Exam 2 Flashcards
give general example assessment protocols for individuals with:
1) a pragmatic deficit
2) a semantic deficit
3) morphosyntax deficit
1) play-based assessment, observe in classroom
2) PPVT/other standardized vocab tests, LSA-NDW, semantic categories.
3) look at writing samples, LSA
give general examples of some intervention activities for a 4 yr old with: 1) pragmatic deficit
2) semantic deficit
3) morphosyntax deficit
1) Walk around school/clinic to find ppl to talk to to initiate convo and greetings
2) bring in pictures/toys to play with and name together
3) ex/ practicing verb tense - tell me something that happened yesterday/tomorrow
When asking yourself, why am I choosing this intervention, what should you consider?
incorporate evidence-based practice (EBP) into the decision-making process (external and internal)
- formal definition of external evidence
- simpler definition
- documents an intervention within published research
- research you’ve read that supports that this is an intervention technique that’s appropriate for this particular population
- define internal evidence
- explain simpler
- consider why a particular approach might be expected to work for a certain situation
- looking at a specific case/situation - knowing the child very well and analyzing the situation.
- thinking about what you know about language development/theory and applying it to this case
intervention techniques that are influenced by the behavioral theory involve what? (3)
- choosing stimuli
- eliciting responses
- rewarding responses
the general way that using the behavioral theory works in intervention
adult does something, child responds in some way, and adults gives feedback (positive or negative)
behavioral theory: what are stimuli?
- explain them
- give ex/
the materials you’re going to use to encourage communication (objects or photos)
- objects are more concrete than photos
- ex/ 2 year old wouldn’t be motivated by pics (if the child is advanced enough, then pictures might be appropriate)
What are the ways to elicit responses with the behavioral theory?
- prompts, shaping, modeling, cueing
Ways to reward responses with the behavioral theory?
- fading, continuous reinforcement, intermittent reinforcement, partial reinforcement, and sentence recasts
define prompt (look this up in book)
giving some sort of instruction for what you want the child to do.
- Can be questions, “What is this?”
- or direct
define shaping
trying to teach something complex by breaking it down into simpler steps
Give an example of shaping
- want a child to name something that they pull out of a bag
- start by just having them pull something out of the bag and work up to naming it
what is cueing?
- the degree of support (cues) a child needs
explain fading
taking away support/rewards over time. The goal is to make them more independent
what is continuous reinforcement?
positive/negative feedback every time the child does something
what is intermittent/partial reinforcement?
giving reinforcement some of the time to keep them motivated, but not every time so that they’re not relying on the reinforcement
what’s a sentence recast? Give ex/
using some of what a child says and changing it it some way.
- ex/ child says: that’s a ball. Adult says: is that a ball? That IS a ball, a blue ball.
intervention techniques from the social interaction theory focus on what?
language facilitation - modeling
what’s the premise of the social interaction theory in language?
the adult is the motivator for communication. The adult is providing some sort of model/doing something that motivates the child to communicate.
Explain self-talk
when the adult/communication model is narrating what they’re doing and thinking - putting language to what I’m doing/thinking/feeling.
give ex/ of self-talk
Ex/ I’m hungry. I’m going to eat this sandwich. That’s a good sandwich. - provides child with a language model
explain parallel talk
when the adult is narrating everything the child is doing
give ex/ of parallel talk
ex/ golf announcers tell you exactly what golfer is doing.
parallel talk with younger children?
- school-aged?
- younger: If child can see it and hear it - they can make connections about what’s happening and language
- school-aged - do this with written language
What’s an expnasion?
give ex/
- taking child’s words and building on it
ex/ child says: The dog is ronning. Adult says: Yes, the black dog is running.
What’s an extension?
Give ex/
taking what the child says and making it more gramatically correct
give an example of the build/up breakdown - contingency.
read in book
- Child with only short sentences says doggie bark.
- You say: the black dog barked.
- Then, you take that big piece of info and break it down into parts and then come back to the big picture
- That’s a dog. A black dog. The black dog barked.
Assertive/responsive communication scheme - READ about in book.
- In general, what’s this looking at?
- how actively a child is engaging in communication (assertiveness)
- and how well they respond
Autism - assertive/responsive?
they’ll tell you all about what they’re interest in, but they might not be responsive to you at all
expressive language impairment - assertive/responsive?
maybe won’t initiate, but will go play with another child if they’re approached
CASES TO LOOK AT
Ch 4: Slides 8, 10, 17, 20, 21
Ch 5: Slides 18, 19, 24
intervention techniques influenced from cognitive theory focus on what 4 general things?
1) imitation and practice
2) metacognition
3) metalinguistics
4) facilitating Meta skills
Explain the importance of imitation and practice (cog theory)
imitation is a foundational skill to learning language. If a child can’t imitate, then modeling doesn’t do them any good.
- adult should also imitate what the child says (acknowledgment of what they say)
what’s metacognition?
thinking/awareness about your thinking
what’s metalinguistics? What does it help kids do?
thinking about/self-awareness about your language
- meta stuff can help kids understand the thought process, make connections
list strategies for facilitating meta skills (7)
- Describe
- Model
- Rehearse
- Discuss
- Teach student to monitor his progress
- Reinforce
- Provide task-specific feedback
explain the strategy of describing (look up in book???)
describing what you’re thinking/doing, can be adult modeling or child doing it themselves (?)
explain rehearsing (look up in book p. 146)
practicing skills to help a child move from our very structured setting in a therapy room to the real world
explain the strategy of discussing.
Give ex/
analyzing what you’re doing
- how well did you write that essay? What was hard for you when writing that essay? What could you have done differently?
what’s it mean to teach student to monitor his progress?
helping them become their own monitor/checking up on themselves rather than you always doing it
explain the strategy of reinforcement influenced by the cognitive theory
want to teach child to recognize when they’re doing well and reinforce themselves, be able to say “I did that really well.”
What’s task specific feedback? Give ex/
being very specific about what they did
- ex/ you remembered to put the capital letter at the beginning of that sentence!
Giving reinforcement and feedback can be from what theory? But can also be from another theory? explain
behaviorism
- BUT if this feedback causes the child to think about what he’s doing in a different way, then that’s cognitive theory. We’re trying to facilitate his thinking/meta skills.
One way we can support what intervention technique we’re using? Another way?
- talk about the underlying theory
- using research evidence
List 5 things to look at to determine the level of quality of a research study.
1) compares performance of 2 or more groups
2) subject randomization
3) Contamination, bias, binding, fidelity
4) validity and reliability assessments used
5) significant and meaningful results
with research, what does comparing performance of 2 or more groups typically mean?
need one group who doesn’t get intervention to really determine the effects of the treatment
example that WOULD NOT be subject randomization
picking all kids out of one teacher’s classroom
give an ex/ of bias
researcher is so involved in the study that they’ll give the child a point when they don’t deserve it
with research, significant relates to? meaningful?
- statistical significance
- how does it apply to what I’m doing?
define external and internal evidence based on the article we read?
- external: research-based evidence, etc.
- internal: data we’re gathering day by day, expertise, etc.
Summarize the article’s views on internal/external evidence?
- YES, we must have external evidence (and use it even when it’s leading us out of familiar waters).
- BUT we have to realize that internal evidence is very impt too. We need to have a good handle on what the external evidence is, so what when we’re in the moment we can make good decisions.
- Internal evidence is what we’re using in day-to-day decisions
- It’s an ongoing cycle.
List 4 different ways to structure and implement treatment?
1) Adult-Directed Intervention
2) Child-Directed Intervention
3) Hybrid Intervention
4) focused stimulation
Another important thing to remember when structuring and implementing treatment? Explain this
Continuum of naturalness: consider the overall naturalness of the activity, the physical context, the social context
- Goal: to make therapy more and more like a natural setting so they can use what they’re learning in everyday activities
Read about continuum of naturalness
figure 4.3
Explain adult-directed intervention?
- Advantage?
- Disadvantage
p. 159
adult is providing structure, model, etc.
- good, clear, explicit models from adult and expectations of the child
- this approach relies on the assumption that the child will respond to a question
Explain child-directed intervention? Give ex/
Go along with what the child is doing/wants to talk about. Instead of direct questioning, leave it more open-ended.
ex/ Have them get a ball….oh, what do you have??
disadvantage of the child-directed talk
give ex/
- must have it structured enough that you can get at the concepts you’re looking at
ex/ targeting size concepts and have balls of all different colors, child might just comment on color