~Class 23 - Vocabulary development and developmental language disorder Flashcards
In order to develop their vocabularies, children need to map ___ to their ___.
words // Referents
What are Referents?
The thing that a word stands for
What is Fast Mapping?
The process by which young children quickly learn the connection between a new word and its referent after hearing the word once or twice.
What Late-Talkers?
Children who show slow onset and progression in their early language development
What categorizes a child as a late-talker?
- At 24 months, fewer than 50 words in expressive vocabulary
- Do not produce any word combinations
What % of children are late-talkers?
15%
___ of late-talkers either fully catch up to their peers or remain within a normal range.
70-80%
What are predictors of persisting difficulties in speech?
- A family history of language and/or reading difficulties
- Receptive language details
What is Developmental language disorder (DLD)?
A condition in which children have persistent and severe language difficulties, with no obvious cause (e.g., hearing impairment; brain injury…). Formerly known as specific language impairment
How many people have Developmental language disorder (DLD)?
7%
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is often associated with ___, such as
behavioural, mental health, employment issues.
secondary difficulties
DLD is a ___, not well ___ or ___.
“hidden disorder” // recognized // understood
Children with DLD often experience secondary difficulties, such as higher rates of ___ (from infancy on), and higher rates of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues
behavioural issues //
Children with DLD tend to produce ___ sounds for their age, ___ words, confuse ___ words, and show ___.
immature speech // mispronounce // similar-sounding // phonological short-term memory weaknesses
Children with DLD show phonological short-term memory weaknesses, especially words with ___ syllables or ___.
3+ // unusual sound combinations
Children with DLD struggle with ___ tasks/
non-word repetition
True or False: Children with DLD have less diverse vocabularies, both receptive and expressive
True
True or False: Children with DLD learn new words at a slower rate
True
True or False: Children with DLD forget newly-acquired words more readily
Trye
True or False: Children with DLD show weaker semantic priming
True
In English, kids with DLD produce fewer ___ (e.g., past tense –ed).
grammatical morphemes
In English, kids with DLD over-rely on ___ cues vs. ___ cues like word order.
semantic // syntactic
In English, kids with DLD have difficulty understanding ___.
-e.g., passives; long/multiple clauses
complex sentences
In English, kids with DLD have ___ generally persistent and hard to treat
syntactic difficulties
