Deck 8: Language and Bilingual Assessment

Question 1

What aspect of language and communication are evaluators assessing when they measure use of language in thinking,planning,and cognition?

A)communication intents
B)expressive language
C)inner language
D)receptive language

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Describe the advantages and drawbacks of using informal language sampling procedures and identify two techniques for obtaining language samples.

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

Which of the following assessments measures a child's everyday language?

A)Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals,Fourth Edition
B)Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test,Third Edition
C)spontaneous language sampling

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is a description of the structural component of language called semantics?

A)smallest meaningful unit of language
B)use of language in context
C)the way words go together to form phrases
D)word meanings and word relationships

Question 5

Which test or assessment would an evaluator use to measure receptive language ability?

A)Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis,Second Edition
B)Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Fourth Edition
C)spontaneous language sampling

Question 6

Which language disabilities are by far the most common among children?

A)Articulation disorders
B)Auditory discrimination problems
C)Receptive language delays
D)Voicing errors

Question 7

Which component of language is measured by the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation,Second Edition?

A)Morphology
B)Phonology
C)Pragmatics
D)Semantics

Question 8

What structural component of language is assessed when measuring a child's ability to put words together to form phrases and sentences?

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

Question 9

Which of the following is a description of the structural component of language called pragmatics?

A)smallest meaningful unit of language
B)use of language in context
C)the way words go together to form phrases
D)word meanings and word relationships

Question 10

Which test measures only receptive language?

A)Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test,Fourth Edition
B)Tests of Language Development-Intermediate,Fourth Edition
C)Test of Pragmatic Skills,Second Edition

Question 11

What are the purposes and uses of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Fourth Edition (PPVT-4)? Why do you think this test is so widely used with students who have special needs?

Question 12

List and describe the structural components of language and name a representative test for assessing student performance in each component.

Question 13

Which professional(s)is/are responsible for assessing a child's speech and language development?

A)the speech and language pathologist
B)the speech and language pathologist,and the psychologist
C)the speech and language pathologist,and the teacher
D)the teacher

Question 14

When selecting a communication system for a child who is nonvocal or nonverbal,which of the following is an essential first step in the functional evaluation process?

A)evaluating future communication needs
B)assessing a specific communication system
C)collecting data on the child's progress in learning the system
D)conducting an ecological evaluation of communication needs

Question 15

Which of the following is the most common language problem among young children?

A)auditory discrimination
B)producing the sounds of speech
C)understanding the language of others
D)using language in thinking,planning,and cognition

Question 16

When selecting a communication system for a child who is nonvocal or nonverbal,which of the following is the last step in the functional evaluation process?

A)evaluating future communication needs
B)assessing a specific communication system
C)collecting data on the child's progress in learning the system
D)conducting an ecological evaluation of communication needs

Question 17

Explain the meaning of the term "pragmatics," and discuss why this is an important aspect of language assessment and intervention especially with older students who have disabilities.

Question 18

What aspect of language and communication are teachers assessing when they measure how a child sends messages and translates feelings into speech?

A)communication intents
B)expressive language
C)inner language
D)receptive language

Question 19

What aspect of language and communication are teachers assessing when they measure how a child gives meaning to sensory (usually auditory)input?

A)communication intents
B)expressive language
C)inner language
D)receptive language

Question 20

What structural component of language is assessed when measuring a child's ability to produce the speech sounds in the word such as "boy"?

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

Question 21

A school system is interested in improving their assessment procedures for students who are English language learners.What procedures might evaluators rely on to ensure that they have all the information and data necessary for making the best possible assessment decisions?

Question 22

Provide students with children's language samples and demonstrate how to calculate the mean length of utterance.Then have the students calculate the mean length of utterance in one or more samples.Finally,discuss the assessment results.

Question 23

Obtain the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test,Fourth Edition and demonstrate administration of this widely used test with a child.After the demonstration discuss the results including how teachers may use information about a child's language development in the classroom.

Question 24

Invite a speech and language pathologist to class and conduct an interview with them about the types of assessment used with children with speech and language problems.