Language
What are the two main types of language?
Expressive and receptive language
What communication skill is commonly seen between 0–6 months?
Eye gaze, babbling, or joint attention
Visual supports like charts and sentence strips help support what?
Language and literacy skills
Oral language skills are connected to what academic area?
Written literacy
What sign might a child use to request assistance?
Help
Which type of language involves understanding information?
Receptive language
Around what age do first words typically emerge?
Around 12 months
Name one strategy used for vocabulary building.
Categories or visuals
Which student profile may struggle with storytelling skills?
Narrative weakness
Which sign helps indicate completion of an activity?
All done
What is the difference between a language-only referral and a literacy-linked referral?
A language-only referral primarily affects spoken language skills, while a literacy-linked referral impacts reading, writing, or academic language skills.
At what age do children usually begin using 2-word phrases?
18–24 months
What tool might help support WH-questions?
Cue cards or picture scenes
Name one profile appropriate for language intervention.
Late talker, DLD, emergent reader, bilingual language concern, etc.
Name one motivating activity sign.
Bubbles, swing, music, dance, outside, etc.
Name one language stimulation strategy.
Modeling, expansion, recasting, parallel talk, or self-talk
By age 3, children begin developing what language skill?
Basic grammar
What activity supports story grammar and sequencing?
Story maps or manipulatives
What type of organizer may support older students with literacy?
Graphic organizer
Which sign would support body awareness or ADLs? Give at least 2 different ones.
Bath, diaper, potty, hurt, sleep, clean, etc.
What should a therapist consider when adapting activities for a child’s developmental language level?
Vocabulary level, sentence complexity, attention span, comprehension abilities, and functional communication needs.
What narrative skill typically develops around 4–5 years?
Simple story retell
What is parallel talk?
Describing what the child is doing during play or activities
Executive function impacts what areas in older students?
Language and literacy skills
Therapists should be able to do these 3 things with baby signs.
Receptively identify, expressively demonstrate, and functionally use/model the sign.