Multiple Opposition Approach

Planning intervention for speech sound disorders is a critical aspect for the effectiveness of therapy in children. Determining an effective remediation approach of speech sound disorders can be challenging task for speech-language pathologists. Research has revealed there are various interventions to speech sound disorders, and debate as to which types of treatment approaches are best for children with ranges of severity in speech sound disorders. Thus, the purpose of this research is to determine whether multiple oppositions approach is most efficient for children with severe speech sound disorders. The multiple oppositions approach has recently become an alternative approach to minimal pairs treatment. This approach has been perceived as a more effective clinical option for phonological intervention for children with severe speech sound disorders (Williams, 2000b). The multiple oppositions intervention directly focuses on the collapse of multiple phonemes, which are …show more content…
Due to the little or no change found using the minimal pair approach, the multiple oppositions approach was developed. Treatment results suggested that the use of broad training and systemic intervention in a multiple oppositions approach includes larger treatment sets of multiple phonemic contrasts, and provides intervention across broader spectrum of a child’s error patter, rule, or phoneme collapse. Multiple opposition approach is unique and specific to each child because it focuses on the individuals phonologic strategies, as compared to minimal pair therapy, which includes training on one isolated aspect of a child’s system. Williams indicated that the findings of this study suggest that one treatment approach may not be suitable for all