exam 1

Question 1

language disorder

Answer 1

problems with language that are associated with another biomedical condition

Question 2

other terms for dld

Answer 2

• language impairment
• specific language impairment

terms by ages:
- developmental language disorder (dld): when children are learning language
- language learning disability (lld): the stage of using language to learn (7-8+)

Question 3

phonological characteristics of dld

Answer 3

• delay in phonological acquisition
• vocalize less than same age peers
• difficulty learning the speech sound system, may ot be able to repeat words
• limited phonological awareness (rhyming, syllable segmentation, segmenting phonemes, recognizing. first and last soudn in a word, substituting phonemes, manipulating phonemes in a word–these all help with acquiring reading)

Question 4

characteristics of dld (lld) in older children

Answer 4

• few speech production errors (adding correct word ending)
• may have deficits in phonological awareness, speech perception, and phonological memory

(also skills that really influence reading)