M-B CDI
CSBS
3 composite areas
Gesture
Gesture Cont.
100

this tests early _______

word knowledge i.e. animals, vehicles, toys 

100

What does this evaluate and what does the evaluation determine? 

Evaluates communication and symbolic rituals of children

-evaluation determines if the child has delays in social communication, expressive speech/language, symbolic functioning 

100

What 3 cluster areas make up the social composite 

emotion and eye gaze


communication


gestures 

100

Why is gesture important?

-highly related to language in early development

-early use of gestures tends to predict language development

-children rely on gestures to express meanings when they have limited verbal skills 

-word-gesture combination often lead to multiword speech 

100

What is a deictic gesture?

establishes reference by calling attention to or indicating an object or event 

200

measures the action and ____

gesture they use to communicate 

200

What ages is this test for?

6 months to 2 years 

200

What 2 cluster areas make up the speech composite

sounds


words 

200

What is the parent report assessment for Gesture?

M-C DI: include questions on gesture production


200

What are the two types of deictic gestures?

Contact: requires contact between child and object/caregiver i.e. pulls on shirt, pushes ball

Distal: no contact required i.e. pointing, reaching, appears later than contact gestures 

300

measures actions they ___

use with objects like eating w/ spoon or phone to ear 

300

What does the screening identify? 

Children at risk for development delay/disability who need evaluation 

300
What to cluster areas make up the symbolic composite

Understanding 

Object Use 

300

What is the formal measure for gesture

CSBS has scale for observing gesture during play 

300

What is a representational gesture

establishes reference and indicates a particular semantic context

appears later around 12 months 

400
What does this test provide? What kind of measure is it? 

Parent report measure, provides good validity when compared to direct observation 

400
What are the three components?

infant toddler checklist

caregiver questionnaire 

behavior sample 

400

What are the 7 cluster areas indicators of? 

Language development, Early ID of language impaired 

400

What can you do for play assessment for gesture?

Observe gestures during play, interpret based on sequence of gestural development 

400

What are the two types of representational gestures 

Object related/symbolic: signifies some feature of the reference i.e. cupped hand to mouth to represent drinking 

Conventional: used socially and represents some action or concept rather than a specific object i.e. waving or shhh finger 

500

What ares of assessment should we evaluate overall? 

gesture, play, language comprehension and communicative intentions 

500

What kind of measure is this? What is another measure of this kind? 

Formal measure

Also have the PLS-5: birth to 7;11, measures total language ,auditory comprehension and expressive communication 

500

What are the two main types of gesture

Deictic and Representational 

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