Lecture 3

Question 1

What is an intervention activity?

Answer 1

Any game, routine, play based situation or occurring situation that is consciously designed to teach language

Question 2

What 6 criteria should the intervention activity fulfil?

Answer 2

1. Developmentally appropriate2. Relevant3. Suitable to the goal4. Culturally Unbiased5. Fun and motivating6. Concentrated (repeat target often and emphasize it)

Question 3

List 7 types of language therapy activities

Answer 3

1. Routine or scripts (dressing)2. Joint activity routines (JAR) - role play + props3. Narrative intervention (listening to + retelling stories) 4. Shared book reading (scaffolds language for child) 5. Songs, rhymes6. Naturally occurring activities 7. Computer games/aps

Question 4

Each therapy activity implicitly includes what 5 things?

Answer 4

1. Teaching episodes 2. specified dose (# of episodes in a single intervention) 3. form of does (specific task) 4. dose frequency (# of times intervention is provided per day/week)5. Duration (time period over which interventionis provided)

Question 5

WHat is advantage of partnership home programs as opposed to clinician directed rigidly prescribed home programs

Answer 5

Parents feel less overwhelmed and confused. Activities fit into family routine, less demanding, more motivating

Question 6

Does research point to a specific service delivery model as being most effective. How does one select a service delivery model?

Answer 6

Research is inconclusive.> Selection is a pragmatic choice based on funding restrictions, mandate of agency, best practices and appropriateness for child/family