Speech & Language Development Disorders Flashcards
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A parent reports their 3-year-old understands everything said to them but rarely speaks. The SLP's first priority is to:
Answer: Evaluate both receptive and expressive language to determine the nature of the disorder
A comprehensive evaluation of both receptive and expressive language is needed to characterize the disorder and guide diagnosis and intervention.
Which phonological process involves replacing a velar sound with an alveolar sound, such as 'dat' for 'cat'?
Answer: Fronting
Fronting is the substitution of an alveolar consonant for a velar consonant (e.g., /t/ or /d/ for /k/ or /g/).
According to IDEA, a child is eligible for early intervention speech-language services under Part C if they:
Answer: Have a developmental delay or established condition, and are under age 3
IDEA Part C covers infants and toddlers (birth to age 3) with developmental delays or established conditions that place them at risk.
A child with Williams syndrome is most likely to demonstrate:
Answer: Relatively strong verbal ability with significant visuospatial deficits
Williams syndrome is associated with relatively strong verbal and social communication alongside marked deficits in visuospatial processing.
A 5-year-old child demonstrates difficulty with phoneme segmentation and rhyme recognition. The SLP should be concerned about risk for:
Answer: Reading disability (dyslexia)
Phonological awareness deficits in preschool and kindergarten are among the strongest predictors of later reading disability.
The term 'specific language impairment (SLI)' has largely been replaced in current literature and clinical practice by:
Answer: Developmental language disorder (DLD)
The term developmental language disorder (DLD) was recommended by the CATALISE consortium to replace SLI for greater clinical utility and reduced stigma.
Which characteristic differentiates childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) from a phonological disorder?
Answer: Inconsistent errors on the same word across productions
A hallmark feature of CAS is inconsistent errors across repeated productions of the same word, distinguishing it from phonological disorders with consistent error patterns.