PHF8

General Comments: The article was written in a clear and thorough way making the information easy to sift through. More specifically, this was done by the section titles that were provided in the article. Through the section titles, the reader was able to identify what information would be presented next. Through the article, the reader discovered that middle ear problems and swallowing difficulties were symptoms of cleft palate, only 10% of individuals show all the symptomatic signs of cleft palate, and all the signs do not need to be present for a diagnosis of cleft palate. This is intriguing regarding how others are diagnosed if only 10% of individuals show signs of cleft palate. Title and Abstract: The title for the article is distinct and it informs the audience exactly what to expect while reading. With this, it is an explanation as to what will be researched and measured throughout the article. Due to having a background knowledge on Cleft Palate, this article was easy to understand and comprehend. For those who do not have a background on Cleft Palate, the article is still informative as well as explanatory making it easier to make sense of. The article explores the anatomy and function of the velar using cineradiographic procedures with an angle on studying perceptual speech characteristics with cleft palate. Individuals were selected due to their characteristics of being at risk for abnormal speech characteristics such as hypernasal resonance, nasal air emission,…