Week 1

Question 1

What are the three aspects of communication?

Answer 1

1. Form
2. Content
3. Use

Question 2

What are the 5 domains of language:

Answer 2

1. Pragmatics
2. Semantics
3. Syntax
4. Morphology
5. Phonology

Question 3

What are the 2 underlying perspectives for determining a disorder?

Answer 3

1. Naturalistic

2. Normative

Question 4

Describe how the naturalistic approach:

Answer 4

Disorder determined by:

1. Mental Age
2. Chronological Age

Question 5

Describe the Normative approach:

Answer 5

1. WHO-ICF framework

2. Describe the functioning

Question 6

Name the 3 models of language disorders:

Answer 6

1. Categorical Model
2. Descriptive-Developmental Model
3. Systems Model

Question 7

The categorical model:

Answer 7

Organizes the disorder based on diagnosis.

Question 8

The Categorical Model:

Answer 8

• Organizes the disorder based on diagnosis.
• assumes a causal relationship between diagnosis and language

Ex: The reason the child has difficulty with pragmatics is
because s/he has autism

Question 9

Descriptive-Developmental model:

Answer 9

• describes child’s current functioning

- How the child functions in different settings with different partners.

Question 10

Systems Model:

Answer 10

-emphasizes child’s interaction with the environment
-Modify the environment to allow child to
function at most optimal level