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

Answer

Social stories, developed by Carol Gray, describe social situations, cues, and appropriate responses in a personalized narrative format, helping students with ASD understand expected social behavior.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Semantics

Answer

Semantics refers to the aspect of language that deals with meaning, including vocabulary knowledge, word relationships, figurative language, and the meaning conveyed in sentences and discourse.

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

Answer

A communication board provides students who cannot communicate verbally or in writing with a set of symbols, pictures, or words they can point to in order to convey messages.

Question 4

American Sign Language (ASL) is best described as:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

ASL is a fully developed, natural language with its own distinct grammar and syntax that differs from English, used by the Deaf community in the United States and parts of Canada.

Question 5

Selective mutism is BEST characterized by:

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Selective mutism is an anxiety-related condition in which a child who is capable of speech consistently fails to speak in specific social situations (e.g., school) while speaking normally in other settings (e.g., home).

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ESE Communication & Language Development 3