Chapter 1

Question 1

What percent of typical school-based SLP’s caseload involve children with SSDs?

Answer 1

56%

Question 2

What percent of clinicians working in the public schools have served children with SSDs?

Answer 2

91%

Question 3

What percent of the population had a communication disorder?

Answer 3

10%

Question 4

Of those in the population with a communication disorder, what percent have an SSD?

Answer 4

50 to 80%

Question 5

What is the prevalence rate of SSD in 6-yr old children?

Answer 5

3.8%

Question 6

What is the prevalence rate of SSDs in 3-yr olds?

Answer 6

15 to 16%

Question 7

What is the differential prevalence rate of SSDs in boys?

Answer 7

4.5%

Question 8

What is the differential prevalence rate of SSDs in girls?

Answer 8

3.1%

Question 9

What are the risk factors for SSDs?

Answer 9

Male gender 
Family history 
Low maternal education 
Low SES 
OME

Question 10

True or False:

Children with SSDs may have coexisting language or communication disorders and may experience academic difficulties.

Answer 10

True: especially literate language difficulties

Question 11

Distinctive Features is associated with who?

Answer 11

Chomsky and Halle

Question 12

Phonological constraints is associated with which theory?

Answer 12

Optimality theory

Question 13

Stampe is associated with which theory?

Answer 13

Linear theory/Natural Phonology

Question 14

Phonological process analysis is associated with who?

Answer 14

Grunwell and Hodson

Question 15

Define Articulation Disorder:

Answer 15

Movement disorder; no cognitive or linguistic problem; few errors; keep phonological contrasts; intelligible speech

Question 16

Define Phonological Disorders:

Answer 16

Underlying problem in phonological knowledge; loss of phonemic contrast; multiple speech errors that follow a pattern

Question 17

Define Phonological Processes/ Error Patterns:

Answer 17

A child’s way of simplifying adult productions

Question 18

Typological classification of SSDs

Answer 18

based on behavioral characteristics (symptoms)

Question 19

Etiological classifications of SSDs

Answer 19

Based on presumed causation of the disorder

Question 20

Endophenotypic classifications of SSDs

Answer 20

Based on an observable speech disorder (oral-motor skills, speed, vocab, etc)
Typically have significant genetic influence