Steps
What are the 4 steps involved in Focused Language Stimulation?
What is:
1. Collect and analyze data
2. Select target words
3. Develop a program
4. Determine mastery and add new targets
Research has also shown that focused stimulation is an effective strategy for stimulating receptive and expressive language growth in toddlers/children with _______________ and ________________.
What is Specific Language Impairment & Developmental Disabilities
Target words should be selected keeping in mind the child’s current speech production skills. (T/F)
What is True.
In typically developing children first words begin to emerge around what age?
What is 12 months of age.
When selecting a child’s target inventory we should consider what?
What is current vocabulary, current sounds/syllables, developmentally appropriate words, and words related to the child’s interests.
When using Focused Language Stimulation, children are required to imitate the target. (T/F)
What is False: Children are not required to imitate the target but are given opportunities to produce the target in naturalistic conversations.
When responding to the clincian Micheal meows, this animal noise should be excluded from Micheals sample. True or False.
What is False. Single words, sound effects, animal sounds, sounds used in non-meaningful speech, and sounds produced on imitation should all be included in a language sample.
List 3 sounds Pre-Schoolers who are typically developing should be able to produce?
What is,
T, D, M, N, H, K, G, S, F, & W
Child should produce the same word spontaneously ____ times on ____ separate occasions for the target words to be considered mastered.
What is:
Child should produce the same word spontaneously 3 times on 3 separate occasions for the target word to be considered mastered.
How many times should an adult model a target word before moving onto a new target word?
What is 5 times.
Name two distinguishing characteristics of parentese.
What is speaker talks slowly, uses simple vocabulary, exaggerates speech sounds, and uses an interactive conversation style.
Around what age do typically developing child start producing 2 word combinations?
What is 18-24 months.
In what step does parent & caregiver training take place?
What is Step 3.
How many words are targeted at a single time during treatment?
What is 10 to 12.
Focused Language Stimulation can be implemented with a child who uses an AAC device. (T/F)
What is True.
Emma can produce the 'b' sound in ball what speech sound pair should emma also be able to produce?
What is p.
When should new target words be added to the childs inventory?
What is, once 50% of the words have been mastered.
What words and/or sounds should be avoided when picking targets?
What is:
-Words that are developing appropriately
-Words a child can imitate
-Words that begin with consonant clusters.
What sound combinations should be targeted when creating a speech inventory?
What is Consonant Vowel Pairs (CV).
Speech is effortful for children with a _____________.
What is Speech Language Impairment.