Language Disorders

Question 1

Typical milestones for infant language development

Answer 1

vocal development, become intentional communicators, develop a lexicon, say first words around 12 mo.

Question 2

Typical milestones for toddler language development

Answer 2

semantics (lexicon continues to grow)
syntax (begin to combine words to create 1-4 word utterances)

Question 3

Mean Length of utterance (MLU)

Answer 3

Average length of utterance in a 50-100 utterance sample. Used to track syntax growth and developmental norms

Question 4

Brown’s Stages of development

Answer 4

track typical/atypical development; advancement in syntax through stages

Question 5

Typical milestones for preschool language development

Answer 5

lexicon grows, MLU increases, articulation continues to become more clear
ex.) pronouns and questions

Question 6

Language disorder

Answer 6

Occurs when an individual exhibits significant & persistent difficulties with comprehension and/or expression of spoken/written language when compared to other children at a similar age or linguistic/cultural background

Question 7

Specific Language Disorder

Answer 7

a child who presents with a language disorder who are otherwise developing typically
-typically diagnosed after age 3

Question 8

Intellectual Disability

Answer 8

A child under the age of 18, w/ mental abilities significantly below what is expected for their age
-Can co-occur with other disabilities such as autism and cerebral palsy

Question 9

What can we use to evaluate language disorders?

Answer 9

history, interview, obs., formal/informal testing