CSD 523 KEY EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is a speech sound disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERS most common communication
disorder shown by children
What are other names for speech sound disorders? - CORRECT ANSWERS phonological
disorders and articulation disorders
How may severity of speech sound disorders differ person to person? - CORRECT
ANSWERS can range from speech that is completely unintelligible to speech that only has
a few mispronounced words
At what age should children have all of their speech sounds? - CORRECT ANSWERS 6-7
years old
What is the most common speech sound disorder on a SLPs caseload? - CORRECT
ANSWERS speech sound disorder
What must SLPs be able to describe regarding speech sound disorders? - CORRECT
ANSWERS be able to describe the child's ability to:
1. produce speech sounds clearly
2. perceive speech sounds accurately
3. combine speech sounds into words
Which treatment approach did E.W. Scripture recommend? - CORRECT ANSWERS specific
treatment for "negligent lisping" (now known as stopping of fricatives)
,What was Lee Edward Travis' contribution to the field? - CORRECT
ANSWERS contributions in speech sound disorders and fluency disorders; treatment
programs: organic vs. functional
What was Grant Fairbanks contribution to the field? - CORRECT ANSWERS wrote Voice
and Articulation Drillbook (manual for treating voice and speech disorders)
What therapy approach did Charles Van Riper establish? - CORRECT ANSWERS traditional
approach
What assessment did Mildred Templin publish? How did Mildred Templin change the approach
to treatments for misarticulation? - CORRECT ANSWERS published Certain Language Skills
in Children and Templin-Darley Tests of Articulation
What is the difference between auditory, acoustic, and articulatory phonetics? - CORRECT
ANSWERS auditory phonetics: perception of sounds
acoustic phonetics: transmission of sounds
articulatory phonetics: production of sounds
What is the mental representation of a sound? - CORRECT ANSWERS phoneme
What are the actual sounds you speak (also the smallest units of speech)? - CORRECT
ANSWERS morpheme
What is an allophone? How are allophones different from errored speech sounds? - CORRECT
ANSWERS non-distinctive unit; a phoneme with more than one variant (e.g., dialects,
accents)
, What is orthography? - CORRECT ANSWERS written language
How many vowel and consonant symbols are there in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Vowels: 18
Consonants:24
Total:42
Why was the IPA created? How are IPA consonants classified? - CORRECT
ANSWERS contains symbols to transcribe the consonants and vowels produced by a
speaker of any of the world's languages; organized by:
1. place of articulation
2. manner of articulation
3. consonant voicing
Who are diacritics used for? What is the diacritic symbol for "dental"? - CORRECT
ANSWERS voiced vs. voiceless, aspirated, nasalized, lateral release, etc. ;ex. t (t̪)
What is the difference between phonetic transcription and phonetic repertoire? - CORRECT
ANSWERS phonetic transcription: abstract representation of a speaker's articulatory
knowledge
phonetic repertoire: inventory of the phones produced by a speaker
What systems and anatomical structures are included in the speech production system? -
CORRECT ANSWERS systems: respiratory system, phonatory system, articulatory system
anatomical structures: lips, teeth, palate (alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate/velum), nasal
cavity, tongue, nasopharynx, pharyngeal cavity, oral cavity, lungs, diaphragm, rib cage, larynx,
trachea
ANSWERS
What is a speech sound disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERS most common communication
disorder shown by children
What are other names for speech sound disorders? - CORRECT ANSWERS phonological
disorders and articulation disorders
How may severity of speech sound disorders differ person to person? - CORRECT
ANSWERS can range from speech that is completely unintelligible to speech that only has
a few mispronounced words
At what age should children have all of their speech sounds? - CORRECT ANSWERS 6-7
years old
What is the most common speech sound disorder on a SLPs caseload? - CORRECT
ANSWERS speech sound disorder
What must SLPs be able to describe regarding speech sound disorders? - CORRECT
ANSWERS be able to describe the child's ability to:
1. produce speech sounds clearly
2. perceive speech sounds accurately
3. combine speech sounds into words
Which treatment approach did E.W. Scripture recommend? - CORRECT ANSWERS specific
treatment for "negligent lisping" (now known as stopping of fricatives)
,What was Lee Edward Travis' contribution to the field? - CORRECT
ANSWERS contributions in speech sound disorders and fluency disorders; treatment
programs: organic vs. functional
What was Grant Fairbanks contribution to the field? - CORRECT ANSWERS wrote Voice
and Articulation Drillbook (manual for treating voice and speech disorders)
What therapy approach did Charles Van Riper establish? - CORRECT ANSWERS traditional
approach
What assessment did Mildred Templin publish? How did Mildred Templin change the approach
to treatments for misarticulation? - CORRECT ANSWERS published Certain Language Skills
in Children and Templin-Darley Tests of Articulation
What is the difference between auditory, acoustic, and articulatory phonetics? - CORRECT
ANSWERS auditory phonetics: perception of sounds
acoustic phonetics: transmission of sounds
articulatory phonetics: production of sounds
What is the mental representation of a sound? - CORRECT ANSWERS phoneme
What are the actual sounds you speak (also the smallest units of speech)? - CORRECT
ANSWERS morpheme
What is an allophone? How are allophones different from errored speech sounds? - CORRECT
ANSWERS non-distinctive unit; a phoneme with more than one variant (e.g., dialects,
accents)
, What is orthography? - CORRECT ANSWERS written language
How many vowel and consonant symbols are there in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Vowels: 18
Consonants:24
Total:42
Why was the IPA created? How are IPA consonants classified? - CORRECT
ANSWERS contains symbols to transcribe the consonants and vowels produced by a
speaker of any of the world's languages; organized by:
1. place of articulation
2. manner of articulation
3. consonant voicing
Who are diacritics used for? What is the diacritic symbol for "dental"? - CORRECT
ANSWERS voiced vs. voiceless, aspirated, nasalized, lateral release, etc. ;ex. t (t̪)
What is the difference between phonetic transcription and phonetic repertoire? - CORRECT
ANSWERS phonetic transcription: abstract representation of a speaker's articulatory
knowledge
phonetic repertoire: inventory of the phones produced by a speaker
What systems and anatomical structures are included in the speech production system? -
CORRECT ANSWERS systems: respiratory system, phonatory system, articulatory system
anatomical structures: lips, teeth, palate (alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate/velum), nasal
cavity, tongue, nasopharynx, pharyngeal cavity, oral cavity, lungs, diaphragm, rib cage, larynx,
trachea
