Analysis of Phonological Disorders in 5 Years Old Children

Abstract

Basically, every individual can speak naturally, this is not something that is passed down from generation to generation. Speaking skills will continue to develop as the child gets older. However, during the development of children's speech, there are some parents who do not pay attention to the importance of providing stimulus, and are even indifferent to pronouncing vowels and consonants correctly, so it is very likely that children will experience phonological disorders or problems with their articulation. This disorder is in the form of unclearness of what the child is talking about, making it difficult to understand. This study aims to describe phonological disorders in 5 year old children in Wonorejo Village. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method, with data collection techniques using observation and interviews. The results of this study show that phonological disorders in children are caused by mistakes from their parents. Then, the strategy used by single mothers to overcome this disorder is to encourage their children to talk intensely, actively ask questions, repeat words correctly, and even buy story books. With this strategy, phonological disorders in children are quite reduced.