ESE Communication & Language Development 3

Question 1

A social story is BEST used to help students with autism spectrum disorder:

Accepted Answer

Understand and navigate specific social situations by describing expected behaviors and perspectives

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Build phonological awareness skills for early literacy

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Develop expressive vocabulary through repetitive narrative practice

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Improve articulation of targeted speech sounds in structured settings

Question 2

Which component of language specifically involves understanding the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences?

Accepted Answer

Semantics

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Phonology

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Morphology

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Syntax

Question 3

The primary purpose of a communication board in an ESE classroom is to:

Accepted Answer

Give students a means to communicate wants, needs, and ideas using symbols or pictures

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Record teacher observations of student communication behaviors during assessment

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Provide a visual schedule for daily classroom routines and transitions

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Display classroom rules to support behavioral expectations for all students

Question 4

American Sign Language (ASL) is best described as:

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A complete, natural language with its own grammar, syntax, and cultural community

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A simplified visual code for spoken English where each word has a corresponding sign

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A manual representation of English grammar using signs in English word order

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An auxiliary communication system used only for students with hearing impairments in ESE

Question 5

Selective mutism is BEST characterized by:

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Consistent failure to speak in specific social situations despite speaking in other settings

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A student's inability to produce speech sounds due to a motor speech disorder

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A language disorder that affects both receptive and expressive language across all environments

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A hearing impairment that prevents a student from responding verbally in class

Question 6

Aided language stimulation (ALS) requires the communication partner to:

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Point to or activate symbols on the student's AAC system while simultaneously speaking

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Use verbal prompts exclusively while withholding the AAC device to encourage speech attempts

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Teach the student to operate the AAC device independently before modeling language

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Restrict AAC modeling to structured therapy sessions with the speech-language pathologist

Question 7

When writing IEP communication goals for a student who uses AAC, the teacher should ensure the goals:

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Are functional, measurable, and address the student's communication needs across multiple settings

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Focus exclusively on increasing the number of vocabulary symbols programmed into the device

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Prioritize eliminating AAC use as the student makes progress toward verbal speech

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Restrict communication targets to academic language used in the general education classroom