Chapter 10: Communication Disorders Flashcards
Children with language disorders always have speech difficulties
True or False
False - a child can have good speech but not make any sense
however they typically co-occur
Stuttering is primarily a disorder of people with high IQs
True or False
False - stuttering can affect individuals at all levels
Disorders of phonology are very serious and difficult to correct
True or False
True - this is the smallest unit of sound and thus makes children unintelligible
What is the most common communication disorder?
Stuttering (fluency disorder)
What is the most common symbol system used between humans?
Spoken language
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Alternative methods to produce the speech sounds of oral language, so that folks can still communicate.
- Ex: Speech boards
Communication Disorders
-Impaired ability to use speech or language to communicate (umbrella term)
Speech Disorders
Define + 3 things
- Impairments in production and use of oral language
1. Articulation
2. Fluency
3. Voice production
Language Disorders
Define + 3 things
Problems in comprehending and using language for communication.
- Form
- Context
- Use of Language
Phonology (define + is it
- Form
- Context
- Use of Language)
- Understanding speech sounds. Ex: spelling things out.
* Form
Morphology (define + is it
- form
- content
- use of language)
- Organization of words
- Ex: Suffixes, verb tenses
- Form
Syntax (define + is it
- form
- content
- use of language)
- Organizing meaningful sentences
* Form
Semantics (define + is it
- form
- content
- use of language)
- Attaching meaning and concepts to words
- Ex: even though I could “read” Spanish, it would have no meaning to me.
- Content
Pragmatics (define + is it
- form
- content
- use of language)
Using language for social purposes. Ex: “please” and “thank you.”
*Use of Language
Prevalence of communication disorders
% + 2 fun facts
5-10% of schoolage children
- Usually begin classifying at age 9, to give time for developmental delays and learning motor skills.
- Very co-morbid with other exceptionalities
Dialects
- Systematic language variations
- Someone with a language disorder has difficulty communicating in every language environment, including the home language dialect.
- Testing for CDs should be unbias, and use the student’s dialect + first language.