CHAPTER ELEVEN Flashcards
T/F: Hearing loss does not impact language and speech dev
False
What barriers may deaf children face in relation to the LAD?
May only understand direct one-to-one communication
Cannot hear (ik but she wrote it in the slide)
Less input compared to hearing peers
No incidental learning
What are the three types of deaf children?
Prelingually Deaf
Intermittent Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss Late in Childhood
T/F: Deaf children perform better in school when they have hearing parents
False; opposite
What are the 5 stages of deaf children’s lang dev (w/ deaf parents)?
- Manual babbling
- Single-sign productions that are initially context-bound
- Multiple-sign productions
- Morphological development
- Syntax
Define ASL
Official signed language of North America
Define baby sign
Gestures that prelinguistic hearing babies will use. Has a set definition.
Define home sign
A gestural communication system, often invented spontaneously by a deaf child who lacks accessible linguistic input.
T/F: Home sign is sign language deaf parents and children will use in the home
False; it typically arises in families where a deaf child is raised by hearing parents and is isolated from the Deaf community
Define gestures
Movements that may have meaning but not a consistent one
Which phonemes are delayed in blind children?
Highly visible articulatory movements [b, m, f]
What vocabulary words are delayed for blind children?
Untouchable objects (moon, flag, bird)
What has a social effect on blind children’s lang dev?
May rely more heavily on input of speech for socialization than sighted
children, so may over-use learned social routines and expressions
Define neurodivergent
People whose brain differences affect how their brain works
What does ASD stand for?
Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is ASD?
A neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave
T/F: ASD impacts how a person perceives and socializes with others
True
T/F: ASD affects all children’s lang dev the same way
SOOOO False
What does DLD stand for?
Developmental Language Disorders
Through what is DLD defined?
Behavioural terms
T/F: There is a biological test that proves a child has DLD
False
What are the 3 criteria of DLD?
- Child has lang difficulties that create obstacles in comm. in everyday life
- Child’s lang problems do not resolve by 5yo
- Problems are not associated w/ a known biomedical condition
What are the 5 common signs of DLD at 1yo?
- No reaction to sound
- No babbling
- Difficulty feeding
- No imitation
- Limited use of gestures
What are the 4 common signs of DLD at 2yo?
- Makes minimal attempt to comm.
- Has not spoken first words
- Difficulty following simple directions
- inconsistent response to “no”
What are the 5 common signs of DLD at 3yo?
- limited use of speech
- incomprehensible speech
- limited understanding of simple questions
- difficulty naming objects
- frustration related to comm.
What are the 4 common signs of DLD at 4yo?
- uses only 3 word phrases
- speech not understandable by parents
- takes a long time to understand others
- difficulty asking questions and finding words
What are the 5 common signs of DLD at 5yo?
- Speaks only in simple sentences
- Speech is not understandable to teachers
- difficulty answering questions
- difficulty w/ complex directions
- difficulty telling stories
- difficulty w/ peer interaction
Define Down Syndrome
A genetic condition where a child is born w/ an extra chromosome
T/F: Person-to-person interaction is a weakness in children w/ Down Syndrome
False; a strength
At what age does language development halt for children w/ Down Syndrome?
Adolescence
What is William’s Syndrome?
A genetic condition that is present at birth and can affect anyone which s characterized by medical problems, including cardiovascular disease, developmental delays, and learning challenges
T/F: William’s Syndrome creates difficulty w/ verbal abilities and socialization
False
