Week 6 Flashcards
What is a language disorder?
Disruption to normal language acquisition
Is developmental language disorder functional or organic?
Functional
What are the goals for intellectual disability like?
They are highly individualized, with a focus on improving functional communication
What are usually weaknesses for those with down symdrome?
Pragmatics, fast-paced language and higher level language can be difficult to keep up with
What are usually strengths for those with down syndrome?
Semantics may be lower but not considered a weakness
True or false. Full recovery for pediatric brain injury is common.
False
What is usually a weakness for those with pediatric brain injury?
Pragmatic language
What is usually a strength for those with pediatric brain injury?
Semantics
At what age is it likely for DLD to be a life long condition?
Around 5 years old
What are some populations that are at risk for DLD?
Premature birth, low birth weight, infants who require hospitalization, family history of literacy problems
What are some characteristics of DLD?
Deficits in multiple language domains
Form: phonology, morphology, and syntax errors
Content: smaller vocabulary, requires more trials to learn more words
Use: immature social communication, difficulty understanding and applying pragmatic rules
Why is DLD misunderstood?
It is relatively unknown to the public
True or false. DLD is NOT due to low intelligence
True
Is DLD a lifelong disorder?
Yes, it can affect many aspects of life such as social and academic
What are the four types of assesment tools?
Case history: collecting information on a client
Norm-referenced assessment: score on test and gives percentile range, compared to other people, administered in a standardized fashion
Criterion-referenced assessment: compare skills to a certain pre-determined expectation, 80% = passed
Observational tools: in the home, in the classroom, interacting with parent vs teacher vs peers
What are the principles of treatment?
Goals need to be individualized and functional, and prioritize language goals on what will yield the greatest benefit now, follow the developmental sequence
What are the general guidelines for treatment?
Family centered approach
Goals needs to be relevant, functional, and culturally appropriate
Target social and academic communication skills
What are some examples of service delivery models?
Children with disabilities are required by federal law to receive accommodations such as pull-out services, in-class instruction, and consultative
What is fluency?
Smooth and forward flow of speech
What are some typical disfluencies?
Word repetitions, phrase repetitions, and interjections
What is stuttering?
Speech disorder characterized by repetition of sounds or syllables
What are some common stuttering behaviors?
syllable/sound repetitions, sound prolongations, blocks
What are some secondary behaviors of stuttering?
Eye blinking, head nodding, jaw jerking
What is developmental stuttering?
Period of disfluencies that usually goes away with time
