Exam 2

Question 1

Why is a language based diagnostic evaluation so difficult?

Answer 1

No one understands exactly how language is developed or processed, standard language model cannot be completely separated, time constraints

Question 2

What could make an SLP insecure about their

diagnostic abilities when approaching a language based assessment?

Answer 2

Language difference, misdiagnosis, lack of experience with the test measure, insecure about knowledge set

Question 3

What makes an assessment of early language abilities so difficult?

Answer 3

Wide variety of population, varied severity levels, language is complex skill, lots of test measures and procedures to choose from, language is affected by more than just linguistic ability (could be from environment issues, physical impairment, etc.)

Question 4

How should an SLP plan a language assessment?

Answer 4

Have ideas about what test measures should be used, adjust plan accordingly in order to gather and organize data

Question 5

What 2 questions do SLPs always seek to answer?

Answer 5

Is there a language delay/impairment or not, how does the presence of a language impairment affect the child’s daily functioning

Question 6

Implication: cognitive assessment

Answer 6

Play partner

Question 7

A child who doesn’t know how to play with objects in symbolic or productive ways is unlikely to learn to communicate about objects and events appropriately

Answer 7

Play partners

Question 8

Implication: social assessment

Answer 8

Turn-taking partners

Question 9

Development of reciprocity is important because communication involves _____ between partners

Answer 9

Turn taking

Question 10

Implication: using assessment of communicative intent and gesture system

Answer 10

Communication partners

Question 11

The initial communications of children are gestural in nature. These initial nonverbal communications precede the use of words to regulate adult action and attention

Answer 11

Communication partners

Question 12

After the flow of communication is established through the use of gestures, children begin to approximate word productions that are modeled by their caregivers.

Answer 12

Language partners

Question 13

Implication:language model analysis and language structure analysis

Answer 13

Langauge partners

Question 14

Implication: pragmatic analysis

Answer 14

Conversational partners

Question 15

After the flow of communication is established through the use of gestures, children begin to approximate word productions that are modeled by their caregivers.

Answer 15

Language partners

Question 16

When the use of language is firmly established, the child gradually learns the pragmatic rules for taking into account listener perspective, topic manipulation, and appreciation of social context in participating in dialogue.

Answer 16

Conversational partners