________, such as language sampling, are much more valid and
effective for gathering information on the error's children make
in real communicative situations than __________.
A. criterion-referenced measures; standardized tests
B. standardized tests; criterion-referenced measures
C. criterion-referenced measures; screenings
D. standardized tests; screenings Correct Answer criterion-
referenced measures; standardized tests
A child who is a late talker begins to label concrete nouns. This
is an example of improvements in which aspect of language?
a. Form
b. Content
c. Use
d. Metalinguistics Correct Answer Content
A naturalist perspective on language impairment is based on:
a. How society values academic achievement
b. An individual being a certain number of standard deviations
away from average performance
c. How an individual performs in a home environment
d. How an individual's language skills impact everyday activities
Correct Answer An individual being a certain number of
standard deviations away from average performance
A normative perspective on language impairment is based on:
a. How society values academic achievement
b. An individual being a certain number of standard deviations
away from average performance
,c. How an individual performs in a home environment
d. A and C only Correct Answer A & C Only
How society values academic achievement & How an individual
performs in a home environment
According to Costanza-Smith (2010), spontaneous speech is
more _________ than standardized tests for identifying
preschoolers with clinically diagnosed language delays and
reflects a more ________ measure of a child's use of language in
everyday contexts.
A. valid; sensitive
B. precise; valid
C. sensitive; valid
D. naturalistic; accurate Correct Answer sensitive; valid
According to Kahmi (2004) why is it difficult for SLP's to
pinpoint what a "language disorder" is?
a. For children with language disorders, deficits are not always
associated with a more pervasive disorder.
b. No empirical studies have been conducted with children with
language disorders.
c. Researchers and Clinicians in the field have historically called
problems associated with language disorders different names.
d. A and C
e. B and C Correct Answer A & C
For children with language disorders, deficits are not always
associated with a more pervasive disorder & Researchers and
Clinicians in the field have historically called problems
associated with language disorders different names.
, According to the textbook, evaluating feeding and oral motor
development in high-risk newborns involves two components:
chart review and ________ .
a. Bedside swallow evaluation
b. MRI of the stomach
c. Parent counseling
d. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Correct Answer
Bedside swallow evaluation
All of the following are either congenital or inherited disorders
that place children at risk for developing language and cognitive
deficits, except:
a. Hurler syndrome
b. Craniofacial disorders
c. Klinefelter's syndrome
d. Sickle cell anemia
e. Turner's syndrome Correct Answer Sickle cell anemia
All of the following are prenatal factors that place an infant at
risk for the development of communication disorders, except:
a. Maternal consumption of excessive alcohol
b. Exposure to environmental toxins such as lead, mercury and
other heavy metals
c. Mild exercise throughout pregnancy
d. In utero infections such as rubella, cytomegalovirus and
toxoplasmosis Correct Answer Mild exercise throughout
pregnancy
As part of the assessment process, the SLP is qualified to do
formal IQ testing.
a. True