midterm Flashcards
sensitivity
ability of the assessment to accurately identify children who HAVE speech sound difficulties
specificity
ability of assessment to accurately identify children who do NOT have speech sound difficulties
norm-referenced
Compare performance against normative samples to determine whether child is typical or delayed.
Criterion-referenced
Measures ability to produce a target skill
Does not compare to performance of other children
The most important articulator in the production of speech
tongue
What is the primary purpose of the tongue in speech?
changes the shape of the oral cavity
Restricts or stops airflow to produce the majority of our consonants and vowels
Ankyloglossia
aka “tongue tie”
an abnormally short, thickened, or tight lingual frenulum
~ 4–10% of population
Macroglossia
Large tongue
Can be associated with speech difficulties
Associated with individuals with Down syndrome
Bifid tongue
Tongue with 2 points
Feature of oro-facial digital syndrome, Mohr’s syndrome, & Klippel-Feil syndrome
Speech is typically intelligible, but may have distorted s, z
Glossectomy
Tongue is surgically removed (often as a result of cancer)
Speech can be intelligible through the use of compensatory strategies
cleft lip
Unilateral vs. bilateral
Complete vs. incomplete
Can be associated with cleft palate
Mandible
Supports many speech sounds by supporting the movement of the lower lip and tongue
Important in the earliest phases of speech
Occlusion
Alignment of teeth in the upper and lower jaws
Class I malocclusion
Bite is relatively correct
teeth, however, are crowded, crooked, or rotated
Class II malocclusion
“overjet” or “overbite”
Class III malocclusion
underbite
hard palate
roof of mouth
closer to teeth
Cleft palate
Can be hard and or soft palate
Difficulties with feeding and speech
Consonants that require “pressure build-up” may be impacted
Submucous cleft
“hidden” cleft palate
Tissue covers the cleft
Can have difficulties with speech sounds similar to overt cleft palate
can cause hyper-nasal speech
raised soft palate is necessary for what sounds
non-nasals
Soft Palate Cleft
hypernasality
nasal emissions
not good velopharyngeal
bifid uvula
uvula split in half
typically not associated with speech difficulties
Pharynx
Connects and extends from the nasal cavity to the esophagus
Destination for the velum during velopharyngeal closure
To produce oral consonants & vowels
Larynx
AKA vocal folds
Site of the production of voicing
prevents food/fluid from getting in lungs
vocalization