Question 1

How does the "form" of utterances change in typically developing adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in length and complexity 
B)  decreases in length and complexity 
C)  decrease in adverbial connectives 
D)  increase in compound words 
A)  increases in length and complexity 
B)  decreases in length and complexity 
C)  decrease in adverbial connectives 
D)  increase in compound words A

Question 2

It is important to ensure overlearning and redundancy in therapy for adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

More adolescents with speech/language impairment drop out of school than adolescents with learning disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Intervention approaches used with younger and older adolescents should be essentially similar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of adolescents with language problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  They frequently receive speech language services in middle and high school. 
B)  They are at risk for underemployment and under education. 
C)  They have strong social relationships with peers and teachers. 
D)  They readily learn second languages. 
A)  They frequently receive speech language services in middle and high school. 
B)  They are at risk for underemployment and under education. 
C)  They have strong social relationships with peers and teachers. 
D)  They readily learn second languages.

Question 6

Contrived situations may be unhelpful in assessing aspects of figurative and literate language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Consider the technologies that adolescents commonly use for peer-to-peer communication (i.e., e-mail, instant messaging and social network pages). How might these technologies benefit and/or challenge the adolescent with language disorders?

Accepted Answer

Adolescents commonly use technologies su

Question 8

What area of deficit does false starts, verbal mazes, and poor topic maintenance suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition 
B)  metalinguistics 
C)  comprehension 
D)  discourse 
A)  cognition 
B)  metalinguistics 
C)  comprehension 
D)  discourse

Question 9

What can be done to prevent the negative psychological and socioemotional outcomes associated with adolescent language impairment?

Accepted Answer

There are several strategies that can be

Question 10

Use concrete activities when teaching abstract concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why are narrative tasks a good way of assessing language skills in adolescents?

Accepted Answer

Narrative tasks are a good way of assess

Question 12

How does the semantic system develop in adolescents?

Accepted Answer

Some main points in the semantic system

Question 13

What are the consequences of language impairment on high school performance?

Accepted Answer

Adolescents with lan

Question 14

When working with adolescents, try to work on each aspect of language in isolation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

At the end of high school, approximately one-third of the words in an adolescent's utterances are contained in dependent or subordinate clauses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which is true of the cognitive performance of many adolescents with language impairment?

Accepted Answer

A)  perform at a concrete operational level 
B)  perform at formal operational level 
C)  perform at a level equal to peers 
D)  evidence below-average intelligence 
A)  perform at a concrete operational level 
B)  perform at formal operational level 
C)  perform at a level equal to peers 
D)  evidence below-average intelligence

Question 17

Describe how typically developing adolescents use adverbial connectives.

Accepted Answer

Adolescents use a greater vari

Question 18

Why are traditional service delivery models less effective with adolescents?

Accepted Answer

Four reasons for the ineffectiveness of

Question 19

How does utterance length change across the high school years?

Accepted Answer

There is a relatively stable pattern of

Question 20

What is meant by figurative language in adolescence?

Accepted Answer

Figurative language includes v

How does the "form" of utterances change in typically developing adolescents?

It is important to ensure overlearning and redundancy in therapy for adolescents.

More adolescents with speech/language impairment drop out of school than adolescents with learning disorders.

Intervention approaches used with younger and older adolescents should be essentially similar.

Which of the following statements is true of adolescents with language problems?

Contrived situations may be unhelpful in assessing aspects of figurative and literate language.

Consider the technologies that adolescents commonly use for peer-to-peer communication (i.e., e-mail, instant messaging and social network pages). How might these technologies benefit and/or challenge the adolescent with language disorders?

What area of deficit does false starts, verbal mazes, and poor topic maintenance suggest?

What can be done to prevent the negative psychological and socioemotional outcomes associated with adolescent language impairment?

Use concrete activities when teaching abstract concepts.

Why are narrative tasks a good way of assessing language skills in adolescents?

How does the semantic system develop in adolescents?

What are the consequences of language impairment on high school performance?

When working with adolescents, try to work on each aspect of language in isolation.

At the end of high school, approximately one-third of the words in an adolescent's utterances are contained in dependent or subordinate clauses.

Which is true of the cognitive performance of many adolescents with language impairment?

Describe how typically developing adolescents use adverbial connectives.

Why are traditional service delivery models less effective with adolescents?

How does utterance length change across the high school years?

What is meant by figurative language in adolescence?

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Exam 5: Adolescents With Language Impairment

How does the "form" of utterances change in typically developing adolescents?

It is important to ensure overlearning and redundancy in therapy for adolescents.

More adolescents with speech/language impairment drop out of school than adolescents with learning disorders.

Intervention approaches used with younger and older adolescents should be essentially similar.

Which of the following statements is true of adolescents with language problems?

Contrived situations may be unhelpful in assessing aspects of figurative and literate language.

Consider the technologies that adolescents commonly use for peer-to-peer communication (i.e., e-mail, instant messaging and social network pages). How might these technologies benefit and/or challenge the adolescent with language disorders?

What area of deficit does false starts, verbal mazes, and poor topic maintenance suggest?

What can be done to prevent the negative psychological and socioemotional outcomes associated with adolescent language impairment?

Use concrete activities when teaching abstract concepts.

Why are narrative tasks a good way of assessing language skills in adolescents?

How does the semantic system develop in adolescents?

What are the consequences of language impairment on high school performance?

When working with adolescents, try to work on each aspect of language in isolation.

At the end of high school, approximately one-third of the words in an adolescent's utterances are contained in dependent or subordinate clauses.

Which is true of the cognitive performance of many adolescents with language impairment?

Describe how typically developing adolescents use adverbial connectives.

Why are traditional service delivery models less effective with adolescents?

How does utterance length change across the high school years?

What is meant by figurative language in adolescence?

Language and Human Communication an Overview

Normal Language Development a Review

Toddlers and Preschoolers With Specific Language Impairment

Language and Children With Learning Disabilities

Language and Children With Intellectual Disabilities

Language and Children With Autism

Language and Children With Auditory Impairments

Language and Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children

Children With Acquired Language Disorders

Language and Other Special Populations of Children

Language and Augmentative and Alternative Communication

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Considerations for Language Intervention

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