360 Chapter 4 & 5

Which action is important in communication development in that it predicts the emergence of language symbols?

• Pointing

• Nodding (to indicate yes or no)

• Waving

• Showing

A child who combines gestures and words is likely to soon produce his or her first spoken:

• adjective (happy, sad, tired).

• simple sentence (I want the bunny.).

• question (Where is Daddy?).

• two-word combination (my cup).

True or False? Delays in pointing are associated with delays in spoken language development.

• True

• False

Gestures that demonstrate a pragmatic function to gain or maintain adult interaction, request items, or draw attention to a referent, would be an example of which type of gesture?

• Emblem

• Representational

• Deictic

• Beat

When Mrs. Puckett is lecturing she primarily uses which type of gesture?

• Beat

• Emblem

• Representational

• Deictic

Which gesture conveys some aspect of the referent’s meaning so they could be understood when they are produced without the reference in sight?

• Representational

• Emblem

• Deictic

• Beat

Usually, after children have acquired ________________ different words in their expressive vocabularies, they begin to produce two-word combinations.

• 60

• 50

• 40

• 30

The most important thing to know about a child’s capabilities when evaluating a child’s language abilities is his or her ________________________.

• Language spoken at home

• socioeconomic status

• parental education

• hearing status

Which type of "wh" question should be targeted last because it is more difficult based on the WH question hierarchy? 

• why

• who

• what

• when

When a child has a very restricted vocabulary but wants to label something but there is no available, specific label, she or he may use a word that is in their vocabulary. This may lead to calling a “horse” a “dog”.  This is an example of an _________.

• Underextension

• Overextension

• Fast Mapping

• Slow Mapping