Exam 7: Communication and Learning Disorders

The ability to sound out novel words is called ______.

Which of the following has NOT been supported as a theory to explain language disorder?

Which of the following is true of the prevalence of learning disabilities?

Tina calls anything with writing on it (e.g.,a book,label,billboard,etc.)a "sign." This is an example of ______.

Grammar is relatively unimpaired in kids with specific language impairment.

What is the prognosis for individuals with late language emergence?

The benefits of self-regulated strategy development are ______.

You know that your friend suffered a traumatic brain injury.You write her a card,and when she reads it,you notice her sounding out even the most simple words (such as the )within it.Given this,which section of the brain do you think the traumatic brain injury most likely affected?

Which of the following is NOT a broad area of deficit in those with social (pragmatic)communication disorder?

IDEIA guarantees which of the following?

According to psycholinguistic theory,most stuttering results from problems during ______.

Which of the following is true of the comorbidity of speech sound disorder and language disorder?

Based on the double-deficit model,if you knew that a child could read words accurately but her reading was slow and laborious,what other deficit might you expect?

A child is asked to write an essay about his summer vacation.He writes,"Summer was very fun.I went in the pool every day.I went in the pool in the night.I went in the pool in the morning.I went in the pool in the afternoon.The pool was very,very,very,fun." This child is displaying problems with all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A child who says,"Than-kuh you" instead of "Thank you" is demonstrating which of the following?

Which of the following is one benefit of comprehensive assessment in determining the existence of learning disabilities?

Mary's toddler says,"pea-tut butter" for "peanut butter" and makes other similar errors.Should the toddler be diagnosed with speech sound disorder? Why or why not?

What is a tact?

Donald,who has language disorder,tries to follow his mom's directions.When she slowly speaks to him,he almost always does what she says,but when they are in a rush and she quickly tells him what to do,sometimes he can't quite understand.This indicates that Donald might have which of the following?

Describe how a therapist who is using discrete trial training to enhance verbal production might prompt a child to ask a question.