Elephant
The principles of conduct that govern an individual or a group.
Code of ethics
Deterioration of intellectual abilities such as memory, concentration, reasoning, and judgment resulting from organic disease or brain damage
Dementia
A basic unit of speech production that must contain a vowel
Syllable
When a child from birth learns two languages at the same time.
simultaneous bilingualism
The main task of the SLP when assessing a non-English speaking person
determine if it is a difference or disorder
Term that measures the number of new cases that occur in a population within a specified time period
Incidence
Variation in the pronunciation of a phoneme such as heard with the /k/ sound in ‘key’ and ‘coo’.
An individual speech sound that can change meaning of words
Phoneme
The greatest danger for the speech pathologist working with the CLD population.
over-identification
Vowels are characterized by
tongue height, tongue advancement, and lip rounding
The last set of phonemes acquired
Name for hearing loss resulting from old age
Presbycusis
The ability to identify the phoneme structure of words; an important skill for learning to read.
Phonological awareness
Stating that the consonant /m/ is produced at the lips is describing
place of production
Which of the following is an example of ‘person-first language’?
children with language disorders
Mental dictionary of words available for a person to use
Lexicon
The study of the smallest units of language with meaning.
Morphology
Any exchange of meaning between a sender and a receiver utilizing a common code.
communication
The component of language that relates to meaning.
content
This professional assesses and treats individuals who have hearing impairments.
audiologist
Provided by professional organizations for SLPs and Audiologists indicating that they have met the requirements in education and supervised clinical practice to practice their profession.
Certification
Percentage of individuals in a population who demonstrate a disorder at a particular point in time.
Prevalance
The belief that your culture is always right.
ethnocentrism
This professional can evaluate, diagnose, and treat speech, language, and swallowing disorders.
speech language pathologist
The state of Texas has a law stating the minimum criteria for practicing as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist. This is referred to as
licensure