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Developmental language disorders in infancy and early childhood

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Delay:

a)

Processes occur in the appropriate sequence, but slower than observed in typically-developing children

b)

a time of preparing you for the promise.

c)

developmental language impairment (DLI)

d)

disorders in infancy and early childhood 

2.

Children with Down syndrome display language delay because their language still develops in the same sequence. In the same order, with high reliability, know which language processes are going to develop next based on the child's current level of functioning. But it just happens at a different pace than typically developing children. So that's a language delay.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

N/A

d)

N/A

3.

a delay, is an expectation that the child will catch up at some point in time.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

c)

N/A

d)

N/A

4.

Disorder :

a)

N/A

b)

(synonymous with impairment): 

▫a measurable similar between what the child is able to do, and what is expected of typically-developing children.

 can say language disorder or language impairment. 

c)

(synonymous with not impairment): 

▫a measurable difference between what the child is able to do, and what is expected of typically-developing children.

 can say language disorder or language impairment. 

d)

(synonymous with impairment): 

▫a measurable difference between what the child is able to do, and what is expected of typically-developing children.

 can say language disorder or language impairment. 

5.

Disorder is where

a)

language does develop in the order that it does for typically developing children. 

b)

language does not develop in the order that it does for typically developing children. 

c)

N/A

d)

difference is you see in terms of the language production or language understanding of a child is so different from typical development, then you call it a disorder.

6.

if a delay is so

a)

N/A

b)

called a disorder.

c)

far removed from the typical timeline of language development, then it's called a disorder.

d)

look at their dominant language and whether or not it is showing signs of typical

7.

little ones under the age of probably about five or so they present with language difficulties. Mostly, we call it a

a)

language delay because we don't know yet.

b)

Disorder

c)

expectation that the child will catch up at some point in time.

d)

words delay and disorder are synonymous 

8.

a five-year-old and they're still not producing words is a

a)

They are just having a hard time

b)

language delay

c)

its a disorder.

d)

N/a

9.

It is up to the professional to decide whether or not what they see is something that you can call a delay, saying that they are just behind in their language development, but we expect them to catch up, or if what you think you see is actually so deviant from typical language development that no, this is not just a delay, this is really an impairment. 

a)

False

b)

delay is so far removed from the typical timeline of language development, then it's called a disorder.

c)

True

d)

words delay and disorder are synonymous 

10.

words delay and disorder are synonymous 

a)

N/A

b)

correct

c)

incorrect

d)

N/A

11.

if the difference is you see in terms of the language production or language understanding of a child is so different from typical development, then you call it

a)

delay

b)

disorder

c)

language difference

12.

Difference:  

a)

true

b)

non-pathological variations in the acquisition of language skills; typically seen in bilingual or bi-dialectal children who are learning languages with different rule systems

c)

false

13.
  • Do SLPs provide services for language differences in children when they are not showing delay/disorder in their dominant language?

a)

YES

b)

NO

14.

A child's first lanaguage is spanish and they are learning english you can't base your identification of a language delay or disorder on their English ?

a)

incorrect

b)

correct

15.

Always look at their dominant language and whether or not it is showing signs of typical development.

a)

MAYBE

b)

NO

c)

YES

16.

Does a diagnosis of language delay mean that the child can eventually catch up with his or her peers?

a)

Yes, they will eventually catch up, but that does not mean they must do it all by themselves. They can still get services provided so they can catch up with peers

b)

No they will not catch up, but that does not mean they must do it all by themselves. They can still get services provided so they can catch up with peers

17.

Developmental Language Delay (DLD)

In expressive language:

a)

In expressive language:

▫Limited vocabulary

▫Grammatical errors

▫Shorter

b)

In expressive language:

▫Limited vocabulary

▫Grammatical errors

▫Difficulty with word recall

▫Shorter/less complex sentence structure

c)

In expressive language:

▫Difficulty with word recall

▫Shorter/less complex sentence structure

18.

limited vocabulary, so they don't know as many words as other kids their age.

a)

incorrect

b)

correct

19.

limited vocab

could be due to lots of different factors. 

examples:

a)

- due to possibly a language impairment or a language disorder that is manifesting as a delay right now because the child isn't really old enough or maybe they're not as far behind their typically developing peers.

-it could be due to lack of exposure.

socioeconomic households

b)

Because they aren't listening

c)

Difficulty with word recall

d)

expressive language:

20.

kids in the low SES homes heard so many fewer words, just words overall than the kids in the high SES homes.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

kids in the higher SES homes who heard lots of different words and lots more words when they were infants had higher vocabularies in third grade.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

22.

kids who have a developmental language delay will often use very less complex sentence structures

a)

YES

b)

NO

23.

Developmental Language Delay (DLD)

Mixed receptive/expressive delay:

a)

All the previously noted symptoms

▫Difficulty with certain types of terminology (e.g., spatial terms)

b)

All the previously noted symptoms

c)

All the previously noted symptoms

▫Difficulty understanding words or sentences

▫Difficulty with certain types of terminology (e.g., spatial terms)

d)

Mixed receptive/expressive

24.

receptive language is

a)

developmental language delay

b)

what a child understands

ex-when you talk to them, do they understand all the words that you're saying? Can they follow directions?

c)

higher SES homes

d)

limited vocabulary

25.

Developmental Language Delay (DLD)

a)

interferes with social communication only

b)

interferes with test only

c)

Identified by standardized testing

•Interferes with academic/occupational function

•Interferes with social communication

•May co-occur with intellectual disabilities, sensory deficits, autism, environmental deprivation

26.

standardized testing allows us to know.

a)

what typical scores are for any age, and the ages are very finite in detail.

b)

May co-occur with intellectual disabilities, sensory deficits, autism, environmental deprivation

c)

academic/occupational function

27.

take a kid who's three years two months old and the test will help you compare them to other three-year two-month-old kids.

a)

language disorder example

b)

standardized testing

example

c)

language delay example

28.

tests give you sort of just a broad overview of what the child is doing in terms of language, both expressive and receptive.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

29.

Standardized testing will

a)

won't help at all

b)

tell you that the child has a disorder

c)

give you a way to tell whether or not the child that you are providing services to is developing typically.

30.

if their language delay is affecting how well they are doing in school, then it's an issue.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

31.

Developmental language delays interfere with social communication.

a)

correct

b)

incorrect

32.

Developmental language delays can co-occur with intellectual disabilities, sensory deficits, specifically hearing loss, autism, and environmental deprivation, example- like genie.

a)

N/A

b)

YES

c)

NO

33.

DLD in pre-linguistic children

a)

•Limited vocalization

•Fewer referential and conventional gestures

•Less joint attention

•Less social interaction

b)

•Limited vocalization

•Fewer referential and conventional gestures

•Less social interaction

c)

Less social interaction

34.

developmental language delay looks different in pre-linguistic children and in older children, preschool age children and school age children

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

35.

pre-linguistic really means that the child isn't yet using formal language; they are using formal symbol-based language like words.What types of symbol-based language children typically do ?

a)

only hand gestures

b)

talking

c)

pointing and vocalizing and gesturing and doing those kinds of things to communicate.

36.

joint attention means:

a)

gestures

b)

language delay

c)

two people are looking and are attending to the same thing

37.

What might occur if there isn't joint attention with children

a)

They will be fine

b)

less joint attention, you've got less language learning and less social interaction because of the language difficulties that occur.

c)

No

d)

yes

38.

For toddlers, social interaction is so important because you're learning about language and You're learning about how things work and how people work.

a)

CORRECT

b)

INCORRECT

39.

DLD at the one word stage:

a)

-Failure to develop words until around 18-24 months

-Delay in comprehension of single words and simple phrases

b)

single words

c)

simple phrases

40.

DLD in the early linguistic stage:

a)

--Difficulty developing vocabulary

--Slow to use words in combination

--Limited receptive vocabulary

--Poor comprehension of words and phrases

--Speech sound production errors

b)

cognitive control thinking skills

c)

Planning & Organization

41.

DLD in the preschool years:

a)

frontal lobe

b)

Emotional control:

c)

--Problems with acquisition of morphological markers (e.g., -ing, -ed)

--Failure to acquire complex verb forms (e.g., auxiliaries, modals)

--Failure to acquire more complex syntactic forms (e.g., embedded clauses)

42.

DLD in kindergarten:

a)

-Difficulties at all levels of language use:

Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics

-Problems learning to read

-Impaired social interactions

b)

Sends information

c)

Support and protect

43.

So developmental language delay at this stage you'll see failure to develop words until after

a)

no

b)

yes

c)

18 month period from 18 to 24 months

44.

kids at this stage who have developmental language delay might have a difficult time understanding things like

a)

where's your water?

b)

correct

c)

give me your bear

d)

incorrect

45.

Developmental language delay entails

a)

smiling

b)

laughing

c)

difficulty developing vocabulary