Language Development and Impact of Language Deficits in the School Years Chapter 8
Jan 03, 2016
Transitioning from Preschool to School Age
• Children with a language delay/disorder find school year transitions _________ than typically developing children
• Must learn to process language that is more _______ and ________________ than at home
• Must recognize on their own when ______________ are needed and then make them
• Must learn new rules for making ___________ to take communicative turn (raising their hands)
• Must learn to keep their turn _____, to the ______, and ___________ to topics raised by teachers
Effects of Speech-Language Deficits on Social and Academic Achievement
• Studies have shown speech and language deficits in the preschool years have residual effects on _____ and ____________ in the school years. Pg 357-359
Predictors of need for Language Intervention
• Age at which a child _______________
• A child’s performance on ______ can predict how they will do in ____ _______
• ______ issues and concerns
• Table 8-1
Pertinent Terminologies• Receptive Language –
• Expressive Language –
• Metalinguistic skills –
• Metapragmatic skills –
Development of Metalinguistic Skills
• Occurs primarily at ______ years age
• Continues to mature well into ___________
Development of Syntax
• Includes expansion of __________________
• Use of ______________ (compound sentences; consisting of two independent clauses)
• Using words such as: ______, ______, and _______ – interpretation of these words doesn’t occur until appx __ years of age
• More advanced ________ and __________ growth – pg. 366 for details
Growth of Lexicon
• Significant increase in ______, or vocabulary, in both learning new words and being able to more clearly ____ new words
• Significant increase in the use of words denoting _______, ______, ______, and _______ relationships between ages 7 to 11 years
• Increased use of words with ___________
• Increased abilities to comprehend and use _______ language (abstract and symbolic language – metaphors, idioms, humor and proverbs)
Functional Illiteracy
• 2006 study found the rate of functional illiteracy among adults 16 years and older in the U.S. was ____
• ___ million Americans cannot read
• ___ million can only read at the ___ or ___ grade level
• Prevalence of adults who are functionally illiterate is increasing appx _____ million persons each year
• ____ of high school graduates are considered functionally illiterate
Functional Illiteracy (con’t)
• Functionally Illiterate: Persons who cannot read and write well enough to complete ______ tasks such as filling out a job application or reading the newspaper
• ____ of prisoners can be classified as illiterate
• ____ of juvenile offenders rate as functionally illiterate or marginally illiterate
• ___ of those whose literacy skills are lowest live in poverty