CALT exam (verified)

Calt exam (verified) 1. Suprasegmental : aspect of language (intonation, stress, loudness, pitch level, juncture - (the set of features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word or phrase boundary), and speaking rate) 2. Segmental : aspect of language (phonemes - vowels & consonants) 3. Phonological awareness : the knowledge of and sensitivity to the sound struc- ture of language (umbrella term) It includes: rhyming, segmentation activities, and manipulation activities Segmentation activities - segmenting sentences into words, segmenting com- pound words into syllables, segmenting words into syllables, identifying initial and final sounds, and segmenting syllables into phonemes Manipulation activities - omitting syllables, omitting sounds in words, and changing sounds into words 4. Dysarthria : a disorder in the nervous system which hinders control over the tongue, throat, lips, or lungs Neurological oral-motor dysfunction including weakness of the musculature nec- essary for coordinating movements of speech production (slurred speech, difficulty with articulation) 5. Dyspraxia : sensorimotor disruption in which the motor signals to the muscles, such as those necessary for speech production, are not consistently or efficiently received Difficulty getting the body to do what you want it to difficulty planning and coordinating body movement difficulty coordinating facial muscles to produce sounds (a person is born with dyspraxia)