part 4: multicultural issues and dyslexia Flashcards
assessment of children from a diverse background
- rule out speech patterns that are the result of a dialect or learning english as a second languge (speak with family, consult resources about the dialect or language in question, look for contrastive features that signal a different dialect)
limitations to standardized assessments
-not always standardized for speakers of a different languge
-speech samples are often the best assessment tool (want to get an english sample too)
treatment targets
- if possible, tx should target all dialects/languages that a client speaks
- prioritize sounds that occur in both languages
priorities for tx
- a childs intelligibility and speech accuracy should go up in the dialect/language that they speak (if the client is bilingual they should make progress in both languages)
- do your best to determine if the client has SSD
- do your best to improve daily functioning for diverse clients with SSD
syllable awareness tasks (phonological awareness)
syllable blending, syllable segmentation, syllable deletion
syllable blending
combine 2 or more sounds to produce a word - begins to emerge around 3 years old
syllable segmentation
divide a multisyllabic word into 2 or more syllables - emerges around 4 years old
syllable deletion
ex: say sailboat. now say it without boat. - children in kindergarten should be able to blend and segment syllables
rhyme awareness tasks
rhyme detection, rhyme oddity, rhyme production
rhyme detection
do these words rhyme
rhyme oddity
which one doesnt rhyme
rhyme production
tells me a owrd that rhymes with ___ (can accept nonwords or limit to real words)
rhyme awareness ages
- detection and oddity emerge before production
-3 year olds may play with rhyme
-4 years oolds can tell wether or not words rhyme
-middle class 5 year olds show competence in rhyming tass including rhyme production
alliteration awareness tasks
aliteration awareness, alitteration oddity, alliteration production
-may emerge around 3 years
alliteration awareness
recognition of shared initial ohoneme