Chapter 8- SLD

Question 1

What is the purpose of assessment?

Answer 1

1. Determine whether a disorder exists
2. Establish baseline functioning
3. identify goals for instruction
4. measure response to instruction

Question 2

What is reliability?

Answer 2

The extent to which a test yields consistent scores

Question 3

What is inter-rater reliability?

Answer 3

the consistency of scores obtained on a measure administered under similar conditions across examiners

Question 4

What is test-re-test reliability?

Answer 4

the consistency of scores obtained on a measure across time under similar conditions

Question 5

What is validity?

Answer 5

The extent to which a test measures what it is designed to measure

Question 6

What is face validity?

Answer 6

property of a test in which observers agree superficially that it appears to measure what it is designed to measure

Question 7

What is content validity?

Answer 7

property of a test in which statistical tests confirm that the measure correlates with the underlying theoretical construct that it is designed to measure

Question 8

What is sensitivity?

Answer 8

the extent to which a test accurately identifies children who have a language impairment

Question 9

What is specificity?

Answer 9

the extent to which a test accurately identifies children who have not been diagnosed with a language impairment

Question 10

What is a criterion based assessment?

Answer 10

An assessment designed to measure a specific linguistic skill & does not compare test performance to other children

Question 11

What is macro-structure?

Answer 11

the story grammar or story elements

Question 12

What is microstructure?

Answer 12

literate language

Question 13

Down syndrome is also referred to as..?

Answer 13

Trisomy 21

Question 14

What is typical language of a child with down syndrome?

Answer 14

language production is often more significantly affected than language comprehension
Syntax is more affected than semantics

Question 15

What is the most common inherited form of intellectual handicap?

Answer 15

Fragile X

Question 16

What are symptoms of fragile X?

Answer 16

moderate intellectual handicap, language-learning difficulties (expressive greater than receptive), articulation problems, poor organization, poor auditory memory, deficits in pragmatics

Question 17

What is the most prevalent mental health diagnosis made in childhood?

Answer 17

ADHD

Question 18

What are symptoms of ADHD?

Answer 18

difficulties with concentration, organization, impulse control, planning, distractability, short-term memory deficits 2/2 attention, deficits in social skills

Question 19

What is the most common neural tube defect (NTD)?

Answer 19

Spina bifida

Question 20

What is a neural tube defect?

Answer 20

affect the spinal cord, brain, & associated vertebrae

Question 21

What are characteristics of NTD?

Answer 21

25% have intellectual disability, poor organization, attention, & academic fluency

Question 22

What is a developmental, nonprogressive disability caused by a disturbance in the brain called?

Answer 22

Cerebral palsy

Question 23

What are associated disabilities of CP?

Answer 23

visual, hearing, cognitive, speech-language, feeding, emotional/behavioral

Question 24

What are the two diagnostic criteria for ASD?

Answer 24

1. restrictive, repetitive behaviors

2. deficits in social communication