Abstract
Introduction
There is considerable agreement among practising speech therapists and others in related fields that there is a need for a valid method of assessing a child's level of phonetic development. Such a method of evaluation, to be of real practical value to the therapist, is required to have two equally important aspects. Firstly it should have a quantitative aspect, reflecting in the score levels of development in the acquisition of adult speech. Secondly it is required to have a qualitative aspect, to provide the therapist with relevant information which can be used as a basis for devising a programme of therapy most suited to the problems of each child.
SUMMARY
A system of scoring articulation tests, based on principles of phonetic development in children, is proposed. It provides both a quantitative and a qualitative aspect of evaluation. General scoring problems and details of the proposed system are discussed.