SLP Speech Sound Production Disorders 5

Question 1

Electropalatography (EPG) provides information about:

Accepted Answer

Tongue-palate contact patterns during consonant production

Answer

EPG uses a custom palate with electrodes to record the spatial and temporal patterns of tongue contact against the hard palate during speech.

Question 2

A bilingual child produces sound errors that match phonological patterns of their home language. The SLP should first:

Accepted Answer

Compare the child's productions to both languages to determine if errors reflect typical bilingual transfer

Answer

Errors that reflect phonological transfer from the home language are not disordered; the SLP must assess relative to norms for both languages before diagnosing a disorder.

Question 3

Flaccid dysarthria is most commonly associated with damage to which neurological component?

Accepted Answer

Lower motor neurons (cranial or spinal nerves)

Answer

Flaccid dysarthria results from damage to the lower motor neurons, including cranial nerves serving the speech mechanism, causing hypotonia and weakness.

Question 4

The Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme (NDP3) is characterized by its use of:

Accepted Answer

Symbol-based visual supports to facilitate motor planning for CAS

Answer

NDP3 uses a hierarchical set of picture symbols to support sequencing and motor planning in children with CAS.

Question 5

In the acquisition sequence of English consonants, which sound is typically acquired latest?

Accepted Answer

/ʒ/ (as in 'measure')

Answer

The voiced palatal fricative /ʒ/ is one of the last consonants acquired in English, typically not mastered until age 6-8 or later.

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP Speech Sound Production Disorders 5