Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DIVISION OF DAVAO CITY
SAN JUAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MINTRADE DRIVE, BRGY. CENTRO, AGDAO, DAVAO CITY
Office of the School Principal
SJES SPED FORM 1.4

NAME:__________________________________________________Grade and Section:

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TEACHER:_______________________________________________________

PARENTS NAME & SIGNATURE: _____________________________________

Difficulty in Communicating Checklist

CHARACTERISTICS CHECK
IF OBSERVED
1. Distortions- learner distorts a sound usually caused by deficient oral

2. Substitutions -learner substitutes a sound for another sound. (e.g.

"wabbit" for "rabbit" where "w" is substituted for "r".)
3. Omissions- learner drops (omits) a sound from a word. (e.g. "at" for
"hat" or "bu" for "bug".)
4. Additions- adds a sound
"dog“)
Articulation Difficulty/Disorder
- errors in the production of speech sounds
- characterized by substitution, omissions, additions and distortions e.g.
Yeh me yuh a da wido (Let me look out the window)
Voice Difficulty/Disorder
– problem with the quality or use of one’s voice.

- Abnormal production and absences of vocal quality,pitch,loudness and

resonance.
Laryngitis – swelling of vocal cords * Vocal cord paralysis * Spasmodic
dysphonia – nerve problem that causes vocal cord spasm.
Fluency Difficulty/Disorder
Stuttering-- rapid-fire repetitions,prolongations, hesitations,and stops
interjections and complete verbal blocks
Cluttering – rapid speaking rate, erratic rhythm, syntax or grammar, and
words unrelated to sentence.
Reference: NTOT/ BLD-SID

Address: Mintrade Drive, Brgy. Centro, Agdao, Davao City

Tel. No.: (02) 297-7577
E-mail: sanjuan.es@deped.gov.ph