Question 1

James, at age 4, can follow verbal directions and understand what others say to him, but he does not talk. James does not have an organic or physiological abnormality. His problem can be described as

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A) expressive aphasia. 
B) preverbal language disorder. 
C) receptive aphasia. 
D) acquired aphasia. 
E) central language disorder.

Question 2

When 2-year-old Jason points and says "truck," his mother says "you want the truck, well here it is." This method is called

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A) expansion. 
B) self-talk. 
C) parallel talk. 
D) negative reinforcement. 
E) time out.

Question 3

The social side of language is called

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

Question 4

Linguistics is the study of languages through the linguistic components of each language. Name the five linguistic components of language.

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Question 5

What is meant by early literacy, and how does it apply to teaching children with learning disabilities and related mild disabilities?

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Question 6

Rapid automatized naming refers to

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A) fast word finding. 
B) bilingual problems. 
C) pragmatics. 
D) limited English proficiency. 
E) articulation.

Question 7

The linguistic components of speech sounds in a language is called

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

Question 8

Phonological awareness is demonstrated through

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A) the ability to tap out the number of sounds in words. 
B) the ability to recognize rhymes. 
C) the ability to segment the sounds of language. 
D) the ability to count sounds in words. 
E) All of these.

Question 9

The ability to hear the rapid sounds in language to understand speech is called

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A) limited English proficiency. 
B) linguistics. 
C) temporal acoustic processing. 
D) oral expressive language. 
E) pragmatics.

Question 10

Several different forms of language are integrated in the overall language system. Name the four forms of language.

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Question 11

The expressive language skills are

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A) writing and speaking. 
B) reading and writing. 
C) writing and listening. 
D) listening and reading. 
E) speaking and reading.

Question 12

Kimberly at age 3 does not understand single words spoken to her, such as juice and cracker. English is the language of her home. Her problem is a(n)

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A) language difference. 
B) articulation difficulty. 
C) receptive language disorder. 
D) speech disorder. 
E) bilingual problem.

Question 13

What is the most frequently identified disability for preschool children?

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Question 14

A distinction is made between a speech disorder and a language disorder. Which of the following is a speech disorder?

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A) Saying "wabbit" for "rabbit" 
B) Delay in beginning to talk 
C) Limited vocabulary for the child's chronological age 
D) A problem with syntactics 
E) Dysnomia

Question 15

A distinction is made between a speech disorder and a language disorder. Which of the following is considered a language disorder?

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A) Lateral lisp 
B) Stuttering 
C) Articulation difficulties 
D) Saying "fank you" instead of "thank you" 
E) Delayed speech

Question 16

What method is used to teach children whose native language is not English when there are many children in the school who speak many different languages? Instruction is in English, using careful control of English presentation and many repetitions.

Accepted Answer

A) English as a second language (ESL) 
B) Bilingual instruction 
C) Immersion instruction 
D) Berlitz method 
E) None of these.

Question 17

Which theory of language learning suggests that children have a natural or instinctive capacity for acquiring language?

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A) Biological theory 
B) Visual-motor theory 
C) Information-processing theory 
D) Social theory 
E) Behavioral theory

Question 18

A middle ear infection that might affect language learning is called

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A) dysnomia. 
B) echolalia. 
C) otis media. 
D) disgraphia. 
E) limited English proficiency.

Question 19

The receptive language skills are

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