Abstract
Moter action training was applied to the cleft palate child for speech training. Most of patients with cleft palate have highly deteriorated articulation in the "Ka" or "Ra" speeching. Therefore the purpose of this training was to learn their habits of good articulation and to get motor action for speeching. Training was composed of three steps. The first step was to phonate "Ka" or "Ra" and to hear of their sound. The second step was phonatory action: especially, phonatory-respiratory-action and tongue relaxation and tongue action. "Ka"; touching the tongue to the middle of the palatum, the child phonated with breathing out powerfully. "Ra"; making the tongue sound, the child touched the tongue to the depth of the palatum and the child detouched the tongue with phonating. The third step was one word speech action and conversate action. This training was one hour time in a week and for two months. The results were as follows: This cleft palate child learned motor action for "Ka", "Ra" phonating. Furthermore, the child could have the habits of good articulation in speeching.
