DCD Exam 5 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
specific language impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - children have a language deficit,
but NOT hearing loss, low intelligence scores, or neurological damage
*determined exlucsionary criteria
*SLI effects 7% of children
exclusionary criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - other possible causes of language
impairment must be eliminated as possible reasons for a child's language delay to meet criteria
for SLI
major characteristics of SLI - CORRECT ANSWER - -language test score -1.25 standard
deviations or lower
-non verbal IQ of 85 or higher
-normal hearing
-no oral abnormalities
-no neurological disorder
-normal social ability
3 major subtypes of SLI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- -major delay in receptive language
-major delay in expressive language
-delay in both
late talkers - CORRECT ANSWER - term for later bloomers; a young child under the age
of 4 with a language delay; these children catch up to their peers in late pre-school
does SLI occur more frequently in males or females? - CORRECT ANSWER - males;
ratio of 3:1
, what is the cause of SLI? - CORRECT ANSWER - genetics
what is not the cause of SLI - CORRECT ANSWER - child's environment
what are the major deficits of children with SLI? - CORRECT ANSWER - -morphosyntax
-verb issues
-possessive issues
-pronoun issues
-difficulty learning complex syntax and vocabulary
what % of SLI children are diagnosed with ADHD? - CORRECT ANSWER - 59%
what % of SLI children have reading problems? - CORRECT ANSWER - 80%
three treatment paradigms - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. social interaction with peers
2. peer confederate training
3. sociodramatic script talking
social communication skills - CORRECT ANSWER - -peer entry
-answering
-asking
-commenting
-conflict negotiation
peer mediated intervention - strategies for young children - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
identify problem behavior
2. teach appropriate behavior
3. support practice
Questions and CORRECT Answers
specific language impairment - CORRECT ANSWER - children have a language deficit,
but NOT hearing loss, low intelligence scores, or neurological damage
*determined exlucsionary criteria
*SLI effects 7% of children
exclusionary criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - other possible causes of language
impairment must be eliminated as possible reasons for a child's language delay to meet criteria
for SLI
major characteristics of SLI - CORRECT ANSWER - -language test score -1.25 standard
deviations or lower
-non verbal IQ of 85 or higher
-normal hearing
-no oral abnormalities
-no neurological disorder
-normal social ability
3 major subtypes of SLI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- -major delay in receptive language
-major delay in expressive language
-delay in both
late talkers - CORRECT ANSWER - term for later bloomers; a young child under the age
of 4 with a language delay; these children catch up to their peers in late pre-school
does SLI occur more frequently in males or females? - CORRECT ANSWER - males;
ratio of 3:1
, what is the cause of SLI? - CORRECT ANSWER - genetics
what is not the cause of SLI - CORRECT ANSWER - child's environment
what are the major deficits of children with SLI? - CORRECT ANSWER - -morphosyntax
-verb issues
-possessive issues
-pronoun issues
-difficulty learning complex syntax and vocabulary
what % of SLI children are diagnosed with ADHD? - CORRECT ANSWER - 59%
what % of SLI children have reading problems? - CORRECT ANSWER - 80%
three treatment paradigms - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. social interaction with peers
2. peer confederate training
3. sociodramatic script talking
social communication skills - CORRECT ANSWER - -peer entry
-answering
-asking
-commenting
-conflict negotiation
peer mediated intervention - strategies for young children - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
identify problem behavior
2. teach appropriate behavior
3. support practice
