Exam 10: Learners With Communication Disorders

To document outcomes based on individual intervention plans, speech-language pathologists use demographic and diagnostic data along with a series of scales that measure

What should be considered when developing an assessment-based intervention plan for a student with communication disorders?

Much of a child's language and social development depend on two characteristics of language interaction the child has with caregivers. What are the characteristics?

Most cases of childhood stuttering are resolved by adulthood.

Which of the following statements about communication variations is true?

Each of the following statements about adolescents and adults with speech and language problems is true EXCEPT

Describe three ways that speech-language pathologists and teachers can collaborate to serve students with communication disorders.

The theory that language depends on brain development and proper brain functioning and that language disorders resulting from brain dysfunction can sometimes be compensated for is the theory of

Approximately what percentage of students in elementary and secondary grades is thought to have a language disorder?

Due to a brain injury, Henry has difficulty selecting and sequencing speech. He knows he makes errors and what he wants to say, but simply cannot. Henry's condition is

Students with communication disorders may have trouble with stories about ideas or events one has experienced or thought about, called

Requesting objects, rejecting interactions, sharing ideas, and seeking social interaction are examples of

What percentage of children and adults are considered stutterers?

Jeremy is a four-year-old boy who makes infantile noises and uses gestures to request objects. He displays

A language disorder that involves problems with functional and socially appropriate communication is

Distinguish between a communication disorder and a communication variation. When might a communication variation demand special teaching?

Each of the following statements about classification of language disorders is true EXCEPT

Many of the academic and social difficulties of adolescents and adults are now attributed to basic language disorders.

Encoding, or sending messages, is referred to as

About 50% of the children whose language is delayed at age 2 will gradually catch up developmentally with their age peers.