Deck 8: Nurturing Communication Skills

Question 1

When working with a child who is severely disabled and nonverbal, one of the first steps in designing a communication training program is

A) Assessing speech production skills
B) Teaching receptive vocabulary
C) Identifying high-preference items and activities
D) Identifying specific target responses to be trained

Answer 1

C

Question 2

An example of a low-tech device or system would be

A) Photo book
B) Computer keyboard
C) Software program
D) Switch-activated toy

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Teaching nonspeech communication, like sign, interferes with learning speech.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Young children should be encouraged to learn language for many purposes or "functions." Not included in functional language use is

A) Reciting the alphabet
B) Making requests
C) Obtaining social interaction
D) Gaining and giving information

Question 5

An augmentative communication system should only be used when it appears that a child will not learn to speak.

Question 6

Learning correct word order is an aspect of

A) Phonology
B) Morphology
C) Semantics
D) Syntax

Question 7

Between the ages of 2 and 4 years, it is normal for children to display intermittent dysfluency.

Question 8

The professional responsibility for testing hearing in order to make sure that a child receives the most from his residual hearing is an audiologist.

Question 9

Speech and language

A) Develop systematically beginning with the birth cry
B) Begin to develop at about 6 months
C) Begin to develop at about 18 months
D) Develop in different ways in different cultures

Question 10

A significant advantage of the PECS system is that is requires social interaction.

Question 11

Communication and language are complex skills that are best understood with a context of social interaction.

Question 12

Being surrounded by more than one language is detrimental to young children.

Question 13

Children develop "narrative" skills at about 2.

Question 14

When a child begins an AAC system, he or she should start with the most high-tech equipment that is likely to be needed.

Question 15

Children with autism often handle information more easily through which method of presentation?

A) Auditory/verbal
B) Visual/graphic
C) Auditory repetition
D) Lip reading

Question 16

The child who is most likely to have concept and vocabulary affected is a child who has a disability of

A) Hearing loss
B) Visual impairment
C) Cognitive impairment
D) Autism

Question 17

Pragmatic language includes nonverbal as well as verbal behaviors.

Question 18

Another word for content in language is

A) Phonology
B) Semantics
C) Syntax
D) Morphology

Question 19

Which of the following is probably not a necessary condition for the normal development of communication skills?

A) Intact central nervous system
B) Development of normal gross motor skills
C) Normal cognitive skills
D) Adequate hearing

Question 20

Pragmatics can be defined as

A) The rules for word order in language
B) The sounds of the language
C) The social skills of language
D) The rules for correct grammar

Question 21

Explain the collaborative consultation model for classroom teacher and speech-language pathologist. How does it differ from the more traditional expert model?

Question 22

Discuss 3 communication strategies that a parent can use while the parent changes his daughter's diaper.

Question 23

Compare and contrast semantics and syntax.

Question 24

Identify and describe four communication interaction strategies that caregivers and professionals should use in response to the infant's or toddler's interest and attention.

Question 25

Defend the argument of someone in the deaf community that they are members of a different culture.

Question 26

As a classroom teacher, identify four general strategies that you would use to facilitate communication with children with disabilities in your class.

Question 27

How would you identify high-preference items in a child with severe disabilities who is nonverbal?

Question 28

What is meant by residual hearing?

Question 29

Identify what is meant by the three aspects of language as content, form, and use. Give a concrete example of each.

Question 30

Identify and explain three problems a child with a mild hearing loss can be expected to have in language learning.

Question 31

What are three reasons for a child to have intermittent hearing loss?

Question 32

Briefly describe what would you say to a parent who has a child with a disability who asks, "Should I stop speaking my home language with my child and switch only to English?"

Question 33

Describe intentional teaching strategies that will provide developmentally appropriate feedback to children who are learning English.

Question 34

Discuss 2 characteristics that can interfere with the production of speech.

Question 35

How would you go about developing communication skills with a child who has disabilities and is a reluctant talker? List 3 specific strategies.

Question 36

Give three examples of how you can respond back to a child by expanding the phrase, "daddy work."

Question 37

Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of teaching a child with a hearing loss sign language.

Question 38

Explain how "verbal routines" can be used to facilitate language learning in the classroom. Give a concrete example of a classroom routine, giving five steps to the routine and providing examples of language facilitation at each step.

Question 39

Describe how infants intentionally communicate before their first words appear.

Question 40

Briefly describe the stages of second language learning.