Phonology in Speech Therapy

What is the purpose of stimulability testing in determining treatment decisions?

To assess a child's ability to articulate consonants in isolation
To guide in prognosis and determine stimulus items for starting interventions (correct)
To examine a child's understanding of syllable structure
To identify the type of vowel sounds a child can produce

What is the term for the consonant position that initiates a syllable?

Coda
Arrestor (correct)
Onset
Releaser

What is the purpose of contextual testing?

To assess a child's ability to articulate vowels in isolation
To evaluate a child's understanding of phonological rules
To determine a child's ability to produce consonant clusters
To identify contexts where a client's sound productions are more or less accurate (correct)

What is the term for the consonant position that terminates a syllable?

Arrestor (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of elicitation procedures?

To ask the child to name pictures or items (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the consonant position that comes after a vowel in a syllable?

Coda (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is intrajudge reliability in the context of assessment?

Agreement by the same person at different times. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why is formal assessment not ideal for very young children?

They are still developing their cognitive and linguistic skills. (A) Signup and view all the answers

At what age range do clinicians assess vocabulary size and compare it to children of the same age?

18-24 months (D) Signup and view all the answers

How do clinicians elicit sounds from very young children?

Through caregiving and feeding activities, informal play, and sibling interactions. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of analysis is used to assess phonological behavior in very young children?

Independent analysis (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is collected in a speech sample for assessing phonological behavior in very young children?

Inventory of sounds, syllables, and word shapes. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of analyzing the patterns of speech errors in children?

To compare the child's phonological processes to developmental norms (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following tools is NOT a standardized tool for conducting sound error pattern analysis?

Informal connected speech sample (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of identifying multiple patterns of phonological processes in the same child?

It helps in developing a treatment plan (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of stimulability in eligibility considerations?

It is one of the factors to consider in eligibility considerations (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of phonological pattern/processes analysis?

To label and describe the error patterns (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of referencing phonological processes developmental norms?

It helps in determining the child's eligibility for treatment (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of analysis can be performed using Computer-Assisted Phonological Analysis?

Analysis of phonological patterns (D) Signup and view all the answers

What feature of words can be analyzed using Computer-Assisted Phonological Analysis?

Word length (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the software system used for computerized articulation and phonology evaluation?

CAPES (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the Sample Assessment Report #1?

Case history, oral mech hearing screening, and conversational speech sample (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the articulation test modeled after the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation?

JAT (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of data can be provided by the Computerized Articulation and Phonology Evaluation Systems (CAPES)?

Data on vowel production (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key consideration in target selection for a child's phonological treatment?

Error sounds that have a higher frequency of occurrence in the language (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the naturalistic approach used by the SLP in target selection?

Focusing on the child's overall intelligibility (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to consider the speaker's dialectal variation in phonological treatment?

To understand that the speaker's variation is a normal part of their speech (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of using the contextual analysis approach in phonological treatment?

It enables the SLP to focus on error sounds that occur in context with greater positive influence from surrounding sounds (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of considering the client's and family's attitude and negative experiences in phonological treatment?

To understand the social-vocational expectations of the client and family (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the ASHA's resources on phonemic inventories and cultural and linguistic information across languages?

To provide information on cultural and linguistic variations in speech (C) Signup and view all the answers