Communication - Answers The transmission and reception of information, feelings, and
attitudes
Simple Model of Communication - Answers Sender, Medium, Receiver
ASHA - Answers American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- The governing body of the professions
ADA - Answers Americans with Disabilities Act
-Civil rights law, prevents discrimination on basis of disability
-Accommodations (reasonable)
-Remedies consistent with Civil Rights Act of 1964
IDEA - Answers Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Provides financial assistance to State and local agencies to guarantee special education to
children (3-21) with disabilities
Inclusion examples: autism, deafness, deaf-blindness, hearing impairment, TBI
Requirement of Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Evidence Based Practice - Answers scientific research, clinical expertise, fully informed patient
preferences = best available evidence
SLP scope of practice - Answers Speech sound production
Resonance
Voice
Fluency
Language
Cognition
Feeding & swallowing
Audiologists scope of practice - Answers o Hearing
o Auditory function
o Balance
, o Related disorders
Speech Mechanism - Answers the structures involved in producing speech
Respiratory system Larynx
Upper articulators Nasal passageways
Respiratory System - Answers o Power supply for speech
o Speech breathing
o Use of respiratory system during speech production
o Goal: to maintain a constant subglottal pressure (Ps)
Larynx - Answers Sound generator or source
Upper articulators - Answers upper parts of the mouth used in the production of speech (ex:
upper lip, teeth, alveolar ridge, palate)
Nasal passageways - Answers important for resonance
Vegetative breathing - Answers Approximately same time for inhalations and exhalations
Speech Breathing - Answers Relatively short, rapid, inspirations and relatively long expirations
-Requires specific configuration of the thorax and abdomen
Functions of speech breathing - Answers Paralinguistic and linguistic
Linguistic - Answers Linguistic stress
-rebel vs. rebel
Paralinguistic - Answers Overall loudness
-Shouting, speaking softly, extra emphasis
Vocal Fold Vibration - Answers o Occurs as a result of a complex and delicate set of
aerodynamic and mechanical forces, and anything that disturbs these forces (e.g. growth on
vocal folds) would have profound impact on the vibration and sound of the voice.
o Is the source of sound for all vowels, plus many consonant sounds.
o Plays a critical role in generating the melody (intonation) of speech for conveying
emotions and important linguistic distinctions.
Fundamental Frequency (F0) - Answers o Rate of vibration (cycles per second= Hz) of the vocal