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What are the four major ways that children in the prelinguistic language stage should communicate (Hint: How is the Communication Matrix organized?) (Aubrie)
What is... refuse, obtain, engage, provide
Narrative microstructure refers to overall organization and cohesiveness of a story. True or false? (Emily)
What is an Individualized Transition Plan, and why is this essential for those nearing the end of their high school experience? What is an example of a goal you may see on an ITP? (Makenna & Sydney)
What is... a continuum/addendum of an IEP with the purpose of creating a plan of transition from education to independence outside of school. This is a legally required document for those that had an IEP but will soon be graduating and in need of functional goals and treatment that relates to the "real world". A common goal seen on an ITP is aiming towards finding a safe place to live, forming friendships and relationships, and finding a reliable income.
These are all examples of ways SLPs can become...? (Mae)
What is... more culturally competent clinicians!
True or false - collecting a narrative sample is a highly recommended way to assess a CLD child's expressive language skills. (Emily)
What does advanced language focus on and how do you assess and identify it? (Kalen)
What is... focusing on literacy and oral-literate components of language. Use the student's schoolwork and how their language abilities impact their access to their curriculum. You can both the teacher questions about the student's abilities in the classroom. Also, have the student complete a self-assessment since they may be more aware than younger children and find out what their most important needs and goals are. An example of a standardized assessment can be the TOAL-4.
In terms of intervention, what are the three levels of intervention goals? (In other words, how might we organize our expectations and targets for children with language impairments?) (Jessica)
What are... basic goals, intermediate goals, and specific goals.
What are a few ways that an SLP can assess and school-age child's language abilities? (Rylie)
What are... evaluating vocabulary knowledge, syntactic development, narrative production, and pragmatic language
Is it within an SLPs scope of practice to prevent language disorders? Explain. (Carlie)
What is... Yes, it is within an SLPs scope of practice to not only evaluate and treat language disorders, but also use our knowledge to prevent them. For example, through proper education and medical care as well as early intervention.
A child who has had difficulty for the past 3 months learning in a re-organized classroom consisting of small groups would be a good candidate for which RTI tier and next step? (Serena)
What is... Tier 3; language assessment
A TBI results in deficits in working memory, attention, and executive functioning skills. What three language skills are often the MOST affected? (Betsy)
What are... memory capacity, literacy, and pragmatics
For children with a primary diagnosis of a genetic disorder, such as Down Syndrome or Williams Syndrome, how might these children struggle with developing typical literacy skills? (Maddie)
What is... children with genetic disorders such as DS and WS, may have deficits in developing literacy skills due to deficits in morphosyntax and understanding of relational vocabulary. Therefore, using the child's relative strengths in phonological processing may help to increase the child's literacy development. Reading programs such as Phonics may prove to be the most beneficial for children with a primary diagnosis of a genetic disorder due to the strengths in relative processing.
What are two evidence-based ways to minimize maladaptive behavior that is a result of a difficulty communicating for older children in the prelinguistic stage? (Camille)
What are...
positive behavioral support: responding to and providing positive reinforcement for new symbolic methods of communicating a basic need
differential reinforcement of other behavior: reinforcing other behaviors and ignoring maladaptive ones (ex: thanking them for trying a certain food even if they spit it out)
___________ is a middle ear infection that causes inflammation and a buildup of fluid behind the ear drum. This can cause the middle ear bones to not vibrate properly and thus a mild and temporary hearing loss. When children cannot properly hear, their understanding, comprehension, and thus speech production are negatively impacted. This is especially important in the first three years of life when children are acquiring the majority of their language. Researchers question whether or not language is negatively impacted in the long term. However, it can certainly cause immediate language difficulties for the child. (Kaia)
What is... otitis media
A student is having trouble with microstructure during narrative telling. What are some things you can target to work on increasing the complexity of their narratives? (Kali)
What is... increasing MLU by teaching more diverse vocabulary, increasing the use of conjunctions and the comprehension of them
What is the biggest predictor of language and literacy outcomes of a child after experiencing a TBI? (Alex)
What is... the age of onset. The older the child is, the more language and literacy skills they have acquired pre-TBI and is relearning a skill rather than learning it from scratch.
When SLPs start the assessment process to determine if a child has a language impairment in form, content, or use, what are the first steps in the assessment process? (Kaia)
What are... collecting referral information and a case history. In collecting referral information, the SLP should collect information about the underlying problem, onset of the problem, variety of severity, and the social environment perception. In collecting a case history, the SLP should collect information from an interview that is related to development and observations.
What are two evidence-based ways to target social pragmatic areas of language in both younger and older children with ASD? (Jocelyn)
What are... teaching foundational social skills (i.e., conversation components, purpose of interacting with others), understanding emotions, inferencing capabilities, turn-taking, and non-verbal cues. Will need to adjust the goals and objectives based on the child's age and social expectations that they need to full-fill.
Question: You are an SLP in an elementary school. A parent asks you, "I noticed that Oakley is behind his peers in his language abilities and has some behaviors like hand flapping and avoiding eye contact. Do you think he has Autism?" Answer using parent friendly language. (Lindsey)
What is... "I understand that you may have concerns about Oakley's behaviors, because they seem to commonly occur with individuals who have Autism. Unfortunately, I am unable to provide an Autism diagnosis; however, I would suggest that you bring this up with your family's pediatrician. Here at school, I will provide all of the language supports that Oakley may need to be able to best communicate with his teachers and peers."
What are three strategies for supporting a bilingual child in the classroom? (Bonus: give examples!) (Kelsey, Cora, Tayah)
What are...