Language Disorders 3 Flashcards
Risk factors for language delay
- small vocabulary
- few verbs
- many general verbs
risk factors for language delay (comprehension)
- comprehension deficit or gap
- difficult to assess
risk factors for language delay (phonology)
- few vocalizations
- limited number of consonants
- limited and rare variety of babbling
- vowel errors
non-verbal risk factors for language delay
- little symbolic or combined play
- few gestures
- reduced communication
demographic risk factors for language delay
- males
- otis media
- family history
when is a child’s comprehension of a first word
usually 3 months before the production of a first word
multidisciplinary assessment
- each professional carries out a relatively independent assessment exploring issues relevant to their own discipline
- team comes together at the end of assessment to report findings
transdisciplinary assessment
- arena assessment
- the child interacts with just one adults who performs some formal and informal assessments
- other team members observe and take notes but do not interact with child
why are gestures important?
- a range of communicative intent can be expressed through gestures
- used when verbal abilities are limited
what are the 3 aspects of communicative intent that can be examined?
1) the range of communicative functions expressed
2) frequency of communication
3) means by which the child attempts to convey his or her language
how many instances of INTENTIONAL communication should be expected by an 18 month old?
2 instances of intentional communication per minute
how many instances of INTENTIONAL communication should be expected by an 24 month old?
5 instances of intentional communication per minute
in a client over 18 months or age, if fewer than __________ communicative acts within 15 minutes, what would this be considered?
significantly LOW and therapy should consist of eliciting single word productions and increasing frequency of non verbal communication
consonant inventory
- independent analysis for phonological assessment
- listen to a live or recorded verbalization sample and write down each consonant this is used at least once
- the number of consonants present can be used as an index of severity of phonological delay
how many consonants do 18-24 month olds produce in a 10 min sample?
14 (AVG) consonants
-delay = 6
