Rainbows
Unicorns
Dragons
100

"What three criteria make a true word?" (Morgan)

1. It's produced with a clear purpose

2. Must be recognizable pronunciation similar to adult form

3. It's used consistently and extends beyond original context

100

The ability to attend to sounds in words rather than other word structures (Savannah)

what is... phonemic awareness

100

School-age children increase their ambiguity of language significantly, compared to preschool-age children. What is the difference between Lexical Ambiguity and Phonological Ambiguity? (Alana R.)

Lexical ambiguity - multiple meanings within syntactic context ("I saw her DUCK"

Phonological ambiguity - confusing boundaries between words ("She's watching her WEIGHT vs. She's watching her WAIT.")

200

What morphological forms are noticeably developed in preschoolers? a) possessive -s, b) plurality, or c) verb markings (Alana S.)

ALL OF THEM - but mostly verb markings, including "to be" verbs (auxiliary/main verbs, copula/helping verbs)

200

In school-age children and beyond, describe "functional flexibility" as it relates to morphosyntactic and pragmatic language skills (Megan)

The ability to use language for a variety of communicative purposes and functions (e.g., comparing/contrasting, hypothesizing, arguing/persuading, etc.)

200

Who identifies, assesses, and manages disorders of the auditory systems, balance systems, and other neural systems? (Ashley F.)

what is... an audiologist

300

A toddler's ability to quickly learn words after one or a few exposures is called... (???)

what is... fast mapping

300

Once a school-age child is reading to learn, what are the final two steps of reading development as it relates to oral language skills (Think of Chall's stages of reading development!) (Audrey)

4) Understanding multiple viewpoints

5) Construction and reconstruction

300

At what age do children shift from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn'? (Think of Chall's levels of reading development!) (Lucy)

8-10 years. Children "start to gain more language through their reading"

400

The difference between an accent and a dialect (Isaac)

Dialect - regional/social varieties of language that differ in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation

Accent - varieties of language that differ solely in pronunciation

400

According to Wendy Chung, what is a telling risk factor of ASD in infants, and how is this measured? (Emily)

Eye contact in screening assessments with advanced technology

400

According to the WHO ICF model, how might the health condition of a Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder impact a school-age child's "functionality"? (Emily)

They may have difficulty with the precise functions of understanding and producing language. Examples may include: structuring sentences, word finding, reading and comprehending what they've read, using a slower rate of speech, etc.

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