COMD 352 Diagnosis: Articulation vs. Phonological Study Guide

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to articulation and phonological assessment outlined in the lecture notes for COMD 352.

Phonemic inventory

A list of speech sounds that the client can articulate.

Distribution of speech sounds

Reference to where the correct and incorrect productions occurred within a word.

Initial position

The beginning of a word.

Medial position

Somewhere between the initial and final position of a word.

Final position

The end of a word.

Prevocalic

Sounds that occur before a vowel at the beginning of a word.

Intervocalic

Sounds that occur between two vowels at the juncture of two syllables.

Postvocalic

Sounds that occur after a vowel at the end of a word.

Consistent loss

Substitution occurring every time in the client’s realizations.

Inconsistent realizations

Substitutions or deletions that occur only in certain contexts.

Articulation

Errors that do not affect linguistic meaning; referred to as distortions rather than substitutions.

Phonology

Errors that affect linguistic meaning, involving substitutions, deletions, or additions.

Level of intelligibility

Percentage of words understood in a speech sample.

Percentage of consonants correct

Number of correct consonants divided by the total number of consonants in a sample, multiplied by 100.

Developmental guidelines

Criteria indicating when a phoneme is considered disordered, often based on a six-month delay.

Stimulability

The ability to produce a sound correctly in a specific context, which influences therapy priorities.

Therapy goals

Defined objectives that outline desired behaviors and the context for achieving them.

SLP observation

A method to measure a child’s speech production accuracy during therapy.

Phonological process

Patterns of sound errors that characterize children's speech as they develop language skills.

Sound mastery age

The expected age by which a child should be able to correctly produce a specific sound.