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What element of language is also called form of language? 

#138 Sally is a 7-year-old, has a severe high frequency loss.  She has multiple sound errors. She also doesn’t hear or produce the end of words, especially /s/ and /ed/ because she doesn’t hear them.  Based on these observations, we know that Sally may

#26  IV-C Which of the following characteristics is considered a prosodic impairment in motor speech disorders?

35 IV-D Which intervention is based on systematic instruction, functionally oriented therapeutic activities designed to reinforce or strengthen previously learned patterns of behavior, establishing new patterns of cognitive activity or developing compensatory mechanisms?

#164 Which of the following is not an evidenced-based intervention for apraxia of speech?

Which word has the alveolar voiceless fricative in final position? 

#69 This theory, developed by B.F. skinner, states that language is a Learned system of behavior, socially maintained by the actions of the community. 

#5 IV-C Which cognitive communication disorder is characterized by emergence of symptoms between 60 and 70 years of age and has a prevalence of 50% of adults 85 and over?

#162 When completing a motor speech assessment, all of the following should be assessed except

#9 IV-C Mr. Buttermilk is a 62-year-old male who was teaching high school biology when he experienced acute onset of right-sided weakness, confusion, and global aphasia. He was admitted to the hospital for care. His history is positive for mild obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and borderline diabetes. He was treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor for hypertension and a statin drug for hypercholesterolemia.  A carbohydrate-controlled diet was ordered for meals and snacks to manage his diabetes.  What do the symptoms tell you about the possible location of the stroke?