1. Chapter 1 Delays, Disorders, and Differences

2. What are they? Language Delay – Language Disorder –

3. Language Delay Example A child who does not speak his word until _____ rather than _____ months A child who does not combine words until rather than by ______________

4. Language Disorder May involve 1) ______ (phonology, morphology, syntax); 2) _______ (semantics); and/or 3) _____ (pragmatics) in any combination. A child who has a language disorder uses language behaviors that would not be considered part of ________________ For example, when a delay extends into the early elementary school-age years, it may appear as a language disorder.

5. Language Difference –

6. Linguistic Competence and Performance Linguistic Competence – Linguistic Performance –

7. Risk Factors Serious concerns expressed by a parent, primary caregiver, or professional regarding __________ Parent or primary caregiver with _____________ mental illness, developmental disability, or mental retardation. Parent or primary caregiver with ______________ Parent or primary caregiver with a ____________ Family medical or genetic history characteristics... *Page 4 in book

8. What is an obvious indicator that a child may be at risk of language delays or disorders?

9. Early Intervention: Part C The National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (2007) found:  _________________ problems were the most prevalent reasons for referral for early intervention (41%)  Pre- and perinatal problems (19%)  Motor delays (17%)  Overall delays (12%)

10. Early Intervention Study (con’t) The study noted that children with language delays were rarely identified before _______ ____ of children entering early intervention after the age of _____ months had some variant of a speech or communication problem

11. Socio-Economic Impacts Poverty impacts _____________ Single parent households Single parent households of black children Mother’s _______________

12. Risk factors exacerbated by persistent poverty Teen-age pregnancy Premature birth Poor health Inadequate nutrition Lack of housing Instability in family relationships Later school failure

13. Review of Table 1-5 Let ‘s Talk ……

14. What do we know about Language Development It is ___________________ Developmental milestones are attained at about the same age _______________ Developmental _______________ Children go through development __________ Individual children differ ________ from one another

15. Language Delays in Detail Types of Language Delays  __________________

16. Language Delay Child exhibits _________________; however, the language skills ______ those expected for his chronological age and level of _________ _______________ Speech develops typically in the ________ __________________, just at a slower rate. Can refer to:  Onset of usage of the language skill  Rate of progression through the acquisition process  The sequence in which the skills are learned

17. Language Delay with Plateau Children follow a normal sequence of acquisition of language skills but __________ all of the skills expected for ______________ Child progresses to a point, then _________ Plateau may be due to:  Physical illness, trauma, or psychological insult  Progress in another area of development, such as motor Immature central nervous system is unable to handle _____________________

18. Significant Language Delay Child acquires linguistic features in the normal sequence, but __________________ occur between the age the skill should be acquired and the age the child actually develops the skill

19. Language Disorders Disorders in ________ Or any combination of the three

20. Disorders of Content Semantic deficits which are characterized by:  Slow acquisition of their ____________  Slow _______________  Difficulty with _______________ relationships  Difficulty with __________________

21. Disorders in Form Phonological Disorder  Consistent misuse of ______________ Syntax Deficits (disorders)  Decreased ______________  _________ speech  Frequent ________________  Problems with ____________

22. Morphology Deficits  Problems with:

23. Disorders of Use Pragmatic disorders (use disorders)  Talking about something ____________ Rambling  Difficulty __________________  Difficulty with _______________  Difficulty with ________________

24. Language Differences Speech Community – A group of people who routinely and frequently use a _____________ to interact with each other. Difference – communication behavior meet the norms of the primary speech community but not the ________________

25. Dialect Areas of concentration to be considered:  Race and ethnicity  Region  Situation or context  Peer group association and identification  First language community and culture  Gender

26. Review Case Study Page 31-32 of text book