Unit 2 (C2, P2, C3, & C9) Exam Flashcards
TTR = ?
Type Token Ratio
What is Type Token Ratio a measure of?
Measure of semantics diversity
Define TTR (Type Token Ratio).
A ratio of the Number of Different Words (NDW) to the Total Number of Words (TNW) in a sample.
NDW = ?
Number of Different Words
Define NDW (Number of Different Words)
A language sample of fixed length which is a good measure of semantic diversity. Strongly correlated with age.
TNW = ?
Total Number of Words
Define TNW (Total Number of Words)
A general measure of verb output which significantly increases with age.
Describe how TNW significantly increases with age.
- At 3 yr TNW = 205 words in a 50 word utterance
2. At 8 yrs TNW = 379 words in a 50 word utterance
What is the score range that children should exhibit with TTR?
2-8 years = from 0.42 - 0.50
Interpret the meaning of a TTR score > 0.50.
A TTR score > 50 means that there is greater variability and flexibility in the child’s language.
Interpret the meaning of a TTR score > 0.42.
A TTR score < 0.42 means that the child tends to use the same words over and over again.
What do very low TTR scores mean?
Very low TTR scores indicate
- Preservative or stereotypic behavior
- Word retrieval problems
- Restricted vocabulary
Define speech act.
A linguistic unit of communication consisting of conceptual information (i.e.: proposition) and an intention (i.e.: illocutionary force).
When is the foundation for speech acts laid?
Early in communicative attempts of the young child.
What comes first in terms of use: primitive speech acts or sentence structure?
Primitive speech acts
What is the age range for perlocutionary speech acts?
0-10 months
What is the age range for illocutionary speech acts?
10-12 months
With this type of speech act, behavior has consequences but does not have communicative intent.
Perlocutionary speech act
With this type of speech act, behavior has communicative goals but does not use the forms of the target language.
Illocutionary speech act
What is the age range of locutionary speech acts?
12+ months
With this type of speech act, behavior has communicative intentions and adult-like forms.
Locutionary speech act
List the characteristics of Dore’s Primitive Speech Acts (9).
- Labeling
- Repeating
- Answering
- Requesting Action
- Requesting Answer
- Calling
- Greeting
- Protesting
- Practicing
One or more words that function as a label produced while attending to an object.
Labeling
One or more words that respond to an adult question or statement and are produced while attending to the adult utterance. The child addresses the adult but does not necessarily wait for a response.
Answering
One or more words or a prosodic pater that repeats part of the adult utterance and is produced while attending to the adult utterance.
Repeating
One or more words or a prosodic pattern that functions as a request for an action and is produced while attending to an object or an event.
Requesting action
One or more words that are used to obtain another’s attention.
Calling
One or more words that function as a request for an answer.
Requesting answer
One or more words that are used to mark arrival or leave-taking and are produced while attending to the adult or an object. The child addresses the adult or object and doesn’t necessarily wait for a response.
Greeting
One or more words or a prosodic pattern that expresses disapproval of or dislike for an object or action and is produced while attending to the adult.
Protesting
Dore suggests that this is a “catch all” category that should be used whenever an utterance cannot be assigned clearly to another category.
Practicing
PLS-5 = ?
Preschool-Language Scale-5
Authors PLS-5 (3)
- Zimmerman
- Steiner
- Pond
How is the PLS-5 administered?
Pointing or verbal response to pictures and objects.
Completion time PLS-5
45-60 min
Scores for PLS-5 (7)
- Total language
- Auditory comprehension
- Expressive communication
- Standard scores
- Growth scores
- Percentile ranks
- Language age equivalents
Supplemental tests for PLS-5
- Articulation Screener
- Language Sample
- Home Communication Questionnaire
What age range is the PLS-5 appropriate for?
7-11 years
A normative sample is collected in more than …..
45 states
What norms are reported for the PLS-5?
3 month intervals for children:
Birth - 11 mos
6 month intervals for children:
12 mos - 7 years, 11 mos
Materials needed for the PLS-5 (21)
- 2 rattles
- 3 cups
- Bowls
- Spoons
- Washcloth
- 2 Cars
- Ball
- Windup Toy
- Squeaky Duck
- Keys on Key Ring
- Bubbles
- Sheets of paper
- Watch or clock with 2nd hand
- Washable toy bear
- Comb
- Box of 8 crayons
- Pitcher
- 2 Children’s Books
- Opaque box with lid
- 8 blocks
- Sealable plastic bags
What should be a primary concern to a clinician working with the Birth-5 population?
The family and their role in care.
Why should the family be a primary concern to a clinician working with the Birth-5 population?
B/C the family is…
1. A constant in the child’s life (this cannot be said about many of the providers they work with)
B/C the family…
2. Provides a natural context within which to practice skills taught in therapy.