CH. 10 Language Disorders in Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers Flashcards
Children who have problems acquiring language even though no obvious cause can be found are said to have a
developmental language disorders or SLI
Children with a developmental language disorder have language skills that are
more like the language of younger children
An impairment or deviant development of comprehension and/or use of a spoken, written, and/or other symbol system is known as a
language disorders
Form errors are reflected in
ungrammatical sentences
Content errors do not
make sense
Use errors interfere with the
social appropriateness
The time that has elapsed since a child’s birth is known as their
chronological age
The typical chronological age at which a child can perform a skill in a given area is known as their
developmental age
The use of formal language tests (that do not account for social and cultural influences on development) to determine a child’s language level, is referred to as the
neutralist approach
The assessment approach that values social norms and focuses on the functional consequences of problems with language is known as the
normativist approach
Specific language impairment, mental retardation, central auditory processing disorder, autism, and acquired brain injury are considered to be
central processing factors leading to language disorders.
Hearing impairment, visual impairment, deaf-blindness, and other physical impairments are considered
peripheral factors that lead to language impairment
Neglect and abuse, behavioral problems, and emotional problems are considered to be
environmental and emotional factors leading to language disorders.
The presence or absence of prenatal or perinatal risk factors often determines whether or not to treat a particular
language impairment and developmental disorders
The structure of language including syntax, morphology, and phonology is referred to as
form
The meaning of language, known as semantics, is referred to as
content
The social aspects of language, known as pragmatics, is referred to as
use
Comprehension refers to the child’s
understanding of the world
The production of language, integrating the dimensions of form, content, and use, is referred to as
expression
Two risk factors, predictive of later language disorders in infants and toddlers include:
(1) low frequency of vocalizations (2) lack of syllable productions in babbling
typical preschool- age children
should produce most speech sounds and use them in a variety of words.
The most consistent occurrence of use impairment is found in children older than
6 years old who fail to engage in intentional actions related to the world around them
Making requests, commenting, making statements, disagreeing, and performing are all considered
responsive acts
This law requires early ID and intervention services for children from birth to 36 months of age:
PL 99-457 and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA)
