skills, clinical markers, and IL standards

Question 1

what are the Illinois learning standards?

Answer 1

they establish expectations for what all students should know and be able to do in each subject at each grade

Question 2

the IL learning standards emphasize xx over xx and build upon key concepts as students advance

Answer 2

depth; breadth

Question 3

what are the language correlates?

Answer 3

they are included in almost every aspect of education and include the following:

comprehension
vocab
word problems
compare/contrast
inferencing
sequencing
explaining
describe
theme

Question 4

define the goalposts

Answer 4

we want to choose the larger concepts and not the minute details or discrete skills because the larger concepts will cover the little details and generalize

Question 5

What are the clinical markers that are highly indicative of impairment?

Answer 5

grammaticality
sentence repetition
nonword repetition
semantics

Question 6

What skills are associated with semantics? Understanding of…

Answer 6

connections among words
derivational morphology
figurative language

Question 7

What skills are associated with semantics? use of…

Answer 7

precise and technical terms and verbal reasoning

Question 8

What skills are associated with semantics?

Answer 8

types of verbs used
level of vocab

ability to elaborate and expand meaning of known words

Question 9

What skills are associated with syntax and morphology?

Answer 9

-ability to comprehend
-complexity (clause density)
-correctness
-variations according to genre

Question 10

What skills are associated with pragmatics?

Answer 10

-initiation and responsiveness
-turn taking
-taking another’s perspective
-understanding of figurative language

Question 11

what are some additional semantic skills?

Answer 11

word meaning
morphology/word forms
word relationships (e.g., synonyms)
phonology
orthography
categories