Chapter 11: Atypical Language

Question 0

Students with speech and language disorders struggle socially and emotionally because

Answer 0

they may by the target of peer teasing

Question 1

What technology is increasingly replacing basic communication boards?

Answer 1

Computers

Question 2

When combined with _____, speech and language impairments become the largest category of disabilities found in special education.

Answer 2

learning disabilities

Question 3

The behavior of forming and sequencing the sounds of oral language is called:

Answer 3

speech

Question 4

Two key language components with which an individual may have difficulty are:

Answer 4

receptive and expressive

Question 5

For children who are hearing impaired or deaf, the most significant developmental obstacle is the acquisition of:

Answer 5

language

Question 6

The most common fluency disorder is:

Answer 6

stuttering

Question 7

Children who have significant speech or language delays are at higher risk for experiencing:

Answer 7

reading difficulties

Question 8

Stuttering is more likely to occur when the conversation is:

Answer 8

complex or stressful

Question 9

The process of exchanging knowlede, ideas, opinions, and feeling defines:

Answer 9

communication

Question 10

Someone who is unable to usefully perceive sounds in the environment, even with the use of a hearing aid, is:

Answer 10

deaf

Question 11

Where do most students with speech or language impairments receive their education?

Answer 11

general education classrooms

Question 12

Surgery is used to:

• improve voice tone
• make vocal bands paralyzed
• cure larnyx disease
• repair a cleft palate

Answer 12

repair a cleft palate

Question 13

Which statement most accurately describes the impact of a language impairment on a child’s classroom success?

• it primarily impacts written communication
• it mostly impacts spoken communication
• it impacts all aspects of a child’s classroom experience

Answer 13

it impacts all aspects of a child’s classroom experience

Question 14

Noise induced hearing loss can be prevented by:

• ear proctectors
• public awareness
• noise limiting devices
• all of the above

Answer 14

all of the above

Question 15

The process of producing speech sounds is called:

Answer 15

articulation

Question 16

SLPs are available to:

• consult with special education teachers
• provide therapy
• consult with general education teachers
• all of the above

Answer 16

all of the above

Question 17

Misha is a 3-year-old who has just began talking. She has a limited vocabulary of about 20 words. She has language but has acquired it at a much slower rate than children her age. This is called:

Answer 17

Language delay