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PRAXIS: Speech Sound Disorder
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Which of the following is a common characteristic of a phonological disorder?
- Muscle weakness affecting speech
- Inconsistent articulation of vowels
- Hoarseness during speaking
✔✔ B. Patterns of sound errors
What type of speech sound error is demonstrated when a child says “tat” for “cat”?
- Gliding
- Cluster reduction
- Stopping
✔✔ C. Fronting
Which of the following would be most appropriate for targeting a lisp?✔✔ A. Teaching correct tongue placement during /s/ production
- Focusing on language comprehension 1 / 3
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- Using AAC systems
- Reducing vocal intensity
What is the primary focus of cycles phonological approach?
- Mastery of one sound before moving on
- Promoting oral-motor strength
- Teaching reading alongside speech
✔✔ B. Targeting multiple phonological patterns in cycles
A child who consistently omits final consonants in words is demonstrating which phonological process?
- Gliding
- Reduplication
- Voicing
✔✔ B. Final consonant deletion
Which approach is most suitable for a child with multiple consistent speech sound errors due to rule-based patterns?
- Traditional articulation approach 2 / 3
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✔✔ B. Minimal pairs therapy
- Orofacial myofunctional therapy
- Voice therapy
What is the correct term for producing “doe” instead of “go”?✔✔ A. Fronting
- Backing
- Stopping
- Gliding
Which of the following would be best used to address cluster reduction?
- Auditory bombardment
- Orofacial exercises
- Visual scanning tasks
✔✔ B. Minimal contrast pairs such as “snake” vs. “sake”
Which type of assessment would best determine a child’s intelligibility and phonological patterns?
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