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The importance of interviewing?
-Medium of therapy

-means of establishing and sustaining a relationship

-Tool for data collection
Interview vs. social conversation?
Time/location formally set

-Questions are unilateral

-Unpleasant topics brought up
Interview Considerations?
-Ask for specific examples

-Use open-ended questions

-Restate what client says

-Minimize misinterpretations
General Goals of Interviewing?
-Obtain information

-Give information

-Provide counseling
Obtain information
-Set the tone (role definitions)

-Rapport (involves trust, understanding, empathy)
Obtain Information (Ask the Questions)
-Consequences

-Impact

-Expectations
Obtain information
-The presenting story: how client/parent preceive and look at their situation

-Nonverbal messages: body lang.

-Things to avoid: multiple questions at once, leading questions, why questions
Give information
-convey messages accurately and professionally

-inform client status of problem

-use non-technical language
Questions clients may ask?
-Content Questions: informative/factual

-Opinion Questions: client may feel strongly about a subject

-Affect Questions: looking for emotional support
6 Basic principles
1) Emotional confusion may inhibit ability to understand
2) refrain from being didactic/instructive
3)use simple language
4)provide action to the patient
5)be pleasant and truthful
6)understand the client may have strong reactions
An approach to interviewing
-Provide release and support

-give advice

-help sort out choices

-empathy

-support
Improving Interview Skills
-Listen to people
-form student groups
-role play to prepare
-be knowledgeable
University Training Programs
-Comprehensive reports
-Contain subheadings, conclusions, diagnosis
Medical Settings
concise, textual writing
Public Schools
-Federally mandated reports
S
-provided by the parent, client, caregiver, teacher

-symptoms, explanations of contributing factors, observations
O
-Data collection, including objective testing

-Symptoms, explanations of contributing factors, observatoins
A
-Evaluation of the problem based on the subjective and objective findings

-physicians, other health-related professionals, and caregivers often will read this section only
P
Consists of 3 Parts:

a)further diagnostic testing that should be done
b)plan of treatment
c)lesson plan
IEP
-Individual Education Program

-Individualized document

-TEAM must look at student's unique needs

-Combine knowledge, experience commitment and design program
Identification
-Child Find

-Referral/request for evaluation

-Screenings
Evaluation
-Assess areas of suspected disability

-Used to determine eligibility

-If parent disagree with evaluation they can ask for an independent evaluation
Services are determined
-If child is found eligible they are entitled to services
IEP meeting
-Must notify the parents

-TEAM members: parents, teachers, specialists
IEP written
-Parents accept IEP and gives consent to receive services
Services are Provided
-IEP is carried out as written

-Parents/teachers/service providers have copy of IEP
Progress is Measured
-Parents updated on progression toward goals
IEP is reviewed
-At least once a year

-TEAM attends meeting to update IEP

Parents must agree for new IEP in order for new goals/accommodations etc to start
Child is reevaluated
-Every 3 years child is assessed

-Determine if child continues to be a "child with a disability"
Grampheme
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Phonemes
/ /
Phonology
Study of sound systems
Articulation Disorders
-Errors
-Functional/Organic
Phonological Disorder
-Difficulty organizing speech sounds into a system
Sounds
Articulation
Processes
Phonology
Articulation
Errors are constant

-omissions
substitutions
-distortion
-addition
-biological
-sensorimotor
Functional Disorders
exist in the absence of any apparent cause

-Distortions of sounds
Organic Disorders
result from condition/syndrome

-TBI
-Cerebral Palsy
Phonological Disorders
-cognitively/linguistically based
-impairments in phoneme organization
-impairments in specific contexts
-reduced phonemic inventory
Phonological Disorders
-Predictable phonological development

-Impairments result when processes continue past an age when most children stop exhibiting them
Oral Motor Examination
Look for structure and function differences

-Structural (physcial)
-teeth, throat, hard/soft palate, jaw, tongue, cheeks, tonsil area

-Functional features(movement, strength/weakness)
Distinctive Feature Theory
-Aspects of sound production

-Acoustic signal and articulatory processes

-Distinguish between:
-vowels and consonants or voiced and voiceless sounds

-External and Internal features
Phonological Development--3 Aspects
-way sounds are stored
-way sounds are said
-rules or processes that map the two above

-usually eliminated by 5 years
Context Sensitive Voicing
A VL sound is replaced by a voiced sound

-eliminated by age 3.0
Word-final devoicing
A final V consonant in a word is replaced by a VL consonant

-eliminated by age 3.0
Final consonant deletion
The final consonant in the word is omitted

-eliminated by age 3.3
Velar Fronting
-A velar consonant is replaced with consonant produced at the front of the mouth

-eliminated by age 3.6
Palatal Fronting
-the fricative consonants 'sh' and 'zh' are replaced by fricatives that are made further forward on the palate, towards the front teeth

-eliminated by age 3.6
Consonant harmony
The pronunciation of the whole word is influenced by the presence of a particular sound in the word

-eliminated by age 3.9
Weak Syllable deletion
weak syllables are omitted when the child says the word

-eliminated by age 4.0
Cluster reduction
part of the cluster is omitted in a word

-eliminated by age 4.0
Gliding of Liquids
The liquid consonants /l/ and /r/ are replaced by /w/ or /y/

-eliminated by age 5.0
Stopping
a fricative consonant (f,v,s,z, sh, zh, th, or h) or an affricate consonant (ch or j) is replaced by a stop consonant (p,b,t,d,k,g)

-eliminated by age 3.0-5.0
Assimilation
how a segment is modified by its neighbors

-L to R
-R to L
Phonology is a component of language T/F
True
Increase misarticulations with an increase in_______complexity
syntactic
Increase misarticulations with an increase in_______complexity
semantic
Pragmatic value affects misarticulations. T/F
True
Language and Phonological Disorders typically co-occur. T/F
True
50-80% with phonological problems have language problems. T/F
True
Articulation/Phonology Assessment

Expected Outcomes:
1) underlying structural/functional strengths and deficits
2)effects of articulation and phonology impairments on the individual's activities and participation
3)contextual factors that serve as barriers to or facilitators of successful communication and participation
Results for Articulation/Phonology Assessment
-Diagnosis of a speech sound disorder

-prognosis for change
Assessment Process
-Sensitive to cultural/linguistic diveristy

-May be static or dynamic

-Includes: case history, review of auditory status, standard/nonstandard assessments

-curriculum based assessments
Articulation/Phonology Assessment

(Setting)
-Clinical/educational setting
-safety and health
-equipment specifications
PreK/Early Elementary Children
-Interview: parent+child, % intelligibility

-Free play: observed

-conversational speech

-rote counting, colors, picture naming

-repetition/imitation
School Aged Children
-reading passage

-formal articulation or phonology test
Phoneme Inventory
list of all phonemes produced in the sample
Response to stimulation
impact that verbal, visual, tactile modeling has on the production of the target sound
formal tests
-inventory of substitutions, omissions, distortions, additions

- photo articulation test, goldman-fristoe
26-50% intelligible by...
2.0 years
51-70% intelligible by...
2.6 years
71-80% intelligible by...
3.0 years
By 18 months a child's speech is normally...
25% intelligible
By 24 months a child's speech is normally...
50-75% intelligible
By 36 months a child's speech is normally...
75-100% intelligible
Children above the age of ___, with speech intelligibility of less than ___%, should be considered for S/L intervention
4.0 years, 66%
Areas to Assess
-Language assessment

-Audiometric screening

-auditory discrimination

-oral-peripheral examination

-phonological awareness
Mild
sound errors are intelligible but noticable
Moderate
-more numerous articulation errors

-intelligibility is difficult for an unfamiliar listener
Severe
-many articulation disorders

-speech is frequently unintelligible to most listeners
Informal Assessments
Mild- intelligible over 80% of the time in connected speech

Moderate-intelligible 50-80% of the time in connected speech

Severe-intelligible <50% of the time is connected speech
Effect on Education
Mild-acquisition of basic academic, social, and or vocational skills MAY be affected

Moderate- acquisition of basic academic, social, and or vocational skills is USUALLY affected

-Severe- acquisition of basic academic, social, and or vocational skills is IMPAIRED
Students at risk academically
-C grades or lower

-50% at risk for linguistic problems

-currently not receiving tx

-"low achievers"- borderline -1 and -2 SDs
PreKs with speech delay often encounter later academic difficulties. T/F
True
Functional
no known pathology is causing the errors
Organic
result from a known physical cause
Goal Attack Strategy
Vertical Training-intense practice on a limited number of targets

Horizontal Training-simultaneous exposure to a wide variety of targets

Cyclical Training- practice on a given target or a predetermined amount of time and then moves on to another target
Minimal Pair Treatment
-Children who have a mild to moderate phonological impairment

-Linguistic treatment approach using word pairs that have minimal phonemic contrast

-This contrast involves pairing two words that differ by only one phoneme

-CX instructs the child that it is necessary to use two different sounds to signal a difference in meaning
Cycles Approach Treatment
-Phonological process

-focus on key processes

-each process is targeted for 2 to 4 weeks

-re-assess (informally) after each cycle

-repeat cycle if necessary, or start new cycle
Oral Motor Therapy
-Weakness or incoordination or oral structures

-Incorporates understanding of tactile sensitivity, neurological development, and normal versus abnormal functioning

-Associate the swallowing, feeding, and individual speech sounds with specific foundational oral motor skills

-Little evidence to support it's effectiveness
Oral Motor Goals
-Increase awareness, strength, and coordination of the oral mechanism

-increase or normalize oral-tactile sensitivity

-increase more normal movement patterns

-increase differentiation of oral movements

-improve feeding skills and nutritional intake

-Improve speech sound production to maximize intelligibility
Oral Motor Treatment Steps
-Postural and positioning issues

-oral sensitivity

-jaw control

-lip movement

-tongue control
Functional Speech Disorders
-Cause is unknown

-intervention is based on ongoing assessment of c ommunication skills

-use developmental/nondevelopmental intervention

-therapy targets: placement of sound, production of sound

therapy plans: evidence based and optimal for client
Organic Speech Disorders
-Cause is known

-cleft palate

-hearing impairment

-developmental verbal dyspraxia

-ongoing assessment
Oral Clefting
susceptible to colds, hearing loss, and speech defects, dental problems, feeding complications
Cleft Palate-Therapy Targets
-correct articulatory contacts

-light articulatory contacts

-greater mouth opening

-decrease hyper nasal resonance qualities

-promote more anterior placement of articulatory production
Conductive
Sound is not normally conducted through the outer or middle ear or both
Sensorineural
Insensitivity of the inner ear, the cochlea, or to impairment of function in the auditory nervous system
Mixed
combination of conductive/sensorineural loss
Causes for hearing Loss
-long term exposure to environmental noise

-genetic

-disease or illness

-medications

-physical trauma
Factors that Impact Speech
-Age of onset

-Configuration of hearing loss

-age of identification

-degree of linguistic complexity
Mild
for children: 20-40dbB

for adults: 25-40dB
Moderate
41-55 dB
Moderately severe
56-70dB
Severe
71-90 dB
Profound
90 dB +
Hearing Impairment-Treatment
-Oral Programs

-Manual Programs

-Total Communication

-Cochlear Implants
Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia
-Loss of ability to consistently position the articulators resulting in ability to correctly produce sounds syllables, words

-Cause: unknown

-Main characteristics of DAS:
*limited speech sound repertoire
*inconsistency
*spontaneous speech difficult
*longer the utterance, the worse the speech accuracy
Signs that can indicate developmental apraxia of speech for very young children
-does not coo or babble as an infant

-produces first words after some delay

-produces relatively few different consonant sounds
Signs that can indicate developmental apraxia of speech for older children
-Has greater difficulty saying longer phrases

-ability to speak appears to be affected by anxiety

-listener has difficulty understanding the child
What other areas can be affected by Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia?
-Accessing vocabulary

-behavior

-flexibility with topics

-written language

-motor planning activities
Children with developmental apraxia of speech will not outgrow the problem of their own. T/F
True
Augmentative Communication
Sign, notebook, electronic communication
DVD treatment: multi-sensory
-see how lips, tongue and jaw move when producing different speech sounds and words
DVD treatment: tactile feedback
-touch, rub or pat certain oral parts such as the lips, the tongue, or the roof of the mouth so the person becomes aware of these oral areas
DVD treatment: auditory feedback
-hear the sound, how to use their muscles to make the sound

-amplifers
Phonetic-level approach
-motor deficit

-oral motor movements
Phonemic-level processing
-poor representation and organization of sounds

-focus on changing the child's phonological rule
Phonological Disorders
Involve a difficulty in learning and organizing all the sound needed for clear speech, reading and spelling
Phonological development involves 3 aspects:
a) the way the sound is stored in the child's mind

b)the way the wound is actually said by the child

c)the rules or processes that map between the two above
Characteristics of Phonological Disorders?
-immature grammar and syntax, stuttering or word-retrieval difficulties

-problem with speech clarity in the Prek years

-difficulty learning to read

-difficulties with reading comprehension

-difficulty with spelling

-difficulties with written expression in primary school
Phonological Therapy
Based on the systematic nature of phonology

-characterized by conceptual activities

-facilitations age-appropriate phonological patterns

generalization is the ultimate goal
3.0 years
h zh y w nh m n p k t b g d
3.6 years
f
4.0 years
l sh ch
5.0 years
r
6.0 years
v
8.0 years
th (voiced)
8.6 years
th (voiceless)