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What is a proto-declarative word?
A single word that makes a statement
What is a proto-imperative word?
A single word that makes a demand
What sort of response is babbling?
Tactile
What sort of content is most babbling by hearing impaired children made up of?
Vowels
What sort of responses are more likely to come from the parent of a heating impaired infant?
Inflexibility, control, and disapproval
What is the difference in motherese directed toward a hearing impaired child?
Atypical intonation, fewer gestures, fewer questions, anxious facial expressions
What kind of word should a child's first word be?
"Power word"
What constitutes a "power word?"
A word that gets the child something he or she wants
How is the process of learning a first word diverted in hearing impaired children?
They are over taught words that do not have power for them
What kinds of words do children with hearing impairment have difficulty with?
Words with multiple meanings and concepts that have several different words
Why is mean length of utterance (MLU) an unfair measurement of linguistic knowledge for hearing impaired children who sign?
A sign can stand for more than one word
What is the sentence structure of hearing impaired children like?
They speak in more, shorter sentences
What is pragmatics?
The sociolinguistic system that patterns the use of language in context
What issues do hearing impaired children have with pragmatics?
No concept of appropriate volume levels, no concept of conversational space, do not understand figurative language, problems with turn taking
What are the 4 purposes for assessment of hearing impaired children?
Provide a detailed account of strengths and weaknesses, make it easy to plan individualized instruction, determine the appropriate level of language instruction, required by law
What are the two classifications of assessment?
Norm referenced and criterion referenced
What is a norm referenced assessment?
Assessment that compares an individual's performance to that of their peers
What are the five types of scores most commonly seen on a norm referenced test?
Mental age, age equivalent, percentile rank, standard score, and scaled score
Which type of assessment is required by law?
Norm referenced assessment
What is a criterion referenced assessment?
Test designed to measure a person's absolute mastery of specific knowledge or skills
What format does the analysis of a criterion referenced assessment usually take?
Checklist
What is echoing?
Attempting to clarify a child's utterance by repeating it and leaving a blank where the unintelligible portion was
What is modeling?
Correcting the child's language in a non-threatening manner
What is expansion?
Repeating the child's utterance and adding one element to it
What is expansion+?
Repeating the child's utterance and adding more than one element
What is parallel talk?
An adult describes what the child is doing
What is self-talk?
An adult describes what they are doing
What is description?
Naming the characteristics of an object or concept
What are the eight methods of language programming?
Imitation, echoing, modeling, expansion, expansion +, parallel talk, self talk, and description
What are the ten criteria of program selection?
Type of hearing loss, severity of hearing loss, site of lesion, age of onset, auditory discrimination, acceptance process, promptness in seeking service, family support, communication/education/vocation priorities, problem solving skills
What are the two styles of intervention?
Structured and natural
What is a structured intervention method?
Activities are adult initiated and language is highly directive and evaluative
What is a natural intervention method?
An adult follows up and elaborates on the child's initiation and utterances are dependent on the child's focus or interest
What is an example of a natural intervention setting?
The Children's Center
What is an example of a structured intervention setting?
The DuBard School
What population do structured programs work best for?
3rd grade and older
What population do natural intervention programs work best for?
2nd grade and younger
What level of vocabulary is taught to children in structured programs?
Vocabulary three years below their chronological age
In structured programs, which skill is taught first: production, or recognition and comprehension?
Recognition and comprehension
What is the Fitzgerald Key?
A structured language program
Who developed the Fitzgerald Key?
Edith Fitzgerald from the Wisconsin School for the Deaf
What are the two levels of the Fitzgerald Key?
Early sentence development and complete sentence development
How is language learned using the Fitzgerald Key?
Language is visually coded into columns
What is the Patterned Approach?
A structured language program
What are the four goals of the Patterned approach?
Hear it, use it, read it, write it
What are the limitations of the Patterned approach?
All sentences start with a verb + and only seven sentence forms are used
Where is the Patterned Approach commonly used?
The Midwest and northwest
What does APPLE stand for? (HINT: Apple tree)
A patterned program for linguistic expansion through reinforced experiences and evaluation
How many sentence patterns does APPLE use?
Ten
How is visual coding used in the APPLE program?
Coding is superimposed above the sentence
What are the five goals or instructional steps in the APPLE program?
Comprehension, manipulation, substitution, production, and transformation
What is taught in the manipulation stage of APPLE?
Language appropriateness and pragmatics
What is taught during the transformation stage of APPLE?
Generalization, negation, and questions
What are two unique features of APPLE?
Student workbooks and computer programs
Who developed the Rhode Island Language Curriculum?
Bloom and Lahey
What are the four goals of the Rhode Island Language Curriculum?
Exposure, recognition, comprehension, production
What kind of visual coding is used (if any) in the Rhode Island Language Curriculum?
Actor/action
What are the the three age levels in the Rhode Island Language Curriculum?
Preschool, simple sentence level (lower elementary), and complex sentence level (upper elementary)
What kind of assessment is the Rhode Island Test of Language Development?
Norm referenced
What population is the Rhode Island Test of Language Development norm referenced for?
Deaf and hearing impaired
What visual code does the Association Method use?
Northampton symbols
What kind of program is Tate?
structured
Where was Tate developed?
Australia
What population was Tate originally created for?
English language learners
What was the first state to begin using Tate?
Texas
What is Reading Milestones?
A published reading program for the deaf
What are some of the communication issues of deaf children in structured language programs?
Lack of fluency, lack of coherency, lack of effective communication, rigid in interpretation, difficult to sway by persuasive argument, no figurative language, insensitivity to other's feelings, defensive in communication posture
What are some characteristics of metalinguistics?
Internal script, sense of socio-linguistic awareness, code switching, pre-planning of speech, goal setting for the communicator
Who pioneered natural language programs?
Mildred Groht
What was the name of the book published by Mildred Groht?
Natural Language for Deaf Children
What year was Natural Language for Deaf Children published?
1958
With what school was Mildred Groht affiliated with?
Lexington School for the Deaf
What age group was Natural Language for Deaf Children created for?
Preschool through high school
What are the eleven central features of natural language programs?
Purpose of language is for communication, children must be exposed to language through naturally occurring communication in the environment, psychosocial need to communicate, communication must occur between the child and family, all activities are based on child, observe child in communi…
What are the 4 goals of every natural program?
Attach meaning to words and structures to facilitate generalization, determine language goals and intervention strategies from information about normal language, learn language through communication, communication competence
What are the normal processes of the determining language goals feature if natural programs?
Imitation with reduction, imitation with expansion, syntax regularities/generalization
What is the first link in communication for a child?
Motherese
What kind of reinforcement works best in therapy?
Positive reinforcement with a reward that is valuable to the child
What should the final assessment of the effectiveness of a language program be?
How well the child can communicate in various contexts
How are children's first questions structured?
Rising inflection or body language
How can one facilitate communicative competence, or meta linguistic behaviors?
Create a linguistically responsive environment, develop a naturalistic approach, normalize experiences, emphasize spontaneous communication, select an appropriate mode of communication, use interactive rituals, use a team approach, focus on functional communication, provide opportunities …

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