Exam 8: Children With Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders

Communication is the exchange of thoughts, information, feelings, and ideas, and it requires three things: (a) ____________________, (b)____________________, and (c) ____________________.

____________________ includes all forms of communication other than oral speech that can be used to express thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas.An example of this type of communication is ____________________, a system of gestures that contain meaning; it is one example of an unaided communication system is ____________________.

The most common placement option in public education for assisting children with communication problems is

The language children learn is

Which of the following is the definition of a language disorder? a.Impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written or other verbal symbol system b.A disorder affecting articulation, voice, or fluency c.A disorder of written language d.Abnormal production or absences of vocal quality, pitch, loudness, resonance or duration

Language acquisition is closely related to

Language involves __________, which is taking in language-based information, and _________, giving out verbal information and producing written language.

____________________ are defined as support services that are required to assist the child in benefiting from special education.

The great majority of speech-language pathologists devote their time to

Six-year-old Maria says "wight" for "right." This is an example of which of the following articulation errors?

Another term for language content is

The ability to receive and understand a message is called

Eight-year-old Neal has difficulty with pluralization, saying "foot," for example, when he should say "feet." Neal's language disorder is classified as one of

The ability to receive and understand a message is

By what age are most normal children able to speak in two- to three-word sentences, using generally correct syntax, although they may make some common errors?

MATCHING Match each statement to the item listed below -The impairment or deviant development of comprehension or the use of a spoken, written, or other symbol system.

MATCHING Match each statement to the item listed below -Thought transformed into words and received by a listener through hearing.

Delayed language is an universal characteristic communication disorder of

Describe these features of language and give an example of each: (1) syntax, (2) semantics, and (3) pragmatics.

The ability to produce and send a message is called