Deck 13: Assessing Language and Communication

Question 1

Discuss the factors that should be considered in making decisions about what language skills to assess and how to assess these skills.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Compare and contrast the "dynamic" model of language assessment to the response to intervention model in terms of the sequence of testing and teaching that is characteristic of each model.

Answer 2

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Question 3

If your main purpose for testing a particular child were to compare that child's overall language performance to that of others in order to make placement decisions, the best choice would be:

A) a spontaneous language sample.
B) an oral interview.
C) Test of Language Development.
D) Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory Discrimination.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Research on the use of language elicitation techniques suggests that:

A) it is best to use a variety of language elicitation techniques.
B) spontaneous language samples are the best technique for eliciting specific language skills.
C) spontaneous language samples are better than interviews in eliciting a language sample.
D) highly structured tasks are the best way of eliciting conversational interaction.

Question 5

The "response-to-intervention" model uses formal, standardized tests to determine classroom progress.

Question 6

Which of the following would be most likely to elicit a representative language sample?

A) Use a series of familiar pictures that tell a story
B) Tell the child to start talking
C) Use a single picture
D) Record the child while she is playing soccer

Question 7

The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals is an example of a test of a comprehensive test of language.

Question 8

Give two examples of tests of phonological skills.
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Question 9

Research has found that young children tend to produce better language samples when the sample is collected in a clinical setting as compared to the home.

Question 10

Give three examples of materials that have been used to elicit language samples.
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Question 11

Informal assessments of language (such as language samples) can help you to determine:

A) how a child compares to other students in the United States.
B) the child's stage of syntactic development.
C) the child's vocabulary development.
D) All of the above
E) B and C only

Question 12

Three purposes for assessing language are:
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Question 13

A single picture of a scene is the best way to elicit a variety of syntactically varied language.

Question 14

Structured language elicitation tasks are most likely to elicit a specific language structure.

Question 15

Compare the advantages and disadvantages of formal and informal techniques for the assessment of language.

Question 16

Testing can be defined as the process of collecting data for the purpose of making decisions about students.

Question 17

_________________ tests compare an individual's performance to that of a comparison population.

Question 18

When assessing the language skills of her students, Mrs. Feliz considers how her students' skills are developing in relation to requirements of her classroom curriculum. Which approach to assessment is Mrs. Feliz using?

A) ecological assessment
B) curriculum-based assessment
C) language sampling
D) standardized testing