Exam 11: Individuals With Speech and Language Impairments

Severe communication and language disabilities are most likely to occur secondary to pervasive cognitive, neurological, or physical disabilities.

Children learn the rules of language by listening and imitating what they hear.

A student with a significant deficit in speech production would have which type of disorder?

Most young children who do not speak fluently will develop stuttering as they mature.

If you were providing recommendations to a teacher who had a child with a central auditory processing disorder in his classroom, what recommendations and strategies would you recommend to the teacher to improve the child's functioning in the classroom?

IDEA 2004 mandates that professionals must seek information from the parents and include it in the assessment process.

A low-tech augmentative or alternative communication device includes the use of

The label used by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (PL 108-446)for a student's difficulty with communication is

Prelinguistic skills in young children develop differently based on the child's culture.

The characteristic(s)of a phonation disorder include(s)

A child says, "That apple is weally wed." The child is having difficulty with what component of language?

Symptoms of cluttering include all of the following except

A child who can tell his or her first name, hold up fingers to indicate his or her age, answer "where" questions, and use short sentences such as "Me want milk" is demonstrating the developmental milestones of a typically developing

"A rule-based method of communication" best sums up the definition of which of the following terms?

Discuss the family-directed assessment process.

Aphasia is ________.

Which of the following scenarios is an example of a student demonstrating receptive language?

Early intervention with young children with speech and language impairments is critical because