School age Language, SALT, Narrative Intervention, Teaching Vocabulary

Question 1

What is a C-Unit?

Answer 1

• An independent clause and its modifiers

Question 2

Coordinating Conjunctions

Answer 2

Link two main clauses

and, but, or, sometimes so

Question 3

Subdordinationg Conjunctions

Answer 3

link a main clause to a subordinate clause.

because, that, when, who, after…

Question 4

Collecting a SALT sample

Answer 4

Be friendly and enthusiastic
 Show that you value the child
 Learn to think like a child
 Keep requests and directions simple
 Follow the child’s lead
Be patient and wait

Question 5

Equitment needed:

Answer 5

Recorder: digital with ability to download to computer
Microphone: should be high-quality external
microphone
Timer: for timing length of language sample (typically
5-15 minutes)

Question 6

Story Grammer Categories:

Answer 6

1. Characters
2. Setting
3. Initiating Event
4. Response
5. Plan
6. Attempt
7. Direct Consequences
8. Reaction

Question 7

Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD):

Answer 7

Difference between two levels of linguistic
(cognitive) performance—that which the
student can do independently and that which
he or she can do with the help of an adult or
more capable peers or adults.

Question 8

Things to consider when teaching vocab:

Answer 8

• Vocabulary knowledge is related to reading comprehension
• If the meaning is not recognized,
comprehension will be impaired.
• If a word isn’t recognized automatically, comprehension maybe affected.
• Knowledge of a word’s meaning facilitates
accurate word recogni7on.