomical anomalies in the development of the articulatory apparatus
• Hearing impairment
• Malocclusion
• Injuries of the tongue, jaw

Methods for correcting rotacism

There are various speech therapy tools for correcting speech disorders due to rhoticism.

Sometimes it is simply impossible to cope with this illness using such means.

Therefore, you have to resort to medical help. For example, to correct a short frenulum defect, it will need to be trimmed.

If there is an incorrect bite, then you will need to wear braces for some (sometimes long) time.

Also, some medications help achieve the desired effect.

But this appointment should be made, for example, by a neurologist.

The basis of correctional work for rotacism is special classes with a speech therapist.

As a rule, work is carried out in stages: the preparatory stage, production and automation of sounds, transition and strengthening of speech.

Preparatory stage

First, it is necessary to acquaint a person with the correct articulation of the sounds [P] and [P'].

Visual aids help in this case - drawings, diagrams, presentations.

Sound video slides have proven themselves very well, when the student not only hears the sound, but also sees how the tongue is positioned and the lips stretch.

Sound files can be played multiple times.

Previously, a speech therapist did all this - he pronounced it, showed it to himself.

Now technology has come to the rescue. On the computer, everything can be clearly seen and heard.

Repeated playback of the recording makes the specialist’s task easier.

At the preparatory stage, they show what the exhalation should be like when pronouncing the sounds [P] and [P'].

Carrying out articulatory gymnastics contributes to:

• development of lifting the tongue upward;
• activate the tip of the tongue;
• learn to vibrate your tongue;
• stretch the hypoglossal ligament.

Next comes breathing work. Exercises are selected by a speech therapist.

He also provides speech therapy to the masses if the need arises.

Articulation and breathing exercises must be performed not only in the speech therapist’s office, but also at home.

Doing these exercises at home at least twice a day will prepare you for the main lessons on producing and automating the sounds [P] and [P'].

It should be noted that the preparatory stage is very important.

And until the skills to maintain an articulatory posture and control exhalation are formed, you should not move on to the next stage.

The student must have a strong directed air stream.

Preparatory phase exercises

Preparing the speech organs for the articulation of R-R, which is sonorous, will help master vibration.

The following exercises will prepare the speech apparatus, help stretch the hyoid ligament and help develop the elasticity of the tongue.

Exercise "Horse"

The tongue is pressed against the upper palate followed by a clicking sound.

The volume and tempo of the clicks can be changed.

Exercise "Coachman"

Thanks to this exercise, the labial muscles develop.

During the execution, you need to close your mouth, make your lips vibrate and at this time pronounce in a drawn-out manner “whoa-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo”, and then “tr-r-r-r-r”.

Exercise "Painter"

This exercise is necessary in order to stretch the frenulum under the tongue.

To do this, the tongue is pulled up, then with the tip we begin to stroke the upper palate.

Exercise “Toothbrush”

When smiling, you need to stick out the tip of your tongue and brush your teeth. The tongue should move along the outer surface of the teeth, and then along the inner.

The movements are slow, the jaws are in a fixed position.

Exercise "Swing"

The tongue in a spread-out state should be raised, placed behind the upper row of teeth, and then lowered behind the lower teeth.

The mouth opens only a few centimeters.

Exercise "Drummer"

This exercise will help train the tip of your tongue.

The mouth does not open wide, the tongue is placed behind the lower teeth, while it is necessary to knock and pronounce “d-d-d-d.”

The pace increases slowly and gradually.

This set of exercises is carried out not only during the preparatory stage.

They are also used to warm up the muscles at the beginning of each speech therapy session, when correction of rotacism is planned.

In terms of time, these workouts initially last for 15-20 minutes, and subsequently the duration increases to 30 minutes.

Staging stage

Different forms of rotacism require different approaches to corrective measures.

But as practice shows, differentiated methods of sound production work most effectively.

It is possible to achieve a pronunciation that would correspond to the norm of the Russian language:

• in an imitative way - for example, imitate the growl of a dog or lion, the caw of a crow or the sounds of a car engine;
• proceed from the reference sounds D and Zh;
• multiple “td”, “j”;
• articulation exercises;
• mechanical assistance for correcting vibration of the tip of the tongue using a positioning probe or its substitute.

In rare cases, sound production is carried out in two stages (for example, with buccal rotacism).

At the initial stage, they work on the proto sound, and then vibration is worked on.

The development of soft R follows the delivery of hard R, followed by access to iotized or I.

There is a universal method that is used by speech therapists to eliminate rotacism.

Includes several steps:

1. Setting up the fricative R from Zh. The child is taught to pronounce the sound without stretching the lips, the tongue rises to the alveoli. In this position, growling is required. The sound is dull, the air stream is strong. With this sound, sound is introduced into open syllables.
2. The production of full vibration begins using a ball probe. The umbrella is passed along the bottom of the tongue back and forth while pronouncing the fricative phoneme. Movements must be fast. The air stream is strong and pressure. At home, you can use a teaspoon instead of a probe. This method is most effective when working with sonorants.

Another method is called mixed. It is used only in rare cases when the ball probe did not help produce the correct sound.

With a mixed method:

1. The performance begins with the syllable ZA - the child pronounces the syllable many times, while the tongue smoothly moves upward to the alveoli. The result should be a fricative R.
2. When P is combined with A, massage begins with an elongated probe and the tip of the tongue is raised to the palate. The probe moves from left to right and gradually P becomes clear and not drawn out.
3. It is possible to build on other vowels. For example, from iotized ones: U, O, E, Y.
4. To get Py, they push off from ZI. The diagram is the same as in the exercise just above.

Automation

Automation of the correct pronunciation of the sound Р-Рь is carried out in a playful way, starting from very simple, easy exercises with gradual complication.

Speech material is selected in the following sequence:

• syllables, rows of syllables (forward, reverse);
• words with a given sound found in different parts of the word;
• phrases;
• offers;
• pure talk.

Next, poems and stories with a large number of P/Pb are taken.

The duration of correctional classes for rotacism ranges from one and a half to three months.

In rare cases it may be more. Individual characteristics, causes of the defect, regularity of exercises, as well as the skill of the speech therapist - all this affects the duration of sound pronunciation correction.

The most difficult thing is to come to the correct pronunciation of P/Pb with dysarthria. With this diagnosis, speech therapy assistance may be required for months or even years.

Corrective work with children is usually carried out in a playful way. Small and interesting poems and visual material are used.

First, the speech therapist achieves good vibration, the hard version of P, and only then moves on to automating the soft one.

In syllables

You can't come up with any creativity when working with syllables. This is normal repetition. Multiple.

But it is possible to diversify tasks.

First, these will be syllables beginning with the sound R. Then a group of syllables with the position P in the middle of the syllable. And the final stage is P at the end of the syllable.

Simple repetition quickly becomes boring.

Therefore, you can come up with little rhymes.

Ra-ra-ra - it's hot outside. Ro-ro-ro – there’s a bucket in the middle of the yard. Ru-ru-ru - I carry the bucket across the yard.

Tra-tra-tra - I go out into the yard in the morning. Three-three-three - how beautiful, look.

Ar-ar-ar - take a lantern with you.

Dre-dre-dre - crucian carp live in a bucket.

In words

1. At first, it is better to take monosyllabic words, similar to three-letter syllables: world, gift, ball, shooting range, kar, boron, thief...
2. Next, we use words consisting of two syllables, one of which contains R: mosquito, painter, fire...
3. Next, we move on to reading words with P in the middle of the word: bucket, square, bloomers, peas, pie, cheers, mountain...

In phrases

The phrases should be funny so that the child is interested in working with them.

You can also make rhymes out of them.

Mischievous sparrow, don’t hit the mosquito.

It's time to bake a pie, don't forget about the cottage cheese.

We reinforce correct articulation in a playful way:

1. The picture shows animals, among them... - a huge Lynx (the child finishes).
2. A large, very large... - ruddy turnip grew in the garden bed.
3. Put aside pictures with objects whose names contain the sound R and come up with phrases so that each word has an R (red pen, a beautiful primer, a huge lantern...).

Prevention of rotacism with a short hypoglossal ligament

The hyoid frenulum looks like a thin membrane that connects the sublingual area of ​​the mouth with the tongue. With a normal structure, it is attached to the middle of the inner surface of the tongue, its length is about 8 mm.

To check the length of the child's frenulum, you need to ask him to touch the roof of his mouth with his tongue with his mouth wide open: a problem-free manipulation indicates a normal frenulum length. If, while performing the action, the child was unable to reach the sky or experiences discomfort, it is imperative to consult a speech therapist. If the frenulum is located too close to the tip of the tongue, it needs correction. It is performed to avoid speech problems, including the occurrence of rhoticism.

If the frenulum was not cut in infancy, it is trimmed during the preschool period. Pruning for preschoolers is done under local anesthesia. The frenulum is cut and self-absorbing sutures are applied. The latest technologies allow this operation to be performed using a laser. The laser method minimizes pain, reduces swelling after surgery, and eliminates the need for stitches. Postoperative rehabilitation includes a special diet and exercises to develop the frenulum.

An alternative way to correct a shortened hyoid ligament is articulation gymnastics. This is no less effective, and at the same time painless method. The essence is to perform speech therapy exercises for the language.

They usually tire the child very much and often provoke discomfort. Because of this drawback, they should be performed under the supervision of a speech therapist, gradually increasing the load. Non-surgical stretching of a shortened frenulum requires a long period of time.