Language Development & Dual Language Learners
True or False: A bilingual child's vocabulary will be within normal limits if you count all their vocabulary words in both languages.
True
Which informal assessment tool is quick, free, but not as robust?
Sugar
True or False: Intellectual disability occurs more frequently in females than males.
False
What is a grapheme?
A written symbol that represents a phoneme.
Where did Dr. J complete her graduate schooling to become an SLP?
A. UWEC
B. UW - Madison
C. U of M
D. UWRF
A. UWEC
Go Blugolds!
What age do first words typically occur in children?
12-15 months (1 year)
Which assessment follows the steps of test, teach, test?
Dynamic Assessment
Which aspect of language do children with DLD struggle with?
A. Morphosyntax
B. Semantics
C. Pragmatics
D. All of these
D. All of these
Which is the correct example of print concepts?
A. Child picks out a book they want to read
B. Child knows how to hold a book
C. Child points at a picture in a book
D. Child plays with blocks
B. Child knows how to hold a book
How many kids does Dr. J have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
B. 2
A. 4
B. 7
C. 5
D. 6
C. 5
Which intervention method uses meaningful activities to BOTH surround the child with examples of language AND elicit productions of language?
A. Enhanced Milieu Teaching
B. Drill work
C. Conversational Recast Therapy
D. Focused Language Stimulation
A. Enhanced Milieu Teaching
Should you use person-first language or identity-first language?
Trick question! You should ask the individual to see which they prefer when possible.
True or False: An indirect role for SLPs to involve reading and writing in the classroom would be collaborating with reading specialists to design interventions for literacy.
False. This would be a direct role.
What does LRE stand for and what does it mean?
Least Restrictive Environment: whenever possible, children with disabilities should be educated in the same context as typically developing peers.
What are dual language learners at risk for?
A. Under representation
B. Over representation
C. Language disorder
D. Both A and B
D. Both A and B
The PPVT has a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Jack scores a 109 which is...
A. Within the average range
B. Below the average range
C. Above the average range
A. Within the average range
Name at least 2 of the 4 broad requirements for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
Deficits in social communication and social interaction
Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities
Symptoms must be present in early childhood
Symptoms together must limit and impair everyday functioning
What is the term for the ability to recognize and manipulate the individual sounds in spoken words?
Phonemic Awareness
Where is Dr. J's office?
HSS 172
Dual language learners will...
A. Say their first words at the same time as monolinguals
B. Say their first words a little later than monolinguals
C. Have different words than monolinguals
D. Have less vocabulary at first compared to a monolingual learner
A. Say their first words at the same time as monolinguals
What is the standardized assessment tool commonly used by SLPs to measure a child's language development by assessing their receptive semantics?
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)
What does the SCERTS model stand for?
Social Communication
Emotional Regulation
Transactional Support
The ability for children to decode unfamiliar words and draw meaning from written text is...
A. Emergent literacy
B. Reading comprehension
C. Conventional literacy
D. Alphabetic awareness
C. Conventional literacy
Considering the context in which the child lives, plays, and works goes with what type of assessment?
A. Criterion-referenced assessment
B. Ecological assessment
C. Normed and standardized language
D. Language sampling
B. Ecological Assessment