CCC Language Disorders in Children 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which term describes a language disorder with no known etiology and no other co-occurring condition?
- Secondary language impairment
- Developmental language disorder (DLD) (Correct answer)
- Language learning disability
- Specific reading disorder
Correct answer: Developmental language disorder (DLD)
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is the current preferred term for persistent language difficulties without a known cause.
Question 2: A child who uses fewer than 50 words and no word combinations by age 24 months is classified as a:
- Late bloomer
- Late talker (Correct answer)
- Child with DLD
- Child with autism
Correct answer: Late talker
A 'late talker' is a toddler between 18–24 months with limited expressive vocabulary without other developmental concerns.
Question 3: Which standardized test assesses language comprehension and production in children ages 3–21 and yields an overall Language Score?
- CASL-2
- CELF-5 (Correct answer)
- PPVT-5
- EVT-3
Correct answer: CELF-5
The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals–Fifth Edition (CELF-5) assesses multiple language domains and yields a Core Language Score.
Question 4: Which language component involves understanding and applying rules for combining words into sentences?
- Phonology
- Morphology
- Syntax (Correct answer)
- Pragmatics
Correct answer: Syntax
Syntax refers to the rules governing sentence structure, including word order and grammatical relationships.
Question 5: The Brown's Stages of morphological development are tracked using which measurement?
- Type-token ratio (TTR)
- Mean length of utterance (MLU) (Correct answer)
- Lexical diversity index
- Percentage of grammatical sentences
Correct answer: Mean length of utterance (MLU)
MLU (Mean Length of Utterance) in morphemes is used to track syntactic and morphological development according to Brown's Stages.
Question 6: Which morpheme is typically among the first 14 acquired according to Brown's sequence?
- Third-person regular -s
- Articles 'a' and 'the'
- Present progressive -ing (Correct answer)
- Contractible copula
Correct answer: Present progressive -ing
The present progressive morpheme -ing is among the earliest morphemes acquired, appearing in Brown's Stage I–II.
CCC Language Disorders in Children 1
Which term describes a language disorder with no known etiology and no other co-occurring condition?