Deck 14: Enhancing Language and Communication

Question 1

When using this language intervention technique, the teacher describes the action for the child as the child is performing the action.

A) self-talk
C) expansion
C) parallel talk
D) extension
14) 7 Research on children with early language disorders has found that early instruction has little to no effect on academic skills such as reading.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Give two arguments in support of and two arguments against the use of developmental information in language intervention.

Answer 2

(The physical setting must promote talk/ The teacher must provide opportunities for children to interact and use language as they learn/ The teacher needs to provide opportunities for children to use language for a variety of purposes, for a variety of audiences/ The teacher needs to respond to student talk in ways that encourage continued talk .)

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a functional (or integrated) instructional goal?

A) Given several colored circles, the student will name the correct color.
B) Given a choice of two types of cookies at snack time, the student will request one.
C) Given pictures of various types of cookies, the student will point to the one he prefers.
D) Given three coins, the student will correctly name each one.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Three reasons for the shift of speech-language intervention from pull-out to classroom-based models are:
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

Question 5

It is important to increase students' opportunities for communicative interaction. Suggest three ways that interaction could be increased in the classroom. Be specific and provide examples.

Question 6

Naturalistic approaches to language instruction utilize reinforcers determined by the ___________________.

Question 7

Research on the use of phonological training programs in elementary, general education classrooms has found that typically developing children make significant progress from the use of such programs.

Question 8

Information about an individual child's language development should be used to:

A) determine if the child can benefit from intervention.
B) prescribe steps in intervening with a specific language skill.
C) develop intervention approaches based on normal language development.
D) plan instructional goals.

Question 9

Functional) intervention goals emphasize skills that the individual will need in their ______________ environment.

Question 10

Nicholas is receiving extra tutoring in the form of pre-teaching prior to classroom instruction and additional reviews after instruction. A classroom aide is working with Nicholas and two other students who have had difficulty learning as quickly as their peers. In a response to intervention model, this corresponds to:

A) Tier 3 instruction
B) Pre-referral
C) Tier 2 instruction
D) tier 2 instruction

Question 11

Students with severe disabilities have been found to develop better literacy skills through instruction that focuses on learning words in isolation.

Question 12

The incidental teaching approach is an example of a __________________ intervention approach.

Question 13

The four suggestions for enhancing classroom interaction provided by Dudley-Marling and Searle are:
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________

Question 14

Discuss the advantages and limitations of using research evidence to guide the selection of instruction and intervention methods.

Question 15

Highly structured language programs have been consistently found to work better than milieu approaches with students with severe disabilities.

Question 16

Describe three ways that teachers can provide increased opportunities for children to interact and use language in preschool classrooms. Be specific and use examples.