Ultrasound Images of the Tongue: A Tutorial for Assessment and Remediation of Speech Sound ErrorsJonathan L. Preston 1,2, Tara McAllister Byun 3, Suzanne E. Boyce 2,4, Sarah Hamilton 4, Mark Tiede 2, Emily Phillips 2, Ahmed Rivera-Campos 4, Douglas H. Whalen 2,5,6
1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Syracuse University, 2Haskins Laboratories, 3Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, New York University, 4Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati, 5Program in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, City University of New York Graduate Center, 6Department of Linguistics, Yale University
Ultrasound imaging can be used to display the shape and movements of the tongue in real time during speech. The images can be used to determine the nature of speech sound errors. Visual feedback of the tongue can be used to facilitate improvements in speech sound production in clinical populations.
