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Aspects of a language disorder -:- form: phonology, morphology, syntax content: semantics use: pragmatics language disorder -:- an impairment in how we understand (comprehension) and/or use (production) spoken or written language descriptive -:- we observe and describe the child's la...

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SPA6542 Midterm Questions and
Answers | Latest Update
Aspects of a language disorder

✓ -:- form: phonology, morphology, syntax

✓ content: semantics

✓ use: pragmatics




language disorder

✓ -:- an impairment in how we understand (comprehension) and/or use

(production) spoken or written language




descriptive

✓ -:- we observe and describe the child's language behavior in great detail (across

modalities and domains)




developmental

✓ -:- we compare the child's current skills to what we expect in typical

development




modalities of language



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✓ -:- comprehension: receptive language

production: expressive language




Etiologies of developmental language disorder DLD

✓ -:- no single cause

1. biological factor: genetic influences and neurological structure/function

2. cognitive factor: difference in perception, processing, storage and learning information ->

affect bio and behavior

3. environment factor: external experiences > high risk or protective factor vs biology




goals of intervention

✓ -:- 1. teach language behaviors

2. make the child a better communicator

3. be ethical




purpose of intervention

✓ -:- 1. change or eliminate underlying problem > specific short term goals

2. change the disorder > teach specific behaviors > short and long term goals (common:

children w. DLD)

3. teach compensatory strategies > function better w. deficits > life long deficit

4. influence the child's environment > often combined with other 3


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Intervention roles

✓ -:- I. Facilitation: help a child achieve language milestone sooner but the final

outcome is unchanged

II. Maintenance: preserve a behavior that might disappear/decrease

III. Induction: determines if endpoint will be reached > w/out intervention it would not >

most intense, cost-effective, could be mistaken for facilitation




evidence based practice

✓ -:- making use of scientific evidence to choose an intervention method




Formula for EBP

✓ -:- 1. formulate your clinical question using PICO elements

2. Use internal evidence

3. Find external evidence a) opinion of experts b) not all created equal c) critical of quality

4. grade the studies for a) relevance b) level of evidence c) direction/strength, consistency

5. integrate internal and external evidence

6. evaluate the decision by documenting outcomes




Objectives or intended goals of intervention




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✓ -:- a. basic goal: selected based on importance for functionality or severity of

deficit ex: grammar forms

b. intermediate goals: more specific than basic goal ex: auxiliaries

c. specific goal: a specific in stance of form, content, use ex: is, are




setting goals for intervention

✓ -:- behavior, context, criterion (accuracy: how well and consistency: how often)




targeting ZPD zone of proximal development

✓ -:- distance between a child's current level of independence and potential level of

performance

balance: challenging and doable




intervention approaches

✓ -:- A. clinician directed

B. client centered.

C. hybrid




clinician directed approach

✓ -:- drill or discrete trial intervention

stimuli are highly salient


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