Speech Sound & Language Development

Pronouncing the word "boot" as "boo" is an example of what type of speech error?

• Omission

• Distortion

• Substitution

• Addition

Pronouncing the word "boot" as "booth" is an example of what type of speech error?

• Omission

• Addition

• Substitution

• Distortion

During a speech assessment what is gathered when assessing a patient's stimulability?

• Strategies to use in therapy to keep the patient interested

• Strategies that help the patient successfully make the speech sound

• What reinforcers to use in therapy

• The patient's frustration threshold

What is the first preverbal behavior in humans?

• Babbling

• Yawning

• Yelling

• Crying

What language behavior typically occurs at 16-18 months?

• onset of first words

• use of 3-4 word phrases

• use of 2 word phrases

• use of grammatically correct sentences

What is measured in MLU

• The degree a person is understood when they talk

• The average number of words per utterance

• A chart summarizing a person's developmental milestones

• The average number of morphemes per utterance

What major problems may be displayed in children with language disorders?

• Limited receptive & expressive language

• Poor listening skills

• Reduced types of sentence structures used

• All of the answers