MIDTERM EXAMINATION

FREDELUCES, CITADEL A.
ISMAEL, KYZIL C.

Questions:
  1. Specify the problems experienced by the speaker.
Answer:
The problem that is experienced by the speaker is speaking anxiety. Anxiety is also a
significant reason of obsessive thoughts and faster way of speaking, that can make the
communication difficult. Anxious people may feel as if they can't even keep up with their
own ideas and may utter a word much faster as a result, which can result in stuttering or
slurring. Communication difficulties caused by anxiety may be exacerbated in people
who have other underlying speech difficulties.

  2. How did you diagnose the problems?

We assume that by closely examining the video, we will be able to diagnose the
problem. It is clear that the speaker is unprepared for the topic being discussed; she
was nervous, which caused her to deliver her message poorly.

  3. Give the solutions that you can remediate the problems.

The solutions we suggest to remediate speaking problem is are the following:
1. Take a deep breath. Before you start talking, try to calm down in a moment of
anxiety to slow down the anxious response and to clear your minds for you to
speak clearly.

2. Slow down your speech. It is difficult to slow down the way you speak when your
mind is racing with anxious thoughts, but when you intentionally slowing down
your speech can be a great mindful exercise so you can deliver your words
clearly and concisely.

3. Keep your sentences short. When you have speaking anxiety it sometimes can
make it difficult to use regular vocabulary. So keep your sentences short but on
point.

4. Prepare yourself ahead of time. It is essential to be always prepared, and even

more so if you really are required to speak in front of a huge group of people.
 Being completely ready can reduce your anxiety since you are confident that you
will deliver your speech well especially in public. Because you practice and
rehearse everything, it really can guide you to not be nervous when you’re about
to speak. So, prepare yourself.

  4. Cite two common problems in reading and give their remediation.

1. Stuttering is a speech disorder that causes interruptions in the flow of speech.
People who close their businesses may encounter the following types of
interruptions.
Repetitions- happen when people unintentionally repeat sounds, vowels, or
words.
Blocks- occur when people know what they want to say but are unable to
produce the necessary speech sounds. Block can make someone feel as if their
words are stuck.
Prolongations- imply the stretching or drawing out of specific sounds or words.

Remediation:
The solution to this reading problem is to do speech exercises to reduce
stuttering. Students need to do speech exercises every day to manage their
stuttering. Tongue Twister is best recommended as a speech exercise.

2. Reading fluency difficulty

Difficulties with reading fluency are nearly universal among individuals with
learning disabilities in reading. Reading fluency is the ability to read text not just
accurately, but also quickly and effortlessly. Fluency is characterized by
appropriate intonation and expression during oral reading, as well as by a high
degree of accuracy and speed in recognizing individual words in the text.
Accurate word decoding is necessary, though not sufficient, for fluent reading.
Thus, a student who reads quickly, but with many decoding errors or
substitutions of words, is not “fluent.”

Remediation:
Once serious fluency problems have developed, they can be resistant to
remediation. However, several approaches have shown promise for addressing
fluency difficulties. An especially helpful technique involves repeated oral
readings of text under timed conditions. In this technique, the teacher selects an
appropriate level passage---one that is not too difficult---for a child to read aloud
repeatedly. The child rereads the passage until he or she reaches a
predetermined criterion for accuracy and rate.