Speech and Language Development
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Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the typical processes and milestones of speech and language development in children from birth through adolescence. Students will examine the biological, cognitive, and social foundations of communication, including the roles of hearing, brain structures, and environmental influences. The course covers the sequence of language acquisition phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics while also addressing individual differences and the impact of culture and multilingualism. Through lectures, case studies, and observation, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of typical and atypical developmental patterns, serving as a foundation for further study in communication sciences and disorders.
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Articulation and Phonological Disorders Speech Sound Disorders in Children 7th Edition by John
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Speech Sound Disorders
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Q1) Allophones are variations of how phonemes are produced.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Discuss the differences between consonants and vowels.
Answer: Answers will vary, but students should discuss the open vocal tract that is characteristic of vowels whereas consonants have a constriction at some point along the vocal tract.
Q3) The appropriate way to describe the vowel /i/ as in "he" is as follows:
A) Low-back, tense, rounded
B) Low-back, lax, rounded
C) High-front, tense, unrounded
D) High-front, lax, unrounded
Answer: C
Q4) Define and describe the three primary acoustic features of speech.
Answer: Answers will vary, but students should discuss the frequency, amplitude, and duration of speech sounds.
Q5) Name four primary articulators.
Answer: Tongue, lips, jaw, and velopharynx
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Chapter 2: Normal Aspects of Articulation
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Q1) Choose two of the models of speech acquisition to compare and contrast. Be sure to include specific information regarding how each model contributes uniquely to the field of speech language pathology.
Answer: Answers will widely vary this will also depend on which specific models are chosen for class discussion. Pages 60-70 describe the common models
Q2) In many of the popular diary studies, the researcher is also the parent.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Common patterns of speech errors that are seen in normal, delayed, and disordered speech in which children systematically delete or substitute phonemes are called what? Answer: Phonological patterns
Q4) The anatomical location of the larynx changes as babies grow.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Speech Sound Acquisition
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Q1) __________ is an impairment in motor programming, specific to speech sound production.
A) Apraxia
B) Dysarthria
C) Microglossia
D) Aphasia
Answer: A
Q2) Cleft lip always results in a speech sound disorder.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Newborn hearing screenings are universal in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Speech sound disorders typically occur in isolation of other disorders.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Classification and Comorbidity in Speech Sound Disorders
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Q1) Removal of part or all of the hard palate would have a detrimental effect to speech production.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Ankyloglossia refers to:
A) An enlarged tongue
B) A short frenum
C) A long tongue
D) A partially removed tongue
Q3) Tongue thrust will always affect dentition.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the top-down versus bottom-up theories of speech production.
Q5) In twin studies, which type of twins have more highly correlated articulation skills:
A) Monozygotic
B) Dizygotic
C) Unozygotic
D) Bizygotic
Q6) What are the three ways that tongue thrust can present?
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Chapter 5: Factors Related to Speech Sound Disorders
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Q1) Speech perception testing should be done on all individuals with a speech sound disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are three factors that SLPs should consider when selecting a phonological assessment?
Q3) Most children receive a speech/ language screening at the start of formal schooling kindergarten).
A)True
B)False
Q4) An audiological screening can be completed in two ways:
A) Pure tone screening and contrast testing
B) Masking and discrimination screening
C) Pure tone screening and impedance screening
D) Discrimination screening and articulation screening
Q5) Narrow transcription should be used for all phonological assessments.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What kind of speech sample is a crucial part of the phonological assessment?
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Q7) Name two common standardized single-word phonological/articulation assessments.
Chapter 6: Phonological Assessment Procedures
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Q1) Never provide services to a child who is stimulable for an errored phoneme.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A dialectical difference is:
A) A phonological delay and appropriate for therapy.
B) A phonological difference and not usually appropriate for therapy.
C) A phonological disorder and must be dealt with at once.
D) In need of therapy.
Q3) Take a look at the following speech sample. Calculate the PCC for this child and determine, based on the speech sample alone, if the child has a mild, moderate, or severe speech sound disorder.
Targeted paragraph: My name is Kate. I like squirrels. Yesterday I saw a squirrel in my backyard. It ran up a tree. My doggie chased it.
Child's production: /me8 n3m id t3t. e8 we8t twez. l2t1d3 e8 te e twe 8n me8 bqtyed. 8t wqn 4 4 ti. me8 ded8 t3s 8t./
Q4) Working on earlier developing speech sounds will result in system wide phonological change.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Determining the Need for Intervention and Target Selection
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Q1) System-wide change is said to occur best when clinicians target the following kinds of sounds:
A) Nonstimulable and later developing
B) Stimulable and later developing
C) Nonstimulable and early developing
D) Stimulable and early developing
Q2) All children who are dismissed from speech sound intervention have achieved mastery and retention of the skills.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Define across-sound generalization.
Q4) Describe the different ways that clinical change can happen, outside of direct effects of treatment. You should discuss the extraneous factors that can be controlled and how they can be controlled) and those that cannot.
Q5) Discuss both sides of the argument for targeting nonstimulable and/ or later developing sounds.
Q6) Name three of four factors that contribute to a child progressing to the maintenance phase of therapy. .
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Chapter 8: Remediation Procedures
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Q1) Treatment for childhood apraxia of speech is best conducted in one long therapy session per week.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The three categories of motor learning principles are:
A) Prepractice goals, principles of practice, and principles of feedback
B) Prepractice goals, principles of learning, and principles of movement
C) Principles of learning, principles of generalization, and principles of motor movement
D) Principles of motor, principles of learning, and principles of language.
Q3) Discuss the importance of high quality evidence levels in research designs. How does this affect practicing SLPs?
Q4) It has been noted that the traditional approach to articulation therapy is not appropriate for children with multiple sounds in error. Discuss why this might be the case. What would be a better treatment approach for these children?
Q5) Describe the three types of principles of motor learning.
Q6) Describe how to use the technique "shaping" in order to achieve a correct /s/ production with your client.
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Chapter 9: Motor-Based Treatment Approaches
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Q1) A quick review of a child's single word speech production is sufficient to determine which phonemes or patterns to target in treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A whole-language approach to treatment may help children with speech sound disorders generalize their skills into other linguistic contexts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A clinician who is working with a child with comorbid speech and language disorders would be inclined to use a _________________ approach.
A) Maximal oppositions
B) Whole language
C) Cycles
D) Minimal pairs
Q4) The naturalistic approach is a therapist-centered approach.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe a typical treatment session that uses the cycles approach.
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Chapter 10: Linguistically-Based Treatment Approaches
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Q1) The likelihood of misdiagnosis increases if SLPs are not aware of the dialect a child is speaking.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The trajectory of phonological development is different for children who speak AAE compared to children who speak GAE.
A)True
B)False
Q3) General American English, Southern White Standard, Caribbean English, and African American English are all examples of an):
A) Accents
B) Dialects
C) Language difference
D) Language disorder
Q4) What are some factors that contribute to dialect?
Q5) Though many factors contribute to dialect, geographical location is the most prominent.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Phonological Awareness: Description,
Assessment, and Intervention
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Q1) Criterion referenced assessments, compared to norm-referenced assessments, are more:
A) Formal
B) Difficult
C) Comprehensive
D) Informal
Q2) Speech language pathologists can collaborate with teachers and reading specialists to formulate small group phonological awareness activities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Norm-referenced phonological awareness assessments may not take into account a child's speech sound disorder, therefore it's helpful to assess phonological awareness using:
A) Receptive and expressive measures
B) A task that taps only the error sounds
C) Only criterion-referenced measures
D) Measures obtained from a reading specialist
Q4) What are the three prevalent models of phonological awareness intervention?
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