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COMD 4450 EXAM 2 STUDY
GUIDE 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
Teaching Strategies for Adolescents - correct answer --Direct
teaching: need to be taught language, how to learn it, and how to
use it
-starting from a broken system (cannot assume similarity to
typically developing peers)
-teach, expect, reward self-activation and self-initiation
-ensure overlearning and stabilization, redundancy
-employ concrete activities to work on abstract tasks
Down Syndrome - correct answer --pragmatic strengths (gestures
too)
-speech intelligibility compromised
-hearing is a concern (flat eustachian tube)
-stronger receptive language
Fragile X Syndrome - correct answer --less delays in girls'
narrative abilities
-impaired convo skills
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-perseveration is a problem
-speech intelligibility a concern
-75% of males also have ASD
-delays in receptive an expressive lang
Angelman Syndrome - correct answer --most not able to acquire
speech skills sufficient to use as primary communication
-hand flapping
-repetitive behaviors
-feeding problems due to such/swallow disorders
-can lead to tongue protrusion
-use of AAC systems
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - correct answer --difficulty with syntax
-strength in receptive language
-social context language issues
-difficulty with empathy
-attention deficits (49%-94%)
-delayed suck, poor feeding
-craniofacial anomalies
COMD 4450 EXAM 2 STUDY
GUIDE 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
Teaching Strategies for Adolescents - correct answer --Direct
teaching: need to be taught language, how to learn it, and how to
use it
-starting from a broken system (cannot assume similarity to
typically developing peers)
-teach, expect, reward self-activation and self-initiation
-ensure overlearning and stabilization, redundancy
-employ concrete activities to work on abstract tasks
Down Syndrome - correct answer --pragmatic strengths (gestures
too)
-speech intelligibility compromised
-hearing is a concern (flat eustachian tube)
-stronger receptive language
Fragile X Syndrome - correct answer --less delays in girls'
narrative abilities
-impaired convo skills
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-perseveration is a problem
-speech intelligibility a concern
-75% of males also have ASD
-delays in receptive an expressive lang
Angelman Syndrome - correct answer --most not able to acquire
speech skills sufficient to use as primary communication
-hand flapping
-repetitive behaviors
-feeding problems due to such/swallow disorders
-can lead to tongue protrusion
-use of AAC systems
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - correct answer --difficulty with syntax
-strength in receptive language
-social context language issues
-difficulty with empathy
-attention deficits (49%-94%)
-delayed suck, poor feeding
-craniofacial anomalies
