SPED 2 Flashcards
What are 3 to learn a language?
- Observation
- Listening
- Imitating other
What is Communication?
Entails receiving, understanding, and expressing information, feelings, and ideas.
What is a Speech Disorder?
Refers to difficulty in producing sounds.
What are 2 different ways of understanding language?
- Receptive
- Expressive
What is a Receptive Language (comprehension)?
receiving, and understanding information
What is an Expressive Language (production)?
formulating ideas and information
What is a Language Disorder?
Developmental delays in comprehension or receptive language
What are some characteristics of Language impairments?
- mispronouncing of sounds and words
- difficulty relating sequential events
- difficulty following questions
What are different types of Speech Disorders?
- Speech Disorder
- Articulation Disorders
- Fluency disorders
- Voice disorders
What is Speech Disorder?
difficulty with verbal means of communication
What is articulation disorders?
inability to produce the various sounds and sound combinations of language
What are the type of errors included in articulation disorders?
- substitutions
- omissions
- additions
- distortions
What is fluency disorders?
difficulty with the rate and flow of speech
What is voice disorders?
relates to the quality of the voice itself
What 3 dimensions are considered in voice disorders?
- quality (hoarse, breathy, hyper/hypo nasal)
- pitch (high or low, monotone)
- intensity (loud or soft)
