Question 1

To document outcomes based on individual intervention plans, speech-language pathologists use demographic and diagnostic data along with a series of scales that measure

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A) academic achievement. 
B) functional communication. 
C) social skills. 
D) social communication.

Question 2

What should be considered when developing an assessment-based intervention plan for a student with communication disorders?

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Question 3

Much of a child's language and social development depend on two characteristics of language interaction the child has with caregivers. What are the characteristics?

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A) nature and quantity of the language 
B) quality and variety of the language 
C) variety and resonance of the language 
D) loudness and functionality of the language

Question 4

Most cases of childhood stuttering are resolved by adulthood.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements about communication variations is true?

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A) If a student does not use the language expected in school, she or he has a language disorder. 
B) Someone with a language difference that is a disorder has difficulty communicating even in his or her home language community. 
C) Children of nondominant cultures should not be expected to learn the rules for effective communication in the dominant culture. 
D) Professionals no longer have a problem of bias in normative tests of language assessment.

Question 6

Each of the following statements about adolescents and adults with speech and language problems is true EXCEPT

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A) They might refer themselves to a speech-language pathologist because of social embarrassment. 
B) The loss of the ability to speak is typically more disabling than the loss of the ability to use language. 
C) People with severe disabilities may need to be taught an alternative to oral language or be given an augmentative communication system. 
D) There may be problems settings realistic goals for speech and language learning.

Question 7

Describe three ways that speech-language pathologists and teachers can collaborate to serve students with communication disorders.

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Question 8

The theory that language depends on brain development and proper brain functioning and that language disorders resulting from brain dysfunction can sometimes be compensated for is the theory of

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A) biological maturation. 
B) behavioral psychology. 
C) information processing. 
D) cognitive development.

Question 9

Approximately what percentage of students in elementary and secondary grades is thought to have a language disorder?

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A) 1% 
B) 5% 
C) 15% 
D) 20%

Question 10

Due to a brain injury, Henry has difficulty selecting and sequencing speech. He knows he makes errors and what he wants to say, but simply cannot. Henry's condition is

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A) dysarthria. 
B) stuttering. 
C) acquired apraxia. 
D) acquired aphasia.

Question 11

Students with communication disorders may have trouble with stories about ideas or events one has experienced or thought about, called

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A) autobiographical narratives. 
B) personal essays. 
C) first-person accounts. 
D) personal narratives.

Question 12

Requesting objects, rejecting interactions, sharing ideas, and seeking social interaction are examples of

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A) communicative function. 
B) communication. 
C) language. 
D) expressive language.

Question 13

What percentage of children and adults are considered stutterers?

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A) 1% 
B) 2% 
C) 5% 
D) 8%

Question 14

Jeremy is a four-year-old boy who makes infantile noises and uses gestures to request objects. He displays

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A) articulation problems. 
B) acquired aphasia. 
C) prelinguistic communication. 
D) syntactic dysfunction.

Question 15

A language disorder that involves problems with functional and socially appropriate communication is

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A) communication. 
B) semantics. 
C) speech. 
D) pragmatics.

Question 16

Distinguish between a communication disorder and a communication variation. When might a communication variation demand special teaching?

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Question 17

Each of the following statements about classification of language disorders is true EXCEPT

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A) A primary language disorder has no known cause. 
B) About half the children whose language development is delayed at age 2 will gradually catch up developmentally. 
C) More than half of the children who show language impairments in kindergarten will have obvious reading problems by second grade. 
D) Difficulty in using language in social interactions and relationships is an exclusive feature of secondary language disorders.

Question 18

Many of the academic and social difficulties of adolescents and adults are now attributed to basic language disorders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Encoding, or sending messages, is referred to as

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

Question 20

About 50% of the children whose language is delayed at age 2 will gradually catch up developmentally with their age peers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Learners With Communication Disorders

To document outcomes based on individual intervention plans, speech-language pathologists use demographic and diagnostic data along with a series of scales that measure

What should be considered when developing an assessment-based intervention plan for a student with communication disorders?

Much of a child's language and social development depend on two characteristics of language interaction the child has with caregivers. What are the characteristics?

Most cases of childhood stuttering are resolved by adulthood.

Which of the following statements about communication variations is true?

Each of the following statements about adolescents and adults with speech and language problems is true EXCEPT

Describe three ways that speech-language pathologists and teachers can collaborate to serve students with communication disorders.

The theory that language depends on brain development and proper brain functioning and that language disorders resulting from brain dysfunction can sometimes be compensated for is the theory of

Approximately what percentage of students in elementary and secondary grades is thought to have a language disorder?

Due to a brain injury, Henry has difficulty selecting and sequencing speech. He knows he makes errors and what he wants to say, but simply cannot. Henry's condition is

Students with communication disorders may have trouble with stories about ideas or events one has experienced or thought about, called

Requesting objects, rejecting interactions, sharing ideas, and seeking social interaction are examples of

What percentage of children and adults are considered stutterers?

Jeremy is a four-year-old boy who makes infantile noises and uses gestures to request objects. He displays

A language disorder that involves problems with functional and socially appropriate communication is

Distinguish between a communication disorder and a communication variation. When might a communication variation demand special teaching?

Each of the following statements about classification of language disorders is true EXCEPT

Many of the academic and social difficulties of adolescents and adults are now attributed to basic language disorders.

Encoding, or sending messages, is referred to as

About 50% of the children whose language is delayed at age 2 will gradually catch up developmentally with their age peers.