Foundational Information
What are three categories of language (think venn diagram)
What is content, form, and use
Where do most SLPs work?
What is schools
What are the ABC's of stuttering?
What is affective, behavioral, cognitive components.
What is a language difference?
What is when an individual speaks a different language or dialect than the SLP, the referrer, or the community.
Two hemispheres are connected and able to communicate with each other
what is the corpus callosum
What does ASHA and CCC-SLP stand for?
What is American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
What is Certificate of Clinical Competence - Speech Language Pathologist
Define substitution in speech
What is when another speech sound is said in place of the actual speech sound
Which gender, if any, are more likely to develop a stutter? Which gender, if any, are more likely to have autism?
There are no genders that are more likely to have a stutter but it often affects males more than females. Males are 4.5 times more likely to have autism than females.
Define specific language impairment
What is... a language impairment despite intact function in all other areas.
Explain Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease
What is:
Parkinson's disease is caused by cell death in the brainstem and results in a resting tremor.
Alzheimer's disease: It is caused by protein misfolding. It is a progressive decline of cognitive skills and language. The earliest symptoms include memory and word-finding problems.
Define Expressive and Receptive Language
What is production of language to convey a message (Expressive)
What is comprehension or understanding of language (Receptive)
Define omission in speech
What is when a speech sound is
left out entirely
What are some examples of atypical fluency?
repetitions, prolongations, and blocks
What are the 4 T's for Expressive Language Development?
What is tune in, talk more, take turns, and techniques.
What is Broca, Wernicke, Global, and Anomic aphasia?
What is:
Broca aphasia: nonfluent aphasia, the client understands language but has difficulty producing language (telegraphic speech)
Wernicke aphasia: fluent aphasia, the client does not understand the language but can speak fluently. The words spoken do not make much sense though (word salad)
Global aphasia: Damage to both Broca and Wernicke area. The most severe aphasia. Does not understand language and has trouble speaking.
Anomic aphasia: "tip of the tongue", the client as difficulty with word finding.
What is the IPA stand for? Define as well.
What is a system of writing all human speech sounds (Internation Phonetic Alphabet)
Where is the hard palate
What is the front, bony part of the roof of the mouth.
What are some treatment options for stuttering?
Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (Palin PCI) this is an indirect treatment. Direct treatments include RESTART Demands-Capacities Model (RESTART DCM) and Lidcombe Program.
How does language sampling work?
What is checking vocabulary used and understood. Consider child’s awareness of and
adherence to social norms (e.g. ability comment, ask questions
etc.)
Is the leading cause of death and disability from ages 1 to 44
What is a TBI - traumatic brain injury
Difference vs Disorder (define and explain)
What is a speech difference where the client has a different language or dialect from the SLP vs a disorder which is a speech or language error being produced. One should check the test manual and make sure to test the client in all language that they speak.
What is the difference between Articulation Disorders and Phonological Disorders
What are disorders that impact individual speech
sounds (Articulation Disorders).
What is no physical, sensory or motor issue,
but rather difficulty with the phonological rules for a given language (Phonological disorders).
What are two popular ways to treat adolescent and adult stuttering?
Stuttering Modification (changes non-speech behaviors)
Fluency Shaping (focuses on changing speech behaviors)
How do you calculate Type Token Ratio?
What is the total number of UNIQUE words (types) divided
by the total number of words (tokens)
Define cerebral palsy
What is a disorder that can result from oxygen depletion from the brain as a child, result in physical disability in movement