EDSP 120 Midterm Study Guide

For EDSP 120- Communication Disorders in Children

Phonology

The study of speech sounds or units of speech sounds.

Morphology

The study of speech sound's meaning.

Syntax

The rules of sentence structure.

Pragmatics

The comprehension of social rules in communication.

Semantics

The comprehension of words and phrases.

Nonverbal communication

Communicating without the use of words.

Four functions of nonverbal communication

Replaces verbal communication, shows emotional state, clarifies meaning, and indicates agreement or disagreement.

Articulation disorders

Difficulty in moving speech articulators to execute a single speech sound.

Phonological disorders

Difficulty in executing multiple speech sounds, often seen in a pattern.

Developmental stages of speech

Pre-speech, babbling, one-word utterances, combining words.

SODA

Types of articulation disorders: substitutions, omissions/deletion, addition, and distortion.

SSAID

Types of phonological disorders: syllable structure, substitution, assimilation, and idiosyncratic.

Dysarthria

A motor speech disorder due to weakness or paralysis in the speech muscles.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

An injury to the brain that causes total or partial functional disability or psychological impairment.

Cerebral palsy

A group of disorders influencing the development of posture and movement, leading to activity limitations.

Muscular dystrophy

A disease causing weakness in the muscles due to degeneration.

Spinocerebellar ataxia

A disorder affecting the cerebellum that controls motor skills, balance, and movement coordination.

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)

A neurological disorder affecting a child's speech due to difficulty with motor planning and executing sounds.

Types of hearing loss

Conductive, sensorineural, and mixed hearing loss.

Impact of hearing loss on academic settings

Hearing loss can impede understanding and learning, requiring accommodations like FM systems for students.

Language difference

Variation in an individual's speech due to culture or language, they still understand it.

Language disorder

An individual's difficulty in understanding and using their first language.