Preschool

Question 1

Broad Goal areas

Answer 1

Developmental Milestones

Phonology vs. Morphosyntax & Semantics

Comprehension vs. Production

Question 2

Preschool Semantic Targets

Answer 2

Increase vocabulary in:

• verbs
• basic concepts
• categories
• word relationships
• descriptors

Question 3

Preschool Morphological Targets

Answer 3

• Present Progressive
• Plurals
• Copula
• Pronouns

Consider phonological targets when looking at morphosyntax

Follow developmental sequence

Question 4

Preschool Syntactic Targets

Answer 4

Increase MLU strategically

• questions
• negatives
• S+V+O

Increase knowledge of sentence structure

Question 5

Pragmatic Targets

Answer 5

Turn taking with peers

Joint attention

Question 6

Problem-Solving and Play Skills

Answer 6

Create obstacles within activities

Reasoning

Answering why questions

Question 7

EBP Techniques for Semantic Goals

Answer 7

Clinician Directed
- Drill play is most common

Child-Centered

• Modified ILS
  
  • • Best for kids with MLU of 3
  • • Good for comprehension
• Facilitated Play
  
  • • Clinician picks toys, then lets kid play
  • • Looks to make vocabulary more meaningful

Hybrid Approaches

• Focused Stimulation
  
  • • Has a specific target in mind
  • • Can be effective for preschoolers up to high schoolers
  • • Best when paired with Milieu teaching
  • • Requires high frequency
• Script Therapy
  
  • • Use a familiar routine and the disrupt that routine in a way to highlight the form
• Literacy and Narrative tasks

Question 8

EBP for Morphosyntax

Answer 8

Clinician Directed

• Drill play effective
• • need meaningful contexts
• Need to support productions then make it more natural
• Can be effective if you pair it with a contrasting form (present and past tense)

Child-Centered

• Indirect language stimulation
• • Helpful for fostering parent/teacher support
• Recasts are effective at this age - change the syntax

Hypbrid Approaches

• Focused stimulation is supported by research
• Enhanced Milieu teaching