Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. It is spoken by people in a number of countries including India, Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. There are several dialects of Urdu: Bhojpuri, Bihari, Deccani, Dhakaiya, Haryanvi, and Hyderabadi. Urdu is characterized by 38 consonants, 15 consonant clusters, 23 vowels, and 15 diphthongs. It uses a Perso-Arabic script. Research on children’s acquisition of Urdu is mainly focused on consonant acquisition. The acquisition of Urdu consonants continues beyond the age of seven years. Researchers have examined speech sound disorders in children with hearing loss and found that they produced more errors on velars and fricatives as compared to other consonants. Speech-language pathologists generally use self-developed or self-translated assessments. Several tests have been developed. Intervention approaches commonly used in practice include traditional articulation therapy and the minimal pair approach.</jats:p>