Deck 11: Children With Communication Impairments

Question 1

A dual language speaking child has a language delay if they are stuggling only in English.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Name and describe a strategy for promoting receptive language.

Answer 2

Any of these with an appropriate example: labeling, self talk, parallel talk

Question 3

List three factors that contribute to speech and language disorders.

Answer 3

Environment, disability status, physiology.

Question 4

Define language in your own words.

Question 5

Define speech in your own words.

Question 6

Define communication in your own words.

Question 7

The critical period hypothesis states:

A) Children should learn a second language prior to age 5.
B) Humans need appropriate exposure and stimulation in early childhood to fully develop language skills.
C) Children should only be exposed to one language in early childhood.

Question 8

Who can diagnose communication, speech and language disorders?

A) Speech therapists.
B) Doctors, psychologists and speech therapists.
C) Special education teachers and speech therapists.

Question 9

What is incidental teaching?

A) The use of a wide array of vocabulary when you speak to a child so they pick up more words.
B) The use of things that motivate a child to increase communication attempts.
C) Talking to the child about your actions during the day.

Question 10

Parallel talk is…

A) when two adults have a conversation with a nonverbal child nearby.
B) when an adult describes the emotions a child is expressing.
C) when an adult describes what a child is doing.
D) what young children do when they are playing near each other and having a conversation.

Question 11

Auditory processing refers to:

A) The ability of the ear to hear.
B) The ability of the brain to make sense of what is heard.
C) The ability of the speaker to hear a sound and immediately imitate it.

Question 12

When discussing communication, fluency refers to…

A) the ability to speak a language functionally enough to hold conversations with others.
B) pitch, loudness, and tempo.
C) rate of speech and joining of sounds.

Question 13

The use of augmentative communication and sign language with young children will delay their speech.

Question 14

If a child is not talking, it always means they do not understand what you are saying to them.

Question 15

Name and describe a strategy for promoting expressive language.