Language practice questions Flashcards
What is the most common language impairment?
SLI
What constitutes a language delay?
language milestones not met at expected chronological age
What are some conditions that may be associated with language impairment?
Intellectual delay, autism, sensory deficit, acquired brain injury
What factors might affect the extent to which a hearing loss will cause a language impairment?
how soon intervention started, to what extent the delay is permanent, does the hearing level fluctuate
Knowing what about a brain injury may inform us about the language delay/impairment we can expect?
locus of damage, extent of injury
What are some causes of language impairment?
genetic disorders, neurological deficit, sensory deficit, severe environmental deprivation
What must be normal for a LI to be considered SLI?
nonverbal IQ, emotional state, hearing, neurology, environment
How might congenital blindness cause a language impairment?
impairments not usually localized, children may not be able to observe pragmatic behaviors, may not be able to understand words from visual metaphors
why might children from less affluent homes show a language delay?
less exposure to vocabulary, less exposure to life experiences, language interactions that are primarily contextual
What are the risk factors for SLI?
SELD, mother’s educational level, social communication, phonological structure and composition, family history
-1.25 SD = ?? percentile = ?? SS
10th percentile = 81 SS
How is morphology affected in SLI kids?
have trouble with verb morphology, especially past tense verb morphology
What are the clinical markers for identifying SLI?
nonword repetition, verb tense morphology, new work learning rate
Why might SLI kids be diagnosed as ADHD?
they don’t understand what’s going on, so they don’t pay attention
What is the discourse style of teaching?
initiation, response, follow-up/evaluation
How are semantics affected in language impairment?
certain categories underdeveloped, troubles with metaphors, word retrieval problems
How might narratives be different in people with LI?
shorter narratives with fewer episodes, less complicated, fewer emotional states, poor reference, topic maintenance, and event sequencing, more repairs and abandoned utterances
How might pragmatics be affected in people with LI?
poor topic management, poor repair strategies, isolated, poor code switching
What did Aram find about 13.5 - 17 yos who were found to have SLI?
-most had moderate-profound language delay, most were below the 25th percentile in reading and spelling, high prevalence of behavioral problems
What did Beitchman find about 12.5 yos who were found to have SLI?
significant delays in language, lower educational achievement, high presence of psychiatric disorder, fewer extracurricular activities, less socially competent
What did Johnson a Beitchman find about 19 yos with SLI?
significant language delays, only 50% had received therapy, significantly poorer reading, spelling, math, elevated rates of anxiety disorder (social phobia most common) decline in NVIQ
What did stothard find about 15-16 yos with SLI?
persisting language problems, most below reading and spelling of grade level, decline in NVIQ
What did Clegg find out about people with SLI with language impairment?
worse social adaptation, most unemployed, social anxiety, isolation, severe literacy, persisting language disorders
What are some of the consequences of untreated SLI?
juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, under/unemployment, loneliness, suicide?
Why are SLI kids underserved in schools?
misidentified, dismissed after elementary, limited services in secondary schools, early intervention emphasis detracting from ongoing intervention support
What stage of cognitions are SLI kids at?
concrete… haven’t made it to formal operations yet
What are the literacy skills of LI kids like?
poor reading, do not know how to approach text readings, low level writing skills
What are the purposes of language assessment?
to determine if language delay is present (and if one is, if it’s an impairment), describe child’s strengths and weaknesses in language, to explain how language affects child’s development and functioning, to recommend what comes next
What are the five steps for assessment?
Determine reason for referral, comprehensive record review, collect case history, look for risk factors, perform language assessment