Developing the perception of hearing in bilingu al children as a remedy for the improper realization of the following sounds: fricatives, sibilants and alveolo-palatals

Abstract

Sigmatism or improper realization of the dental sounds of the alveolo-palatal consonants (ś, ź, ć, dź) and/or sibilants (s, z, c, dz) and/or fricatives (sz, ż, cz, dż), is one of the most severe speech therapy problems in bilingual children attending Polish Saturdays schools. Lisping is caused, among others, by improperly built speech organs or their low efficienc, but also by disorder s ovf phonemic hearing – inappropriate reception of hearing aids. In bilingual children who speak Polish and English simultaneously, there is often an additional phonetic difficulty associated with the weak differentiation of consonants, ś, ź, ć, dź in opposition to sz, ż, cz, dż. The development of phonemic heating in young children is one of the methods to prevent lisping, in older people – a way to eliminate it. The role of teachers of Saturday schools is invaluable in this case – phonemic hearing exercises play a significant role not only in learning the correct articulation, but also in mastering the skills of reading and writing.