SLP Test Prep 2

An infant with cleft palate will most likely have hearing problems because:

ET dysfunction

T or F: The middle ear contains 4 tiny bones.

FALSE

MISO -

Malleus

Incus

Stapes

= Ossicles

What is the part of the ear called that contains fluid that moves in response to vibrations from the oval window?

Cochlea

TIP: Coca-Cola into the Cochlea

Phonetics

classification of speech sounds

Phonemes

smallest unit of sound

Allophones

1 or 2 variants of the same phoneme (saying the same word in a different way)

Lexemes

the lexeme “play,” for example, can take many forms, such as playing, plays, played. Lexicon is made up of lexemes. DOES CHANGE MEANING OF WORDS

T or F: “Big doggy” is an attribute + entity

TRUE

A 3-year-old with delayed language says “apple” at the store. The mom responds: yes, that’s a big, shiny apple.”

Which of the following language stimulation techniques is she using?

Expansion

the method that entails providing a subject a more complex speech model but does not directly stimulate another response from the subject

Imitation

do/say the same thing

Parallel talk

take the perspective of the child

Think Aloud

simply think out-loud

Ex. “Yes, that’s an apple on the floor”

“Yes, that’s an apple”

“I wonder if the apple fell on the floor”

Which TWO of the following variables are considered risk factors for late language emergence?

• Low SES

• Moderately low BW

Based on research, these are both factors that are risks for late talking.

Which choice is most important for an SLP to consider when assessing the social aspect of a child’s communication skills

Observing a child interacting with peers in a natural setting (ex. recess)

informal observation of a student in a natural setting is a part of a comprehensive assessment. Eligibility for services need to be from more than one source meaning there should be informal and formal assessments.

An SLP engages in interprofessional practice in a large healthcare center and works with neurologic rehab team to treat a patient who is status post-left hemisphere stroke, The SLP’s primary focus on the team is to…

improve the patient experiences and outcome of care at the site

According to literature on men’s and women’s voices, the prevalence of benign vocal fold lesions in women can be best explained by differences in…

rate of vocal fold vibrations

women have higher pitched voices = fast, high speed for longer amount of time

Kim is presenting with dysphagia, hypernasality, breathy/weak voice and articulators are intact. Where is the damage?

CN X, the vagus nerve

The vagus nerve supplies the velum (except for the tensor veli palatini), the laryngeal muscles, and the base of tongue and pharynx, along with other structures.

stop, bilabial, voiced

b

fricative labiodental, voiceless

f