Developmental Speech Disorders (DSD) Exam 2 Practice

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• What is the role of parents and caregivers in SSD therapy outcomes?
• In a sagittal view of a correct production of /r/, which statement is accurate about tongue elevation?
• Which factor is most critical when selecting targets for a child with CAS?
• Dynamic assessment is particularly useful in bilingual SSD evaluation because it helps evaluate what?
• With ultrasound in therapy, you should only provide feedback when the client produces the target sound correctly.
• How should bilingual or multilingual background influence SSD assessment?
• Which therapy is a bottom-up approach that begins with single sounds and continues to get more complex?
• What makes intelligibility difficult to measure?
• When assessing a bilingual or multilingual child, you should only assess the language they speak at school.
• Choose the PWV pairing that represents typical phonological processes contrasted with a speech sound disorder?
• How would you structure a therapy plan for a child with CAS?
• Which of the following would be LEAST appropriate when creating a lexicon for a child with specific expressive language impairment?
• Which statement best differentiates screening from a comprehensive SSD assessment?
• A child says [ˈɛʔ.ə.ʒɪd] for elephant. Using phonological process analysis, which classification applies?
• A child inventory includes the sound [b]. What does this indicate?
• Facilitating contexts method primarily involves:
• How does phonotactic knowledge influence the assessment and treatment of SSD?
• How does minimal pairs therapy work for phonological SSD?
• Which three evidence-based intervention approaches are commonly used for phonological SSD?
• Which scoring system is described as having five categories and may not account for dialect differences among responses?
• Core Vocabulary Intervention has shown improvement for childhood apraxia of speech over what duration?
• When targeting an affricate, which vowel pairing provides more coarticulatory support?
• Which statement does NOT describe children with unintelligible speech?
• Which child is most likely to benefit from the core vocabulary approach?
• Auditory stimulation/imitation method is characterized by which approach?
• Potential primary targets during cycle 1 training might include which of the following?
• Which option describes a cyclical drill schedule?
• Which grammatical morphemes may be used less frequently by children with specific language impairment?
• What is a recommended role of caregiver coaching in CAS progress?
• A clinician prescribes practice where a single target is repeated several times before moving to the next target. This is an example of which practice pattern?
• PWV differentiation is based on comparing typical phonological processes with which other condition?
• Damage to recognition schema may lead to...
• In treatment planning for speech sounds, which target-practice schedule involves working on a target for a fixed period, then rotating to other targets and returning to the first?
• Which is NOT a major class feature according to maximal oppositions?
• What is KLPA-3 and how is it used with GFTA-3?
• In what ways do CAS and dysarthria differ in etiology and motor speech symptoms?
• The clinician uses a method involving training articulator placement and production manner to modify a target sound. Which method is this?
• A clinician prescribes four therapy sessions per week and describes the disorder as severe. This plan reflects which practice pattern?
• What is metaphon therapy and its theoretical basis?
• A child pronounces down as [ðaʊn]. Which idiosyncratic process is this, and in what population is it typically found?
• At what age are most preschoolers largely intelligible?
• In the debate about dorsal stream deficits and CAS, which statement best reflects current understanding?
• Targeting complexity within treatment may lead to increased knowledge of which type of speech behaviors?
• In Robbie’s sample, which phonetic form corresponds to the word for ‘daddy’?
• Establishing a phonemic inventory is most helpful for differential diagnosis between which two categories?
• Which procedure estimates peripheral hearing sensitivity by directly measuring cochlear function in response to acoustic stimulation?
• Explain Core Vocabulary therapy and its typical application.
• When interpreting test results for a bilingual child, which consideration is essential?
• Among the options, identify the PWV pair that contrasts typical phonological processes with a speech sound disorder?
• Performance during therapy predicts retention and transfer of skills.
• Word-final productions of /l/ that have an /o/ quality may indicate which issue?
• Which considerations influence SSD testing and interpretation for culturally and linguistically diverse children?
• Which practice type involves one target practiced in one phase, then another practiced in the next phase?
• Which of the following is a list of common English phonological processes observed in preschoolers?
• What are phonological processes and name three common processes seen in preschoolers?
• A clinician asks their client to produce the word brick as [bərɪk]. Which strategy is being used to improve cluster production?
• Why is cultural and linguistic sensitivity important in SSD assessment?
• A child referred as a 'late talker' is most likely described as having what?
• Which statement describes immediate feedback?
• Why is screening for phonological awareness important in SSD evaluations?
• Which ethical considerations are essential in SSD assessment and intervention?
• The PWV helps discriminate typical phonological processes from which of the following?
• In PWV terminology, the contrast to typical phonological processes is best described as which option?
• Which of the following is a commonly cited benefit of ultrasound use in speech therapy?
• Children with a preschool history of speech sound disorders have a greater likelihood of which disorders?
• What is intelligibility-based therapy and how is it implemented?
• Which pairing does PWV use to distinguish typical phonological processes from a speech sound disorder?
• Which practice type involves different targets, different contexts?
• Which structure is visible using ultrasound in speech therapy?
• Which practice type involves different targets practiced during various phases?
• In Robbie’s sample, which phonetic form corresponds to the word for ‘oops’?
• LSVT (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment) is typically a 6-week program with massed practice.
• The cycles approach addresses phonological pattern errors.
• What does GFTA-3 primarily measure?
• How is stimulability tested and how does it inform the selection of targets?
• Match the therapies with their correct descriptions.
• What is the purpose of the Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis 3 (KLPA-3) when used with GFTA-3?
• Articulation disorders involve errors in the production of patterns across sounds, while phonological disorders involve errors in the production of individual sounds.
• What is the PCC in SSD evaluation and how is it used?
• In CAS therapy, which component supports skill generalization outside therapy sessions?
• Name a motor-based therapy approach used for CAS and its core principle.
• Are motor learning principles applicable when determining optimal treatment approaches for CAS?
• PWV is used to distinguish a child with typical phonological processes from which condition?
• What is dynamic assessment and how does it inform SSD evaluation?
• Why might a clinician shift from /s/ to /z/ when a child struggles with /s/?
• How are SSD and literacy related in children?
• In Robbie’s sample, which phonetic form corresponds to the word for ‘baby’?
• Typically, a child should be 50% intelligible at 22 months, and 100% intelligible by 47 months.
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a co-occurring condition that frequently requires multidisciplinary management with SSD?
• Which statement best defines Developmental Speech Disorder (DSD) and distinguishes it from typical development?
• What is stimulability testing and how does it influence therapy planning?
• In PWV analyses, which pair is used to separate typical phonological processes from a speech sound disorder?
• Which type of scoring in standardized speech assessments provides detail about error types but is difficult to standardize?
• How is SSD severity typically described and measured?
• In Broomfield & Dodd's data, which subtype showed the most even gender ratio and fewest comorbidities?
• After conducting a standardized speech assessment, which statement best describes what was obtained?
• Which standard tests are commonly used in pediatric SSD assessment?
• How do persistent SSD patterns influence literacy development?
• Which group composition would likely not facilitate successful group therapy for speech sound disorders?
• What is a typical developmental trajectory of phoneme inventory?
• Which form of SSD is especially associated with literacy difficulties?
• Distributed practice in non-speech within treatment may lead to increased performance and retention.
• When developing a lexicon for children with specific expressive language impairment which of the following would be LEAST appropriate?
• Which method best assesses prosody and detects inconsistency in CAS?
• What does current evidence say about non-speech oral motor exercises NSOMEs for SSD?
• Which option describes a vertical drill schedule?
• A screening for a speech sound disorder typically includes evaluation of oral motor function (strength, ROM, etc.).
• The incidence of speech sound disorders is higher in males than in females.
• In PCC calculation, which item would not be scored?
• What strategies help reduce misdiagnosis of SSD in bilingual children?
• Why is it important to orient the client to what they see on the ultrasound screen?
• Which statement best differentiates DSD from global language delay?
• What does the Percentage of Intelligible Words PIW measure indicate?
• Multisyllabic words in speech assessment are advantageous because they allow clinicians to assess which aspects?
• Which statement best describes a hallmark of CAS in the context of motor planning and programming?
• Which item in screening is used to assess potential structural disorders?
• Which therapy uses electropalatography and ultrasound images of the tongue?
• Which should be considered for children with severe speech problems or a family history of reading difficulties?
• Why is collecting a connected speech sample across contexts essential in SSD assessment?
• Ellie is presenting with stopping fricatives and you decide it is best for her to use minimal opposition contrast therapy. Which of the following would be the most appropriate targets?
• What is a typical progression of therapy goals for a child with mild SSD?
• Which option best describes a method that combines facilitating contexts with phonemic discrimination tasks?
• Which sequence describes the early approach to sound selection in therapy for mild SSD?
• According to the complexity approach, which sounds are given priority in therapy?
• Which group composition would least likely facilitate successful group therapy for speech sound disorders?
• In schema theory, which statement is consistent with the idea that motor programs for speech are generalized (GMPs)?
• In PWV interpretation, which pairing represents the distinction between typical phonological processes and a speech sound disorder?
• Which precautions are recommended when targeting CAS for rapid gains?
• When using PWV, the key comparison is typical phonological processes versus what condition?
• Which statement is NOT an advantage of ultrasound in speech therapy?
• Why is involving qualified interpreters recommended when assessing bilingual children with SSD?
• What ethical concerns arise with using digital therapy tools for SSD?
• Which statement is NOT supported by current evidence for SSD interventions?
• When assessing prosody in suspected CAS, which features should be evaluated in connected speech?
• In Robbie’s sample, which phonetic form corresponds to the word for ‘there’?
• In a comprehensive SSD assessment, which domains are evaluated?
• Which measures are commonly used to quantify intelligibility in SSD evaluations?
• Which of the following options lists common risk factors associated with developmental speech disorders?
• Different practice and feedback conditions may interact with each other, and we still do not know the best combinations of principles that would lead to the best possible results clinically.
• In a sagittal view of a correct production of /r/, the posterior portion of the tongue will elevate.
• According to PWV, the comparison is between typical phonological processes and which other disorder?
• According to Broomfield & Dodd (2010), which subtype shows a more even gender ratio and the fewest comorbidities?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between language development and speech sound disorders?
• Core Vocabulary Intervention has shown improvement for which disorder, and over what duration?
• Describe cycles therapy and the rationale for its use.
• Which of the following is NOT considered an organic speech sound disorder?
• For PWV classification, which pair completes the idea: typical phonological processes and a speech sound disorder?
• Which statement best distinguishes CAS from dysarthria in etiology and symptom pattern?
• Articulation disorders focus on predictable, rule-based errors that affect more than one sound, while phonological errors focus on the production of individual speech sounds. True or False?
• Which situation would likely prompt additional screening or testing in phonological and phonemic awareness?
• In the scenario where a child says [ʃʲæps] for tracks, which clinician response would be considered glossing?
• What is the role of speech perception testing in SSD assessment?
• The cycles approach targets phonological pattern errors and is designed for children with highly unintelligible speech who have extensive omissions, some substitutions, and restricted use of consonants.
• Intelligibility-focused targets in CAS therapy are designed to improve what?
• Which practice type involves same target, same context across practice?
• Which of the following is NOT typically included in a screening for a speech sound disorder?
• When assessing a bilingual child, you should evaluate both languages they use.
• What is the Clinical Assessment of Articulation and Phonology CAAP-2/3 and what domains does it cover?
• Which option is NOT a typical issue when producing r- qualities?
• For a child with a specific expressive language impairment, it is vital to collect data on and as well as to consider these when choosing the first words to add to the child's lexicon.
• Which of the following is NOT a major class feature according to the maximal oppositions approach?
• What does GFTA-3 assess and how is it used?
• What features are assessed to support a CAS diagnosis?
• During palate evaluation, which finding would most likely indicate a submucous cleft?
• What does changing PCC over time indicate in SSD assessment?
• Which therapy focuses on tactile cueing based on the motor speech hierarchy?
• Which pair is the PWV using to differentiate typical phonological processes from a speech sound disorder?
• If a child shows a low percentage of consonants correct (PCC), how should this be interpreted?
• Which therapy is characterized by varied repetition of multisyllabic nonwords that vary in lexical pattern stress?
• What feature best differentiates Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) from dysarthria?
• What is a typical intelligibility level for preschoolers by ages 4-5?
• A child achieves 72.4% consonants correct. Which severity division is most appropriate?
• Which approach helps distinguish articulation versus phonological processing involvement when PCC is low?
• Which feature is commonly observed in CAS during speech assessment?
• Which of the following pairs is the PWV designed to differentiate from typical phonological processes?
• For an isolated misarticulation of /s/, which method would you be most likely to utilize?
• Which of the following is NOT typically a prepractice goal?
• Which option describes a horizontal drill schedule?
• Which statement about therapy approaches is true?
• How does CAAP-2/3 contribute to therapy planning?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as an advantage of using ultrasound in speech therapy?
• Why is intelligibility considered a primary therapy outcome in developmental speech disorders (SSD)?
• What is a common feature across these approaches?
• In therapy, the clinician asks a client to produce the word brick as [bərɪk]. Which strategy is this?
• The speech sound error 'poon' for 'spoon' is best described as which process?
• Which would be a likely primary target during cycle 1 training?
• For those with more severe CAS, non-words should be used first to maximize their practice outside of the clinic.
• Most clients who have difficulty producing r-qualities demonstrate issues with which combination?
• How are PCC scores used in describing SSD severity?
• Which statement best distinguishes articulation disorders from phonological disorders?
• In the attention-based practice taxonomy, which label is 'body movement focused'?