Ch 1
What’s a IFSP?
An intervention plan that addresses both child (birth to 2 yrs old) and family needs that affect the child’s development and includes the child’s and family’s status, the recommended services and expected outcomes
Define Communication Impairment
A significant disability in young children characterized by difficulty receiving, sending, processing and comprehending concepts of verbal and nonverbal communication
Functional Communication…what is it?
The use of symbols or actions to express basic wants and needs and to obtain a desired outcome (helps a child accomplish a goal)
What does Functional Use mean?
Means a child uses an object or toy in the way it’s meant to be used, in a way that makes sense in daily life
What is Scaffolding?
The use of both verbal and nonverbal prompts to frame of behavior
Explain what’s a multidisciplinary team, an interdisciplinary team and a trans disciplinary team
multidisciplinary- professionals from different disciplines work independently. Minimal collaboration
Interdisciplinary- professionals from different disciplines work together, share info, etc.
Trans disciplinary - professionals share roles. Maximum collaboration
Describe a child who is described as “established risk” vs a child who is “at risk”
Established Risk- have a diagnosed medical condition or disability that is known to cause disability delays (such as ___)
At Risk - children who are more likely to experience developmental delays due to various environmental, biological or social factors (such as ___)
What is IPP?
Interprofessional Practice: when professionals from multiple disciplines work together in a coordinated way to deliver care and service. Goals to improve outcomes for children and families by combining expertise, reducing service duplication and addressing needs holistically
What is a transdisciplinary assessment and what are the benefits?
A team approach were professionals from different disciplines, share roles and skills. It provides a comprehensive understanding, leads to increase efficiency and better informed planning. Leads to improved outcomes for children.
What does Communication Breakdown mean?
Happens when a child’s attempt to communicate is not understood by the listener, or when the child can express what they want to say
What is the difference between Disability, Impairment and Handicap?
Disability - inability or lack of ability to perform tasks, functions or skills
Impairment- abnormality in function/structure
Handicap- social consequences of disability/impairment that prevent an individual from their potential
Define LLE
Stands for Late Language Emergence
A hallmark characteristic of children with LI and often the first diagnostic symptom of a larger language problem.
What does Generalization mean and why is it important?
Generalization: ability for the child/person to use the responses they learned in different settings.
It’s important because if the skill is only shown in therapy, then the skill is not part of their functional communication skills. Is the real life impact of speech therapy
Difference between Evaluation, Screening and Assessment
Evaluation- formal diagnosis and eligibility
Screening - quick check for risk
Assessment- continuous testing process to guide services
How are questionnaire and parent interviews used in assessments?
Questionnaires are used to collect information such as a child’s birth, medical and developmental histories and current behaviors. Enhances of a validity of assessments because parents know so much about their child and have large samples. Interviews can focus on the child’s interest abilities and caregivers priorities
Who’s involved in an IFSP?
Family, multidisciplinary team, other professionals
What’s APGAR?
A newborn or neonatal screening tool used to rapidly assess overall health
Describe the transactional model of EI
A model of typical communication and language development where both the child and parent contribute
What is a play-based assessment?
Observing how a child communicates and interacts during play to assess development in a natural, comfortable way (ideal for infants and toddlers)
Where are the components of preplanning assessment?
Family interview/caregiver interview, questionnaires and checklist, review reviewing family, concerns, priorities, and resources, setting goals for assessment, coordinating the team
what is the PL-99457?
Piece of legislation mandated that states establish comprehensive services for children with developmental disabilities and their families. First mandated in 1986
How many words does a child with LLE have at 25 months?
Less than 50 words
Difference between Responsive Interaction Strategies, Directive Interaction strategies and Blended strategies
Responsive Interaction- intervention by responding to what the child does without forcing a response
Directive interaction- ally’s alter cues and prompts systematically to create the behavior
Blended - designed to feel more like real-life interactions. Focused on modeling language and responding to a child’s communication during everyday routines
What’s Nonsymbolic, Prelinguistic, Symbolic, Linguistic, and Intentional Communication
Nonsymbolic- child communicates without conventional symbols, like words, signs or picture symbols
Prelinguistic- intentional communication, but real words are not used yet
Symbolic- child starts to use symbols to represent ideas
Linguistic - true language use
Intentional- gesture or sound that’s meant to send a message
What are important things to note when describing communication?
Notes how the child communicates, what they communicate about, when/where, and look for joy, attention, imitation, and functional use