Voice
Disorder
Fluency
Disorder
Articulation
Disorder
Language and Aphasia
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What is considered a voice disorder?
Non temporary affliction that affects the quality of the voice
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What are the characteristics of a fluency disorder?
Difficulty speaking rapidly and continually, speaking with abnormal rate and rhythm
100
The sounds of /w/ /l/ and /r/ are usually acquired by what age?
4
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Language disorder is also known as
Language handicap
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Give me an example of a phonation problem?
Excessive breathing and hoarseness
200
What is the best known fluency disorder?
Stuttering
200
If the teacher is unable to distinguish between delayed and deviant speech who can he/she turn to?
Speech therapist or language pathologist available in the school
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What are the three classifications of aphasia
Receptive, expressive, and global
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What should a true voice disorder affect?
Both languages-teacher can not be sure whether the child is transferring 1st language to English
300
What culture views stuttering as super natural?
North American Cowchins pg. 197
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How should teachers assess bilingual students with possibly having an articulation disorder?
1st assess them in their native language and referred to therapy if articulation disorder is present in that language.
300
At what decibel will children not generally be able to develop spontaneous oral language?
Exceeding 60 db
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What is one thing to be cautious of when detecting a vocal disorder?
May come with cultural values and biases attached... i.e. the degree of breathiness or nasality
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What is a common diagnostic problem in fluency disorders with bilingual children?
Children learning English as 2nd language speak with hesitations, false starts and repetition that impend the flow of speech
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What may some possible a diagnostic problems of a bilingual student?
Interference between the sound system of 1st and 2nd language Two language have the same sound but are pronounced differently
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What are some characteristics of people who suffer from receptive aphasia?
No articulation difficulty or disfluency. Excessive fluency, odd combination of words, unintelligible sequence of words
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What are two main types of a vocal disorders and please explain each?
Phonation: abnormal vibrations of the vocal folds Resonance: abnormalities in the modification in the sound as it passes through the vocal track
500
What is the name of a less common fluency disorder and give me some of its characteristics?
Cluttering: excessive rapid production of speech, unable to control their speech rate, distortions of rhythms, articulation, completely unaware
500
Explain one end of the articulation disorder spectrum, either the more mild end or severe.
Mild: difficulties with the pronunciation of a particular sound that have little impact on intelligibility. Lipsing is an example of a milder disorder. Severe: phonological systems that are so severely impaired speech is incomprehensible. Result from serious injuries from the brain.
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What are the symptoms of patients with global aphasia?
Expressive and receptive aphasia combined. Minimal speech capability and comprehension limited.