Language Disorders in Children Flashcards
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Which term describes a language disorder with no known etiology and no other co-occurring condition?
Answer: Developmental language disorder (DLD)
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is the current preferred term for persistent language difficulties without a known cause.
A child who uses fewer than 50 words and no word combinations by age 24 months is classified as a:
Answer: Late talker
A 'late talker' is a toddler between 18–24 months with limited expressive vocabulary without other developmental concerns.
Which standardized test assesses language comprehension and production in children ages 3–21 and yields an overall Language Score?
Answer: CELF-5
The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals–Fifth Edition (CELF-5) assesses multiple language domains and yields a Core Language Score.
Which language component involves understanding and applying rules for combining words into sentences?
Answer: Syntax
Syntax refers to the rules governing sentence structure, including word order and grammatical relationships.
The Brown's Stages of morphological development are tracked using which measurement?
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.
Which morpheme is typically among the first 14 acquired according to Brown's sequence?
Answer: Present progressive -ing
The present progressive morpheme -ing is among the earliest morphemes acquired, appearing in Brown's Stage I–II.