Question 1

How does the adage "the more the better" apply to language intervention with preschoolers?

Accepted Answer

A)   increased exposure is beneficial
B)   the more goals the better
C)   increased complexity of models is key
D)   the more educated the clinician the better A

Question 2

Parallel talk emphasizes what the adult is doing or what is about to happen to the adult or in the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A child says "doggie allgone". Recast this utterance.

Accepted Answer

The dog is gone.

Question 4

Why do you need to specifically teach language rules to children with language impairment?

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Question 5

Beyond the children's profiles for specific language skills, age, nonverbal intelligence level, and amount of verbal behavior are among the child characteristics often considered in developing intervention goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Children with language impairments need to be given opportunities to produce intervention targets in order for them to be realized in their expressive language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why is controlling language complexity important in child language therapy?

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Question 8

Some refer to naturally occurring reinforcers or consequences of communicative events as intrinsic reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Lead a discussion based on the statement that "Language-disordered children must learn to communicate, not just learn the forms and content of language." What are the implications for intervention?

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Question 10

Overlearning is unnecessary for children with language disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One approach to language intervention involves shortening the length of mother's utterances to children in order to reduce complexity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

While he is washing dishes, a father is commenting to the child, "The water is hot. Oh, no, I got wet." What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)   parallel talk
B)   self-talk
C)   intrinsic motivation
D)   extrinsic motivation

Question 13

Many approaches in language intervention are based on naturalistic mother-child interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What approach is based on the knowledge that normal children learn language by actively exploring their environments and communicatively interacting with others?

Accepted Answer

A)   child-centered approach
B)   causative model approach
C)   non-developmental approach
D)   direct instruction approach

Question 15

What is the difference between developmental and non-developmental intervention?

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Question 16

How could you use the zone of proximal development in language therapy?

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Question 17

How do you ensure generalization of language therapy?

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Question 18

When and why would you begin to use a metalinguistic teaching approach?

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Question 19

Introduce the idea of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators in college students. Survey the students about their own motivators. How does this relate to their academic success?

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Question 20

What is the process of "discovering a general rule from observing multiple individual cases" known as?

Accepted Answer

A)   inductive processing
B)   deductive processing
C)   modeling
D)   joint attention

Exam 14: Considerations for Language Intervention

How does the adage "the more the better" apply to language intervention with preschoolers?

Parallel talk emphasizes what the adult is doing or what is about to happen to the adult or in the environment.

A child says "doggie allgone". Recast this utterance.

Why do you need to specifically teach language rules to children with language impairment?

Beyond the children's profiles for specific language skills, age, nonverbal intelligence level, and amount of verbal behavior are among the child characteristics often considered in developing intervention goals.

Children with language impairments need to be given opportunities to produce intervention targets in order for them to be realized in their expressive language.

Why is controlling language complexity important in child language therapy?

Some refer to naturally occurring reinforcers or consequences of communicative events as intrinsic reinforcement.

Lead a discussion based on the statement that "Language-disordered children must learn to communicate, not just learn the forms and content of language." What are the implications for intervention?

Overlearning is unnecessary for children with language disorders.

One approach to language intervention involves shortening the length of mother's utterances to children in order to reduce complexity.

While he is washing dishes, a father is commenting to the child, "The water is hot. Oh, no, I got wet." What is this an example of?

Many approaches in language intervention are based on naturalistic mother-child interactions.

What approach is based on the knowledge that normal children learn language by actively exploring their environments and communicatively interacting with others?

What is the difference between developmental and non-developmental intervention?

How could you use the zone of proximal development in language therapy?

How do you ensure generalization of language therapy?

When and why would you begin to use a metalinguistic teaching approach?

Introduce the idea of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators in college students. Survey the students about their own motivators. How does this relate to their academic success?

What is the process of "discovering a general rule from observing multiple individual cases" known as?