Exam 7: Communication and Learning Disorders

As with other disorders,childhood-onset fluency disorder is diagnosed only when the extent of the problems exceeds what would be expected based on the child's age and gender.

Children who seem to talk at others rather than talk with others and seem to have a limited awareness for others' feelings have symptoms most consistent with which of the following disorders?

Which of the following is typically a component to modify children's speech motor behaviors?

Grammar is relatively unimpaired in kids with specific language impairment.

As described in the textbook,therapists treating the social and emotional consequences of stutterers might use all of the following EXCEPT ______.

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

A teacher draws pictures of the three bears,their porridge,chairs,and beds,when reading "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." This approach is likely designed to reinforce which of the following?

Supplemental,small-group instruction in an academic domain in which a child has exhibited low performance in curriculum-based assessment would be considered ______.

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 part of the translation process in writing?

What is the evidence that the anticipatory-struggle theory of stuttering cannot explain all instances of stuttering?

Which of the following sentences would likely be least difficult for an older child with language disorder to produce?

Which of the following is NOT a component of the definition of specific learning disorder?

A therapist who told her client with social (pragmatic)communication disorder,"Stop ! I liked how you were talking about the zoo.Tell me more about what you like about it," would likely be trying to teach what skill?

Which of the following best describes differences in brain functioning between children with reading problems and children with typical reading?

Boys are more likely than girls to be classified with a learning disability and receive special education services,but,community-based studies that involve screening all children for learning disabilities show few gender differences.Discuss at least one reason why this might be.

Which is NOT a component of the RAVE-O intervention?

Which of the following is NOT considered a text enhancement?

According to a comprehensive assessment approach,a child must show a cognitive processing problem to be determined to have a learning disability; documentation of a deficit in an academic skill is not sufficient.

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