Exam 11: Individuals with Speech and Language Impairments

Some of the earliest sounds to emerge in young children's speech include

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

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.

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

Language is possibly the most complex human behavior.

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

Most students with speech and language impairments are served in

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

Substitutions is an articulation disorder where

Etiologies of speech and language disorders that have no obvious physical basis.

Name three activities you would recommend for parents of a child up to 1 year of age to stimulate their child's language development.

Speech and language development begins in the womb.

A speech impairment is present when the individual's speech deviates to such a degree that it interferes with communication,attracts unfavorable attention,and adversely affects the listeners,the speaker,or both.

Stuttering and cluttering are examples of language disorders.