Child Language Quiz 1

Who formulated the Form-content use language model?

Lois Bloom and Margaret Lahey in 1978

“Lahey proposed that language disorders are caused when there is a disruption in….__________”

languagse form, content, use or combination

form

syntax

morphology

phonology

syntax

the rules that pertain to the ways in which words can be combined to form sentences in a language​. (think order of word)

morphology

study of the rules that govern how morphemes, the minimal meaningful units of language, are used in a language (ASHA)​ (think free and bound)

phonology

study of the speech sound (i.e., phoneme) system of a language, including the rules for combining and using phonemes. (Think individual sound)

Content

Semantics

semantics

 **“**the system that governs the meanings of words and sentences​” (Think sentence / vocab structure)

use

pragmatics

pragmatics

**”**the rules associated with the use of language in conversation and broader social situations” (ASHA) (think social skills)

Developmental langauage disorder DLD

neurodevelopmental condition that impairs spoken language, is long-standing and, is not associated with any known causal condition. The applications of the term’s specific language impairment and DLD differ in breadth and the extent to which identification depends upon functional impact. (ASHA 2020).

Whats another name for DLD?

SLI

Form with DLD

* deficits in grammar are hallmarks of DLD across languages


* Children with DLD often omit morphosyntactic markers of grammatical tenses in spontaneous speech
* Older children with DLD have difficulty producing –wh questions

content with DLD

* Children with DLD tend to have poor vocabularies

use with DLD

Those with DLD tend to have less social impairments than ASD

Langauge disorder

impairment in comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol system (ASHA)

Language disorders may involve from?

form, content, or use

what is the naturalist perspective

“the impairment is characterized as a deviation from the average level of ability achieved by a similar group of people”

what are the positive things about the naturalist perspective?

Covers broad range of behaviors, focuses on those language behaviors that increase the risk for adverse outcomes

what are the negative things about the naturalist perspective?

does not help the practioner decide what differences in language behavior constitute an impairment or what level of impairment intervention is warranted

What is an indicator for a language disorder for older children

presistent errors

A language disorder should only be diagnosed when it interferes with the child’s ability to?

meet societal expectations now or in the future

How far do langauge disorders date back to?

late eighteenth and early nineteenth century

when and who was the first person to first to describe children with poor understanding and use of speech

Gall 1825

Who is the father of the modern study of child language disorders? and When?

Samuel T. Orton (1937)

what are some things Samuel Orton has found?

* Utilized importance of neurological and behavioral descriptions


* Connections between disorders of language learning and difficulties in the acquisition of reading and writing

We utilize separate terms ______, _________ __*,*__ _________to help identify the strengths and needs of our client’s

speech

langauge

communication

Impairments in speech, language, and communication often occur in the context of…….

another developmental disorder (DD) with a recognized label (i.e., ASD, Down syndrome, etc)

When impairments are not associated with a related disorder what may happen?

many professionals, including SLP’s, may struggle to label them when a child is in need

T or F

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Someone can have impairments in just one area or a combination of areas

T

T or F

A child can have ASD and not require speech/language services

T

key outcome of assessment

is understanding and description of how an individual’s strengths and weaknesses affect their level of adaption to everyday living

Intellectual Disability ID

a __neurodevelopmental condition__ that develops in childhood. It affects your capacity to learn and retain new information, and it also affects everyday behavior such as social skills and hygiene routines. People with this condition experience significant limitations with intellectual functioning and developing adaptive skills like social and life skills.

What test determines wheather a person has an ID?

IQ test

IQ scores ___________________ indicate an ID

lower than 70

The severity of the condition can range from

Mild to profound

Name some people who can be apart of a multidisciplinary team

* SLP
* Audiologist
* ENT
* Geneticist Learning Disabilities/literacy specialist
* Neurologist
* Nutrition specialist (feeding problems)
* Occupational therapist
* Parents
* Pediatrician
* Physical therapist
* Psychiatrist
* Psychologist
* Special educator

As part of a multidisciplinary assessment, you may complete testing in a _____________ __setting with the client and reach out to other providers OR you could__ ____ be in the same evaluation together.

one-on-one

all

In a school setting, you are likely to complete testing _________,__ in EI it could go ______.

Alone

either way

Standardized tests

Norm-referenced tests developed by devising a series of items that are given to large groups of children with normal language development and then computing acceptable range of variation in scores for the age range covered by the test

Norm-referenced assessments

* Compares an individual’s abilities to those of his or her peers.
* Provides a snapshot of a child’s ability at a point in time
* Children with a language impairment will perform below-average using an assessments “typical” ranges
* Used to analyze if a child has a language impairment
* Have statistical properties that identify group differences

 Is speech/language intervention warranted when making recommendations for services?

Frequency, duration, group, individual, combination

when making recommendations for services with statement of goals for intervention, based on assessment data?

* Long and short-term goals


*  At times only LTGs are provided

when making recommendations for suggestions for methods to approach activities and reinforcers based on observations during assessment

* What are they interested in that would motivate the student during weekly therapy


*  Suggestions to teachers and/or parents about language development or what they can start doing right now to help the child  

Sometimes for recommendations there are Clinical conference

which is when you meet with the team and possibly the child to review findings