7.4 Planning Intervention Activities

Question 1

how can we modify linguistic signals as clinicians?

Answer 1

decreasing rate of speech
increasing repetition
increasing saliency through prosody (ex. stressing weak syllables)
obligating pragmatically appropriate responses (ex. complete the sentence “will he run?”, “yes, he WILL”)
consider complexity

Question 2

what is telegraphic input?

Answer 2

when a sentence is broken down to be so simplified that it’s ungrammatical

Question 3

SLP is accountable for creating ______ and making them ______________.

Answer 3

goals; measurable

Question 4

discharge criteria can vary, examples include:

Answer 4

communication is within normal limits

• sp/lang skills no longer adversely affect social, emotional, or educational status
• treatment no longer result in measurable benefit
• client and family are unwilling to participate in treatment