Assessment of Spoken and Written Language in Children

Question 1

In terms of development, evaluating language is challenging because ….

Answer 1

Language development is influenced by other development

Question 2

What other factors make evaluating language challenging?

Answer 2

Intellectual/developmental disability, HL, genetic syndromes, autism

Question 3

How does individualization make evaluating language challenging?

Answer 3

Speakers of language are not all the same, individual experiences impact language development

Question 4

When evaluating language, no one approach is the best because of …

Answer 4

Individual variability

Question 5

What are the five components of language?

Answer 5

Semantics
Syntax
Morphology
Pragmatics
Phonology

Question 6

What is semantics? What is syntax?

Answer 6

Semantics: meaning of words in a language
Syntax: rules of grammar

Question 7

What is morphology? What is phonology?

Answer 7

Morphology: units of meaning
Phonology: speech sounds, patterns, rules of sound organization

Question 8

What is pragmatics?

Answer 8

Social aspects of language

Question 9

What is the difference between CDC and SLP language developmental norms?

Answer 9

CDC milestones are later than we expected
SLPs became concerned that more doctors would take the wait and see approach