SCHOOL AGE LANGUAGE DISORDER CHAPTER 6 QUIZ

According to Bishop & Adams, what percentage of children with DLD scored below the 10th percentile in expressive language at 5 years old?

56%

More than ___% of kindergarteners with DLD will continue to have difficulties as they move through school

60%

Why are spoken language deficits often overlooked?

Because spoken language weaknesses are less visible than speech errors or reading difficulties

For children with DLD, language acquisition follows a typical developmental sequence but at a slower rate.

True

What is the linguistic hallmark deficit for DLD?

Morphosyntax

Word‑finding difficulties are not consistently present for children with DLD.

True

Children with DLD have problems with auditory discrimination.

False

Which statement is best supported by research?

Visuoperceptual explanations of reading disability have not been supported by research evidence

What 2 forms of attention are weaker in children with DLD?

Sustaining and allocating

According to Lewis (1992), which difficulty showed a significantly higher rate among relatives of children with speech or language impairment?

Reading problems

The FOXP2 gene mutation is a common cause of DLD.

False