Question 1

Naturalistic intervention approaches teach specific language skills.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The focus of evidence-based practice is to plan interventions that support improved language and communicative functioning.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Juan experiences difficulty with recognizing shifts in conversational topic,managing the turn taking sequence in conversation and making relevant additions to the topic.These difficulties reflect a disorder of

Accepted Answer

The difficulties Juan experiences with recognizing shifts in conversational topic, managing the turn taking sequence in conversation, and making relevant additions to the topic indicate a disorder in his use of discourse mechanisms and topic management. This suggests that he struggles with the larger social aspects of conversation and maintaining a coherent discussion. This goes beyond just issues of individual story comprehension or metalinguistic skills. Personal narratives may be related to discourse mechanisms and topic management, but they are not the primary focus of the difficulties described.

Question 4

Students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are more likely to experience SLI than students from mainstream backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

Speech-Language Impairment (SLI) is a developmental disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate effectively. It is not more prevalent in students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds than in those from mainstream backgrounds. SLI is a biological condition that can affect any child, regardless of their cultural or linguistic background. Differences in language proficiency or cultural experiences should not be confused with a language impairment.

Question 5

Hakim is a 12 year old African American boy repeating the 6^th grade.Previously he repeated the third grade.Hakim has not been identified as needing special services but his language problems are evident.He performs poorly on reading comprehension tasks.His receptive and expressive grammatical skills are poor and his vocabulary is limited.His parents are at a loss.Hakim's test scores are not low enough to qualify him for special services and tutoring has not helped.A private speech-language pathologist has been hired to help.Her assessment revealed that Hakim's cultural and language differences interfere significantly with his academic performance.She also found that Hakim exhibits SLI in the areas of vocabulary knowledge,grammatical knowledge and use,sentence processing and narrative production.Moreover,because of repeated failures,Hakim's school performance is hampered by

Accepted Answer

The passage states that Hakim's parents are at a loss and that tutoring has not helped. Additionally, the fact that he has previously repeated a grade suggests that his repeated failures have damaged his self-esteem. Therefore, poor self-esteem is the best choice among the options given.

Question 6

The speech-language pathologist decides to participate in a science experiment on electricity with Thomas' sixth grade class.The speech-language pathologist hopes to gather information about Thomas' language and communication skills as part of an overall assessment process.This assessment procedure is referred to as

Accepted Answer

Participant observation is a qualitative research method where the researcher immerses themselves in the environment of their subjects to observe and gather data. In this scenario, the speech-language pathologist is participating in an activity with Thomas' class to observe and assess Thomas' language and communication skills in a natural setting, which aligns with the methodology of participant observation.

Question 7

Hakim's educational team decides that it is important to provide maximum contextual support to enhance his language and academic skills.They decide to use the following

Accepted Answer

Providing Hakim with first-hand experiences, demonstrations, and graphic representations can provide him with contextual support that can greatly enhance his language and academic skills. This approach can allow Hakim to better understand the concepts being taught and connect them to his lived experiences, which can ultimately improve his learning outcomes. The other options, such as using fourth-grade textbooks, audiotapes and videotapes of class lectures, and computer games, may not provide the same level of contextual support and may not be as effective for Hakim's learning needs.

Question 8

Students encounter difficulty in school when discrepancies exist between their language abilities and the language demands of the curriculum.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Communication breakdowns among school-age children with language impairments are more likely to occur at the sentence utterance)level than at the discourse level.

Accepted Answer

Communication breakdowns for children with language impairments typically happen at the sentence level, where they may struggle with grammar, word order, and vocabulary, rather than at the discourse level where they may struggle with overall organization or connecting ideas.

Question 10

In response to the request "Find the ball that's not blue",the child selected the blue ball.

Accepted Answer

The child's selection of the blue ball, despite being asked to find a ball that's not blue, suggests a failure to attend to the small grammatical elements, specifically the negation "not," which changes the meaning of the sentence. This is a common issue in early language development, where children might overlook small but crucial parts of speech.

Question 11

The trend in speech-language pathology is to use naturalistic approaches in language intervention rather than structured approaches.

Accepted Answer

Naturalistic approaches in language intervention such as language stimulation, incidental teaching, and milieu teaching have become popular in recent years, focusing on creating a natural environment for communication and language learning rather than rote drills or structured activities.

Question 12

The language students encounter in school is as complex as the language students encounter at home.

Accepted Answer

The language encountered in school is often more formal and structured, focusing on academic and subject-specific vocabulary, while language at home can be more informal and varied, depending on the context and family interactions.

Question 13

John performs poorly on tasks of word definitions,identifying synonyms,recognizing the multiple meanings of words and correcting grammatical errors.Further investigation into this area may be enlightening in regards to

Accepted Answer

John's poor performance on tasks related to word definitions, synonyms, multiple meanings, and grammatical errors suggest a deficit in his metalinguistic skills. Metalinguistic skills involve the ability to reflect on language and its structures, which is necessary for tasks like identifying and correcting grammatical errors and discerning multiple meanings of words.

Question 14

Reliance on test scores to the exclusion of other types of information to diagnose language impairment is an example of "best practices."

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

In planning Hakim's intervention,the speech-language pathologist decides to

Accepted Answer

All of the above options are valid and could benefit Hakim's intervention. Pull-out services can be used to enhance Hakim's vocabulary and grammar skills prior to learning a new lesson. Collaborating with Hakim's teacher to modify the curriculum can increase Hakim's chances of success. Lastly, collaborating with the teacher to structure pull-out sessions can maximize the benefits of the intervention. Therefore, each of these options as a part of Hakim's intervention plan is ideal.

Question 16

James heard the sentence "the player who replaced the team captain scored the winning point" and concluded that the 'team captain' scored the winning point.James is exhibiting difficulty with

Accepted Answer

James is exhibiting difficulty processing relational meanings signaled by grammatical forms. In this sentence, the player who replaced the team captain is the one who scored the winning point, but James misunderstood the relationship between the two phrases.

Question 17

The speech-language pathologist plans her language assessment for Raymond by learning about the language and processing demands of his curriculum,textbooks and examinations.The speech-language pathologist then compares Raymond's performance in class with the language skills he demonstrates during the speech and language evaluation to develop statements about his strengths and weaknesses and to recommend intervention strategies that will support Raymond's language learning and academic achievement.This approach to assessment is referred to as

Accepted Answer

The approach described in the scenario is clearly based on the language demands of Raymond's curriculum, textbooks, and examinations. This is a key feature of the Curriculum-Based Assessment Model, which emphasizes the importance of assessing language skills in the context of meaningful academic content. This approach helps ensure that assessment results are relevant and applicable to the student's academic needs and supports effective intervention planning. The Dynamic Assessment Model involves assessing a student's potential for learning through scaffolding, while the Traditional Approach to Language Assessment typically focuses on standardized tests and normative comparisons. There is no evidence in the scenario to suggest that the speech-language pathologist's approach is unique.

Question 18

Language assessment guides language intervention.

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Question 19

Twelve-year old Kevin's conversations contain few specific nouns and many indefinite words and pronouns.He uses the nicknames "Buddy" to refer to all of his friends and uses gestures often when talking.He is doing poorly in school.He is repeating the 5^th grade and has yet to pass a single test in language arts,social studies or science.The speech-language pathologist decides to investigate the hypothesis that Kevin is experiencing a disorder of

Accepted Answer

Kevin's difficulty in using specific nouns and his frequent use of indefinite words and pronouns suggest word retrieval difficulties. Additionally, his poor performance in school may be due to language difficulties, which could also be related to word retrieval. The other options (sentence comprehension and processing, grammatical rule use, and phonological production) are less likely to be the sole cause of Kevin's communication difficulties given the information provided.

Question 20

Students with SLI often present with a homogeneous language profile.

Accepted Answer

Students with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) often present with a heterogeneous language profile, meaning their language abilities can vary widely among individuals with the condition.

Quiz 12: Language Disabilities in School-Age Children and Youth