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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.