Mardi Gras Culture: A Case Study

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The client arrived on time and appeared to be in a good mood. The client and clinician participated in a Mardi Gras activity. The client and clinician watched a video and discussed Mardi Gras culture. The client and clinician continued to target the front vowels. The client participated in an auditory discrimination task for all the front vowels. The client was able to distinguish between the vowels with 96% (22/23). Regarding drilling at the word level for the vowel /i/ (level 3 of Complexity of Task Continuum), the client was at level 1; 4% (1/24); level 2 0% (0/24); level 3 13% (3/24); and level 4 83% (18/24). Regarding drilling at the word level for the vowel /I/, the client was at level 1; 3.5% (1/29); level 2 3.5% (1/29); level 3 7%

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