Deck 11: Spoken Language Difficulties: Listening and Speaking

Question 1

A child who has difficulty talking or communicating ideas but understands what is said has what kind of language disorder?

A)Global
B)Expressive
C)Receptive
D)Acquired
E)Preverbal

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The crucial skill that Helen Keller acquired at the age of 7 was how to

A)finger-spell.
B)speak.
C)use words as symbols of objects and meanings.
D)write.
E)control her behavior.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A middle ear infection that might affect language learning is called

A)dysnomia.
B)echolalia.
C)otis media.
D)disgraphia.
E)limited English proficiency.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The ability to hear the rapid sounds in language to understand speech is called

A)temporal acoustic processing.
B)immersion.
C)pragmatics.
D)limited English proficiency.
E)oral expression disorders.

Question 5

Which theory of language learning suggests that children have a natural or instinctive capacity for acquiring language?

A)Biological theory
B)Visual-motor theory
C)Information-processing theory
D)Social theory
E)Behavioral theory

Question 6

Phonological awareness is demonstrated through

A)the ability to tap out the number of sounds in words.
B)the ability to recognize rhymes.
C)the ability to segment the sounds of language.
D)the ability to count sounds in words.
E)All of these.

Question 7

The social side of language is called

A)morphology.
B)pragmatics.
C)semantics.
D)syntax.
E)phonology.

Question 8

Children who cannot quickly name objects have problems with

A)sheltered English.
B)standard English.
C)phonological awareness.
D)rapid automatized naming.
E)speech disorders.

Question 9

An 11-month-old child's speech is described as

A)first words.
B)two-word sentences.
C)babbling.
D)jargon.
E)None of these.

Question 10

Children who display difficulty in phonological awareness

A)should be taught only with a sight word method.
B)cannot recognize environmental sounds.
C)have receptive aphasia.
D)have difficulty in recognizing the sound elements of words.
E)have difficulty with the visual recognition of shapes.

Question 11

A distinction is made between a speech disorder and a language disorder. Which of the following is considered a language disorder?

A)Lateral lisp
B)Stuttering
C)Articulation difficulties
D)Saying "fank you" instead of "thank you"
E)Delayed speech

Question 12

What is the most common disability identified for preschool children, ages 3-5, receiving special education services?

A)Speech-language impairments
B)Visual impairments
C)Emotional disturbance
D)Autism
E)Learning disabilities

Question 13

The largest language group spoken by English-language learners (ELL)in our schools is

A)Russian.
B)Korean.
C)French.
D)Chinese.
E)Spanish.

Question 14

The expressive language skills are

A)reading and writing.
B)writing and listening.
C)writing and speaking.
D)listening and reading.
E)speaking and reading.

Question 15

Mike says "wide the horse" for "ride the horse." He has

A)a language difference.
B)a speech disorder.
C)developmental aphasia.
D)a global language disorder.
E)a receptive language disorder.

Question 16

James, at age 4, can follow verbal directions but does not talk. He does not have an organic or physiological abnormality. His problem can be described as

A)an inner language disorder.
B)receptive aphasia.
C)expressive aphasia.
D)acquired aphasia.
E)a central language disorder.

Question 17

A distinction is made between a speech disorder and a language disorder. Which of the following is a speech disorder?

A)Saying "wabbit" for "rabbit"
B)Delay in beginning to talk
C)Limited vocabulary for the child's chronological age
D)A problem with syntactics
E)Dysnomia

Question 18

The study of the system of speech sounds is called

A)semantics.
B)intonation.
C)morphology.
D)phonology.
E)syntax.

Question 19

Which theory of language learning emphasizes the reciprocal activities and interactions between the child and parent (or adult)?

A)Behavioral theory
B)Information-processing theory
C)Developmental theory
D)Analytic theory
E)Social theory

Question 20

The study of the system of grammar or sentence order in language is called

A)semantics.
B)intonation.
C)morphology.
D)phonology.
E)syntax.

Question 21

What method is used to teach children whose native language is not English when there are many children in the school who speak many different languages? Instruction is in English, using careful control of English presentation and many repetitions.

A)English as a second language (ESL)
B)Bilingual instruction
C)Immersion instruction
D)Berlitz method
E)None of these.

Question 22

James, at age 4, can follow verbal directions and understand what others say to him, but he does not talk. James does not have an organic or physiological abnormality. His problem can be described as

A)expressive aphasia.
B)preverbal language disorder.
C)receptive aphasia.
D)acquired aphasia.
E)central language disorder.

Question 23

The receptive language skills are

A)writing and speaking.
B)reading and writing.
C)writing and listening.
D)listening and reading.
E)speaking and reading.

Question 24

The linguistic components of vocabulary in a language is called

A)phonology.
B)syntax.
C)semantics.
D)intonation.
E)morphology.

Question 25

Which of the following is considered a language disorder?

A)Articulation difficulties
B)Stuttering
C)Saying "fank you" for "thank you"
D)Lateral lisp
E)Delayed speech

Question 26

Several different forms of language are integrated in the overall language system. Name the four forms of language.

Question 27

The average child is able to understand and use language to communicate by age

A)1.
B)2.
C)3.
D)4.
E)5.

Question 28

The linguistic components of speech sounds in a language is called

A)morphology.
B)phonology.
C)semantics
D)intonation.
E)syntax.

Question 29

Phonological awareness is demonstrated through the ability to

A)segment sounds of language.
B)count sounds in words.
C)tap out the number of sounds in words.
D)recognize rhymes.
E)All of these.

Question 30

The social side of language is called

A)syntax.
B)phonology.
C)morphology.
D)pragmatics.
E)semantics.

Question 31

Kimberly at age 3 does not understand single words spoken to her, such as juice and cracker. English is the language of her home. Her problem is a(n)

A)language difference.
B)articulation difficulty.
C)receptive language disorder.
D)speech disorder.
E)bilingual problem.

Question 32

The ability to hear the rapid sounds in language to understand speech is called

A)limited English proficiency.
B)linguistics.
C)temporal acoustic processing.
D)oral expressive language.
E)pragmatics.

Question 33

Maurice says "bathketball" for "basketball." He has

A)a global language disorder.
B)a receptive language disorder.
C)a language difference.
D)a speech disorder.
E)developmental aphasia.

Question 34

Vocalization during the first nine months of life is called

A)babbling.
B)jargon.
C)gibberish.
D)first words.
E)None of these.

Question 35

When 2-year-old Jason points and says "truck," his mother says "you want the truck, well here it is." This method is called

A)expansion.
B)self-talk.
C)parallel talk.
D)negative reinforcement.
E)time out.

Question 36

The approach for teaching children whose native language is not English by instructing them in their native language for part of the school day and in English for part of the school day is called

A)immersion instruction.
B)English as a second language (ESL).
C)bilingual instruction.
D)the Berlitz method.
E)None of these.

Question 37

The expressive language skills are

A)writing and speaking.
B)reading and writing.
C)writing and listening.
D)listening and reading.
E)speaking and reading.

Question 38

The study of word meanings is called

A)semantics.
B)intonation.
C)morphology.
D)phonology.
E)syntax.

Question 39

A middle-ear infection that might affect language learning is

A)limited English proficiency.
B)otitis media.
C)acquired aphasia.
D)echolalia.
E)dysnomia.

Question 40

Rapid automatized naming refers to

A)fast word finding.
B)bilingual problems.
C)pragmatics.
D)limited English proficiency.
E)articulation.

Question 41

Discuss the problems of a student whose native language is not English and who also has a learning disability.

Question 42

What types of language problems do students with learning disabilities and related mild disabilities have?

Question 43

What term is used to refer to children who use their native language and are not proficient in English?

Question 44

Children who do not recognize that words are made up of sound elements and are not sensitive to the phoneme sounds of language are poor in what area?

Question 45

What is the most frequently identified disability for preschool children?

Question 46

Describe language as a communication process. Discuss the kinds of problems that a student may encounter in the communication process.

Question 47

Linguistics is the study of languages through the linguistic components of each language. Name the five linguistic components of language.

Question 48

What is meant by early literacy, and how does it apply to teaching children with learning disabilities and related mild disabilities?