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