List at least 3 risk factors
what are the sonorants?
nasals, liquids, glides
what are the obstruents?
stops, fricatives, affricates
Which position is easier for a child to produce? initial or final?
final
true or false: r is produce with tongue tension
true
Identify 1 protective factor
what is feedback of performance? Best use?
What it is: Feedback about how the movement or response was produced.
Examples
Best Use
Child: “I saw a wabbit in the yard.” (/r/ → [w])
What cues could help improve production?
child's goal: the client will produce /s/ in the initial position at word level with 80% accuracy
the child is struggling...how can we decrease complexity?
syllable level; final position
A child’s /s/ production consistently has air escaping from the sides of the tongue; this error type is best diagnosed as this.
lateral lisp
Identify 1 neutral factor
Child: “The tat is sleeping.” (fronting)
What cue could help improve production?
Child: “I want to go to the pawk.” (/r/ distortion)
What cue could help improve production?
child's goal: the client will produce /s/ in the final position at word level with 80% accuracy
how can we increase difficulty?
initial position; at sentence level
what is a metaphonological cue? provide examples
Metaphonological cue: An intervention cue that focuses on a child’s awareness of sounds in language (phonology) rather than just articulator placement, helping them think about and compare sounds in words.
Examples:
suprise
you win the points!
Child: “The fum is big.” (/θ/ → [f])
What cue could help improve production?
Identify one treatment approach to CAS discussed in class:
TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR CAS
• DTTC – Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing
• PROMPT – Prompts for Restructuring Oral
Muscular Phonetic Targets
• ReST- Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment
Explain the difference between the complexity approach versus the developmental approach.
Developmental approach: targets speech sounds in the order they typically develop, starting with early-easier sounds.
Complexity approach: targets later-developing or more complex sounds/processes to drive broader system-wide improvement.
Describe various components of a comprehensive eval (e.g., oral mech)
-standardized assessment
-intelligibility
-parent interview
-speech/lang sample
-structural functional exam
-case history
etc.
-perceptual testing
-hearing screen
Early 8
Middle 8
Late 8
what is feedback of results? best use?
What it is: Feedback about the outcome or accuracy of the response; focuses on whether the production was correct.
Examples
Best Use
Fade
Explain limitations of the traditional artic approach when it come to CAS.
Limitations in the Context of CAS
•Phoneme vs. Syllable: Traditional therapy focuses on static sounds, while CAS requires practice in transitions.
•Motor Programming: It lacks the "integral stimulation" (multisensory cueing) found in DTTC or PROMPT.
•Coarticulation: By perfecting sounds in isolation, it can inadvertently create "choppy" speech in children with apraxia.
•Clinical Takeaway: While a "gold standard" for articulation, it is often insufficient as a standalone for motor-speech disorders