What is Initial Consonant Deletion?

Initial Consonant Deletion (ICD) is a phonological process not consistent with typical development and indicative of a phonological disorder if present in more than 10% of the child’s speech. In ICD, the initial consonant or cluster of a syllable or word is deleted entirely, leaving a vowel alone at the beginning of the word.

Examples:

• five = ive

• gate = ate

• cupcake = up-ake

• same = aim

• kite = ite

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