Week 7 Developing Language Stage

Question 1

Developing Language typically happens around ________.

Answer 1

3-5 years

Question 2

By 3-5 years, children have an expressive vocab of ______ words, and a receptive vocab of _____

Answer 2

1. 1500

2. 2500

Question 3

How do we asses vocab?

Answer 3

questions, negatives, prepositions, location

Question 4

How do we asses syntax?

Answer 4

morphology, movement within utterance, noun modification

Question 5

How do we asses Pragmatics?

Answer 5

Play, low structure

Question 6

How do we asses Phonology?

Answer 6

articulation, phonological processes

Question 7

__________ are predictive of language impairment/later difficulty in school.

Answer 7

Narrative skills

Question 8

Steps to assessment for intervention:

Answer 8

1. Identify if a problem exists
2. Identify broad areas of deficit
3. Identify specific areas to target

Question 9

With the the PLS Language Screener, the two most important things to write down at the beginning are:

Answer 9

1. The date of the assessment

2. The date the child was born

Question 10

What is contextualized language?

Answer 10

Natural language, that is happening in the the present moment. Conversation is aided by contextual information.

Question 11

What is de-contextualized language?

Answer 11

Anything that does not concern the here or now. Hypothetical. Language that happens when you have a standardized test.

Question 12

Syntax Goals?

Answer 12

1. Age-appropriate morphemes – e.g.,articles, pronouns
2. Increase sentence length and complexity
3. Vary sentence type

Question 13

Phonology Goals?

Answer 13

Improving intelligibility, sound repertoire, phonological awareness.

Question 14

Semantic Goals?

Answer 14

increasing vocab size and semantic relationships

Question 15

Pragmatics Goals?

Answer 15

improving language flexibility, understanding of social rules, narrative skills