Module 20

Question 1

T/F SLPs should meet with parents before the child is 3 mo old to begin treatment with child

Answer 1

False, to educate. Not to engage the 3 mo old in treatment.

• meet again before onset of babbling
• then every 6 months up until preschool

Question 2

Intervention for prelinguistic kids focuses on…

Answer 2

training parents so they can encourage/reinforce correct behaviors and early focus is on achieving ANY sounds that have oral airflow.
-encourage through modeling

Question 3

Therapy for kids after 3 y/o (linguistic age group) involves traditional articulation techniques with an emphasis on the following:

Answer 3

• teaching the identity, location and action of oral structures
• teaching how sounds are made using multiple modalities of learning, eg visual (place map), auditory, and tactile differences between oral and nasal airflow
• phonetic placement techniques
• sound contrasts
- teach oral vs. nasal airflow distinction, as necessary, after initial palatal surgery (not all kids will need this)

Question 4

Obligatory errors would not be expected to respond to behavioral treatments, unless…

Answer 4

the problem is subtle/mild

-better treated surgically

Question 5

t/f Obligatory errors respond best to speech therapy.

Answer 5

False, Obligatory errors DO NOT respond to speech therapy.