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

Question 1

Evidence from research into stuttering seems to indicate that

A)there is a genetic predisposition to stuttering.
B)stuttering is affected only by the speaker's attitude toward speaking.
C)there is a single cause and intervention for stuttering.
D)stuttering is a neurotic disorder.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A problem in teaching a child with a dialect is that the dialect may conceal

A)a child's low self-esteem.
B)a language delay or deficit.
C)the teacher's knowledge of the child's community.
D)the child's ability to get along with others from his or her community.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Five-year-old Terry says "pay" instead of "play." This is an example of which of these articulation errors?

A)A distortion
B)An omission
C)A substitution
D)The addition of extra sounds

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A disorder of voice quality is called

A)a language delay.
B)aphasia.
C)aphonia.
D)dysphonia.

Question 5

Any assessment of children who are bilingual should include

A)interaction with English-speaking adults to improve their skills.
B)assessments by a speech-language pathologist who is from the same cultural background as the child.
C)interactions with families of other non-English-speaking children.
D)assessments by speech-language pathologists who are skilled in the child's primary language.

Question 6

Stuttering is a disorder in

A)pitch.
B)voice quality.
C)fluency.
D)nasality.

Question 7

The _____________ is primarily responsible for the identification, diagnosis, and design of the treatment plan and curriculum for children with communication, language, and speech disorders.

A)psychologist
B)speech-language pathologist
C)special education teacher
D)regular education teacher

Question 8

Which of the following intervention strategies for communication disorders uses the child's natural inclination to talk about what he or she is doing, plans to do, or wants to do?

A)Behavioral approach
B)Interactive approach
C)Linguistic approach
D)Traditional therapy

Question 9

Lisping is an example of

A)an articulation error.
B)a fluency error.
C)a language disorder.
D)a voice disorder.

Question 10

Which of the following would be considered an articulation error?

A)Saying "sheeps" for "sheep"
B)Saying "ring" for "king"
C)Saying "runned" for "ran"
D)Saying "boy" for "man"

Question 11

The language children learn is

A)an expression of emotions.
B)the one spoken in the home.
C)an innate form of communication.
D)initially gestural.

Question 12

Apraxia is a(n)

A)impairment in the ability to communicate due to brain damage.
B)loss of the ability to speak at a normal volume.
C)disorder of voice quality.
D)impairment in the cognitive ability to plan the motor movements to produce speech.

Question 13

The most common communication disorder among public school students is

A)an articulation-phonology error.
B)a fluency error.
C)a language disorder.
D)a voice disorder.

Question 14

A child with a language disorder who is working on IEP goals in a specialized setting would be at which Tier of the RTI Model?

A)Tier III
B)Tier II
C)Tier I
D)This child would not be included in the RTI Model

Question 15

Being skilled in the area of supralinguistics means you can

A)understand any dialect.
B)understand sarcasm and/or puns.
C)can communicate nonverbally.
D)can eliminate stuttering in an individual.

Question 16

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

A)A distortion
B)An omission
C)A substitution
D)The addition of extra sounds

Question 17

Language acquisition is closely related to

A)the child's interest in reading.
B)the interaction of a child and his or her caregivers.
C)the amount of television a child watches.
D)the amount of time a child spends alone.

Question 18

Most language skills are fairly well in place by a child's ______________ year of life.

A)first
B)third
C)seventh
D)tenth

Question 19

Jim was born with a severely cleft palate.He is likely to exhibit which of the following communication disorders as a result?

A)Hypernasality
B)Hyponasality
C)Articulation problems associated with aphasia
D)Problems with pragmatics

Question 20

A problem with semantics would be classified as a disorder of

A)articulation-phonology.
B)fluency and speech timing.
C)voice.
D)language.

Question 21

Syntax is the

A)way language is actually used in conversation.
B)smallest unit of sound.
C)smallest unit of meaning.
D)order in which words are combined.

Question 22

A range of language and speech disorders due to poor muscle control and impaired breathing is a characteristic communication disorder of

A)cerebral palsy.
B)autism.
C)intellectual and development disorders.
D)severe, profound handicaps.

Question 23

Alicia is a preschool child with delayed speech and language development.Which of the following intervention strategies might be appropriate for her?

A)Amplification
B)Facilitated communication
C)Physical therapy
D)Interactive play with a speech therapist

Question 24

An inability to "read" and interpreter social cues, facial expressions, and gestures; difficulties with nonliteral language; and language delays are characteristic communication disorders of

A)intellectual and development disorders.
B)cerebral palsy.
C)autism.
D)severe, profound disorders.

Question 25

The following four processes are involved in the production of speech:

A)phonology, morphology, resonation, and semantics.
B)respiration, phonation, resonation, and articulation.
C)phonology, phonation, resonation, and semantics.
D)audition, respiration, resonation and articulation.

Question 26

Sharon, a fourth-grade student, is not aware that some language may be appropriate in one environment but not in another.Sharon's lack of awareness is a disorder of

A)morphology.
B)pragmatics.
C)phonology.
D)syntax.

Question 27

Modeling the correct pronunciation without correcting the child's speech is called

A)remediation.
B)facilitated communication.
C)recasting.
D)augmentative communication.

Question 28

Delayed language is an universal characteristic communication disorder of

A)intellectual and development disorders.
B)cerebral palsy.
C)autism.
D)severe, profound handicaps.

Question 29

The inability to process auditorially the rapidity of speech may result in

A)speech timing difficulties.
B)voice disorders.
C)fluency disorders.
D)phonological difficulties.

Question 30

The ability to receive and understand a message is called

A)fluency.
B)expressive language.
C)receptive language.
D)communication.

Question 31

Laura repeats sounds and syllables and stutters frequently.Laura's disorder is called

A)a fluency disorder.
B)a voice disorder.
C)an articulation disorder.
D)a language disorder.

Question 32

A problem with production of the accurate sounds of speech would be classified as a disorder of

A)articulation-phonology.
B)fluency and speech timing.
C)voice.
D)language.

Question 33

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

A)morphology.
B)pragmatics.
C)phonology.
D)syntax.

Question 34

Which of the following is an example of the RTI Tier II intervention?

A)Collaboration with the speech-language pathologist and/or special education teacher
B)Pointing to an object when given an augmentative communication board
C)Developing an IEP to address the specific articulation problems
D)Computer-generated programs to address fluency errors

Question 35

The loss of the ability to speak is called

A)apraxia.
B)aphasia.
C)anarthria.
D)dysarthria.

Question 36

A problem with pitch would be classified as a disorder of

A)articulation-phonology.
B)fluency and speech timing.
C)voice.
D)language.

Question 37

Morphology is the

A)way language is actually used in conversation.
B)smallest unit of sound.
C)rules that address how word are formed.
D)order in which words are combined.

Question 38

Communication requires the following three elements

A)phonology, morphology and semantics.
B)a messenger, a message, and a set of arbitrary signals.
C)a sender, a message, and a receiver.
D)a messenger, a speaker and morphology.

Question 39

______________ includes all forms of communication, other than oral speech, and is used to express thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas.

A)Remediation
B)Facilitated communication
C)Recasting
D)Augmentative communication

Question 40

Semantics is

A)how language is used socially.
B)the grammatical rules of writing.
C)the meaning of words and sentences.
D)the sound system and rules for the combination of sounds.

Question 41

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

A)demonstrating procedures and providing in-service training for teachers.
B)keeping records and making reports on children with communication disorders.
C)identifying children with communication disorders and directing remedial services for them.
D)directing fund-raising activities.

Question 42

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

A)reception; syntax
B)reception; expression
C)phonology; morphology
D)syntax; production

Question 43

The criteria for judging the severity of an articulation disorder include the

A)number and duration of errors.
B)variety and duration of errors.
C)onset and variety of errors.
D)number and variety of errors.

Question 44

A problem in teaching a child with a dialect is that the dialect may conceal

A)a child's low self-esteem.
B)the teacher's knowledge of the child's community.
C)a true delay or deficit.
D)the child's ability to get along with others from his or her community.

Question 45

Another term for language content is

A)syntax.
B)phonology.
C)semantics.
D)morphology.

Question 46

Phonology is the

A)order in which words are combined.
B)smallest unit of meaning.
C)smallest unit of sound.
D)way language is actually used in conversation.

Question 47

The ability to produce and send a message is called

A)receptive language.
B)expressive language.
C)total communication.
D)functional language.

Question 48

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

A)the general classroom.
B)the resource room.
C)the special school.
D)the self-contained special classroom.

Question 49

Understanding sarcasm and/or puns is being skilled in the area of

A)supralinguistics
B)syntax.
C)semantics.
D)phonology.

Question 50

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?

A)10 months of age
B)7 months to 1 year of age
C)1 to 2 years of age
D)2 to 3 years of age

Question 51

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

A)identifying children with communication disorders and directing remedial services for them.
B)demonstrating procedures and providing in-service training for teachers.
C)keeping records and making reports on children with communication disorders.
D)directing fund-raising activities.

Question 52

Most language skills are fairly well in place by a child's ______________ year of life.

A)tenth
B)seventh
C)third
D)first

Question 53

An example of a Tier I service for a child with a communication disorder would be

A)specific tutoring on methods to communicate.
B)cooperative learning activities to promote child-to-child talking.
C)books on tape so a child can read alone and hear the words in a resource room.
D)speech therapy as determined by the child's IEP.

Question 54

Which of the following is an example of the normal prelinguistic system?

A)drawing a picture
B)pointing to an object
C)building with blocks
D)making swallowing noises

Question 55

Dysphonia is a disorder of

A)pitch.
B)voice quality.
C)loudness.
D)articulation.

Question 56

The order in which words are combined is called

A)phonology.
B)syntax.
C)morphology.
D)semantics.

Question 57

The impairment in the ability to plan the movement for speech is

A)aphasia.
B)apraxia.
C)stuttering.
D)dysphonia.

Question 58

Which of the following trends focuses on teaching children language that can be put to direct use for social communication?

A)Alternative modes of language
B)Developmental language
C)Functional language
D)Ecology of language

Question 59

Sharon, a fourth-grade student, is not aware that some language may be appropriate in one environment but not in another.Sharon's lack of awareness is a disorder of

A)morphology.
B)phonology.
C)pragmatics.
D)syntax.

Question 60

Problems with ____________ include hypernasality and hyponasality.

A)resonation
B)pitch
C)syntax
D)semantics

Question 61

____________________ is central to our ability to fit into society successfully, and when difficulties with language and/or speech interfere with it, children often experience problems.

Question 62

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
The impairment or deviant development of comprehension or the use of a spoken, written, or other symbol system.

Question 63

There is a strong relationship between phonological errors and

A)visual acuity.
B)comprehension.
C)dyscalculia.
D)reading problems.

Question 64

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
The exchange of thoughts, information, feelings, or ideas.

Question 65

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
The movement of the mouth and tongue that shapes sound into speech.

Question 66

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
The process that gives the voice a unique characteristic and identifies the person.

Question 67

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

Question 68

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
A system of gesturing that contains meaning.

Question 69

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
The study of how we make sounds.

Question 70

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

Question 71

Sharon has loss the ability to speak.This would be called

A)Dysarthria.
B)Anarthria.
C)Apaxia.
D)Omissions.

Question 72

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
The production of sound by the vibration of the vocal cords.

Question 73

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
A disorder in speech and/or language.

Question 74

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
A variation in language differing in pronunciation, vocabulary, or syntax from the literary form of language.

Question 75

Articulation and stuttering respond well to

A)medication.
B)early intervention.
C)developing listening skills.
D)developing reading skills.

Question 76

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
A disorder in voice quality.

Question 77

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
Thought transformed into words and received by a listener through hearing.

Question 78

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
Instructional strategies or aids for children with severe motor problems who cannot produce intelligible speech.

Question 79

The ability to receive and understand a message is

A)expressive language.
B)communication.
C)developmental language.
D)receptive language.

Question 80

MATCHING
Match each statement to the item listed below
a.American Sign Language
b.Articulation
c.Audition
d.Augmented and alternative communication
e.Communication
f.Communication disorder
g.Dialect
h.Dysphonia
i.Fluency
j.Language disorder
k.Phonation
l.Phonology
m.Resonation
The flow of speech.