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In the context of choosing treatment targets, what does it mean when a child has more speech knowledge of a sound?

List two purposes of a speech sound assessment.

A child produces a speech sample containing 100 consonants. Upon analysis, it is found that 82 of the consonants were produced correctly. The Percentage Consonants Correct for this sample is .

When choosing treatment targets, what does it mean to consider age of acquisition?  

A child produces a speech sample containing 100 consonants. Upon analysis, it is found that 45 of the consonants were produced correctly. The Percentage Consonants Correct for this sample is .

Provide one reason a clinician might select a stimulable sound when choosing a target for speech sound treatment sessions.

Name one advantage and one disadvantage of using standardized assessments for assessing speech sound production.

List four components of a comprehensive evaluation specific to a suspected speech sound disorder.

When assessing a child’s speech sound productions, clinicians must be familiar with phonological patterns. List three phonological patterns and give an example of each.

Which approach is described below and which phonological pattern is targeted? A clinician selects a set of target words which include: toe/go, tie/guy. The clinician directs the client to say “toe,” then “go.” The clinician then directs the client to say “tie,” then “guy.”