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Definition of DLD

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Language disorder with no known differentiating condition (Bishop 2017)

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What is language delay?

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Normal developmental features but a time lapse has taken place
Crystal and Varley (1998)

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Name an environmental factor that has been related to language delay

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Low socioeconomic status
2x more likely to have receptive delay
5x more likely to have expressive delay

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Name some evidence about the relation between late talkers and language delay

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Most late takers with normal receptive skills will preform averagely by school age (Rescorla 2009)
Early language delay is an indicator of language difficulties at 3-4 years (Dale et al 2003)

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What percentage of children with speech difficulties have also got a language impairment

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40%

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What to look for in an observation of a child with language difficulties

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Behaviour - compliance, eye contact 
Attention
Play - imaginative?
Interaction
Social awareness 
Conversation skills
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Describe the DLS

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(1982)
Assessment of comprehension and expression of information carrying words
Testing through play
can a child be an active partner
Can be formal (rapid screening test) or informal

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What 2 areas are there in semantic development

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The lexicon

Sentence meaning

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Name some characteristics of children with semantic difficulties

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Difficulty understanding meanings
Difficulty learning and using words
Confusion of opposites
Narrow concept boundaries

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Name some characteristics of children with word finding difficulties

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Struggle with word production (errors naming)

Comprehension is better

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Describe some search behaviours

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Initial speech sound produced 
Semantic information provided 
Fillers
Self correcting/restarting 
Gesturing/ miming 
Extra verbalisations 
Frustration gestures
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Assessment of expressive vocab

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Renfrew word finding vocab test

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Assessment of receptive vocab

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BPVS-3

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Assessment of semantic knowledge

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CELF subtests and ACE subtests

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Semantic informal Ax

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Categorising (eg food vs toys)
Semantic links (which go together?)
Judgement tasks 
Defenitions
Verbal fluency (how many toys can you name in a minute)
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Describe some effects of problems with morphology

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Higher MLU before adequate use of morphemes
Omitting morphemes
Poor use of tense markers
Slow acquisition of pronouns

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Describe some characteristics of problems with syntax.

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Omission of sentence elements

Restricted set of grammatical rules

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Informal pragmatic assessment

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Barrier games -“what’s wrong in this picture “

Observation - TOPICC observation scale

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Formal pragmatic Ax

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Renfrew - bus story - narrative (2010)
ACE- inferential/ non literal comprehension
CELF- understanding spoken paragraphs
Story grammar (5+)

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Define a learning disability

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Reduced ability to understand new or complex information
Reduced ability to cope independently
Started before adulthood

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Describe the levels of learning disability

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Mild- MA 9-12 yrs- independent, sufficient speech, struggle reading and writing
Moderate -MA 6-9 yrs- slow acquisition of language, some degree of independence
Severe - MA 3-6 yrs- continuous need for support
Profound - MA <3yrs - limited in self care, communication and mobility

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How to assess attention in child with LD

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Response to smile, sounds, touch
Talk to parents
Consider hearing and vision

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23
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How to assess early cognition in child with LD

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Object permanence
Cause and effect
Use of objects 
Problem solving 
Observe play
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How to assess comprehension in child with a LD

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DLS

Informal play

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25
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Causes of LD

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Inherited
Event before birth- Down syndrome, maternal factors
Events during birth
Events after birth - head injury, meningitis

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26
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What accompanying problems could there be with LD

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Sensory problems
Medical conditions
Motor difficulties
Dysphagia

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What is autism

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A profound social learning disability. A neurodevelopmental disorder

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What 4 main types of difficulties do people with autism face

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Social communication
Social interaction
Social imagination
Sensory processing

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What is Asperger’s syndrome

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No delay in cognitive development
Average or above average intelligence
No delay in language

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30
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What is pathological demand avoidance

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Resists and avoids demands of life
Appears sociable but lacks understanding
Excessive mood swings
Obsessive behaviours

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31
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What are the main forms of autism assessment

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DSM 5

ICD 11

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32
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Name some figures for prevalence of autism

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1% population
Girls : boys - 1:5
50% have learning disability

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33
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Describe problems with social interaction.

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Not initiating interaction or seeking comfort
Eye contact/ joint attention limited
Limited shared pleasure in activities

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34
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Describe problems with social communication

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Form- expressive and receptive, loss of language, echolalia
Content- literal understanding, lack of pretend play
Use- communicate only to request, difficulty repairing

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Describe problems with social imagination

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Repetitive play
Need for sameness
Obsessions

36
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Describe some sensory features of ASD

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Rocking, flapping, spinning
- over sensitive  
Dislike of certain textures (clothes, food)
Don’t like bright lights 
Pain when brushing teeth
- undersensitive 
Doesn’t respond when hurt
Sniff or licks things 
Seeks pressure 
Doesn’t notice some sounds eg doorbell
37
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What is executive dysfunction

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Attending to minor details.

Problems with planning, working memory

38
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What is weak central coherence

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Difficultly integrating information (world a series of parts)

39
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How to introduce new vocab to children with semantic difficulties

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Say it again, then more slowly
Talk about what it looks like
How many syllables
What sound does it begin with

40
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What are the 3 word levels and provide examples

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1- basic vocab- everyday- throw
2- ‘goldilocks’ - abstract, high utility- eg compare
3- topic specific- abstract/concrete, low utility- precipitation

41
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Evidence around word learning and reading

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Storkel et al (2017)
Reading accelerates word learning in kindergarten children
Word meaning is emphasised through reading

42
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How do you develop a semantic network

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Function
Location
appearance
Category
Time
Parts
Create mind maps
43
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Evidence of link between phonological awareness and word learning

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Zens et al (2009) phonological awareness helps word learning

44
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How do you improve word finding?

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Strengthen semantic representations
Develop phonological representation
Add gesture

Talk around word if stuck

45
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How do you assess morphology and syntax

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STASS (2007) language sample (assess syntactic structure)
Expressive- repetition subtests and word structure
Receptive- TROG and sentence comprehension tasks
ACE- sentence comprehension

46
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What is the implicit approach to language learning

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Focusing on the way children naturally acquire language

47
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Describe how you would facilitate grammar acquisition

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Target language modelled by adult and imitation
Initially just model
Provide feedback
Recasting
Model structure with variety of content eg modelling ‘ing’ on many verbs

48
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What is Broad Target Recast

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A recasting Therapy
Targets syntax, morphology and speech sound
Yoder (2011) suggests BTR supports grammar growth but other grammar programmes better

49
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What is shape coding

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Shows structure of sentence and links structure to meaning

50
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What are social stories/ what do they do

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Help familiarise with a situation 
Build social understanding 
- descriptive 
- perspective - why things happen
- directive- prompts for appropriate behaviour
51
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How does a child alert to lack of understanding

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Teach child to request repetition/ repair

Teach difference between knowing/ not knowing and understanding/ not

52
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What often causes breakdown in comprehension

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Inadequate acoustics
Inadequate content
Complexity (too long)
Poor attention

53
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What at the two approaches to child therapy

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Traditional therapy (TT)- direct, in clinic, SLT delivered, effective for expressive difficulties 
Home programme (HP)- parent intervention, parent training, resources to buy, parent as therapist
54
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Does evidence suggest TT or HP is best

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Baxendale and Hesketh (2003) - TT as effective as HP

55
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Why does working with parents support some theorists

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Vygotsky- scaffolding, Zone of proximal development
Piaget- children active learners, environment shapes language
Chomsky - critical period

56
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When does interaction become intentional

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6 months- reach for signal

9-10 months - vocalisation, joint attention, reach turns to point

57
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What non verbal behaviours support language

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Proximity
Eye contact
Waiting/ silence
Joint attention 
Mirroring
58
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What verbal behaviours support language

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Reduce questions
Name word as child seeks
Repeat/ recast
Extend

59
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What is Sure Start

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A government funded programme that targets small communities
Lower economic status
Language development main focus

60
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What do portage workers do?

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For pre school children 
Works to develop QoL
Minimise disabling barriers 
- family focus 
- structured teaching 
- child led play
61
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Describe the Hanen parent programme

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Provide information to enable parents to help their child communicate
Proven improvement in joint attention, balancing turns, linguistic gains, realistic parental expectations

62
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What is VERVE

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(Cummins)
Video
Endorse (skills to work on)
Respect (insight into child’s communication)
Vitalise (witness own influence)
Eye contact
63
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What is the Early Bird Programme

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(2001)
Helps parents who’s children have early diagnosis of autism

Shown to reduce stress levels in parents

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What is Cygnet

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For ages 7-18 with autism

  • increase parental awareness
  • guide parents with strategies
65
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What is the universal role of the SLT

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Advice and training

Delivery of programmes eg Every Child is a Talker

66
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At a targeted level what do children need

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Parents to receive additional support
Early identification
Staff in setting to have training
Interventions for targeted speech Lang and communication.

67
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Targeted level- SLT role

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  • training and advice
  • intervention
  • embed approaches into environment
  • support school staff
68
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Specialist level- children need

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MDT involvement
Specialist support
Settings with appropriate support
Specialist intervention

69
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Specialist level- SLT role

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Specific therapy
Embed approaches into everyday life
Work with other disciplines
Specialist training eg AAC

70
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What visual supports can you provide children with

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Objects of reference 
Visual timetables 
Routine schedules 
Lanyards 
First/ then boards
71
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What is TEACCH

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Visual structure to organise world 
Eg- colour coded environments 
Visual timetables 
First/then lessons 
Start finish baskets 
Sand timers
72
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Evidence for makaton

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Positive evidence to show development of receptive and expressive language (Lal 2010)

73
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How many children have English as an additional language

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1 in 6

74
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Name the types of bilingualism

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Simultaneous- 2 at same time
Sequential- one language 1st then other
Additive- another language learnt without losing other
Subtractive- skills lost in 1st language
Passive- language heard in environment eg TV but not spoken to child

75
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Steps to language learning for EAL children

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Charters in Home language
Silent period
Single words/ routine phrases
Making own phrases

76
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How long can the silent period for EAL children last

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Up to a year

77
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How many years are required to develop same level in a language as a native speaker

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5-7 years

78
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What are signs that EAL children are struggling to learn language

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  • first language slow progress
  • difficulty in areas such as attention/ play/ behaviour
  • parents or bilingual staff report concern
79
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Can formal assessments be used with EAL children

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Informal better - eg structured observations with checklist

Formal can be used but do not apply to norms

80
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Why must cultural factors be considered when assessing EAL children

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In certain cultures things such as eye contact not seen as appropriate - so not useful in assessment

81
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What year was the Warnock report and what did it do

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1978

Replaced the term ‘handicap’ with ‘physical’ or ‘learning difficulty’

82
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What year was SEND codes of practice

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2015

83
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Stages of SEN support

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Assess
Plan
Do
Review

84
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What is an EHCP

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Education, health and care plan 
reviewed every 12 months 
Agreed by local authorities 
Includes- 
Special education needs 
Health needs 
Social care needs
Views or child and carer
85
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Issues with EHCP/ SENCO working

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Insufficient funding 
Interpretation of disability 
Different priorities 
Staff shortages 
Practicalities of meeting up 
Terminology used

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