Language Disorders

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what is language (lahey)

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a code whereby ideas about the world are expressed through a conventional system of arbitrary signals for communications

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language is the prime source of

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intentional communication

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speech is the most common source of

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expressive language

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code

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a means of representation

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encoding

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a speaker recalls and combines units of a code to represent info

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decoding

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a listener recognizes and segments the units of a code to extract info

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system

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the predictable set of rules and constraints

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convention

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community norms that have been agreed upon and accepted

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listener presupposition

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assumption that the listener knows certain info pertaining to the conversation (frequent in children)

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Lahey’s 3 dimensions of language

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form, content, use

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naturalist

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a deviation from the average level, compare a child’s performance to a set of norms taken from the general population/peer group

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normative

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impact of overall ability to function in everyday situations

-considers body structure, function, daily activities and events

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speech

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FORM

mechanics of physical production of sounds and words

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language

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CONTENT

vocab and context of speech

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communication

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USE

meaning and message of communication

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primary developmental language disorder (dld)

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language impairments that are the most noticable challenge

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language learning disorders

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school age children with primary dld’s that co-exist with literacy disorders

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associated or secondary dlds

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secondary to some other developmental disorder such as ASD or intellectual impairment

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the systems model

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a view that not all communication problems are in the child but rather in the relationship between speakers

• must change environment along with child
• helpful in thinking of children from other cultures

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the categorical model

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frequently used

• organizes language disorders on the basis of the syndromes of behavior they accompany
• assumes causation, which is not always true

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the specific disabilities model

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an attempt to profile strengths and weaknesses of a child that are believed to influence language development

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descriptive developmental model

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also called communication language approach

-describes in detail the child’s current level of functioning in terms of language

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what’s included in an assessment?

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• case history
• observations
• language sample
• standardized tests