CSD 315 Exam 1 Practice Test Answers – study guide and exam
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T/F: Current estimates suggests that the prevalence of ASD is 1 in 44 children. - correct answer
✔✔False
Current estimates are closer to 1 in 68 children
T/F: Approximately 95% of Children with Down Syndrome develop obesity between the ages of
2 and 5 due to an insatiable appetite - correct answer ✔✔False
This is a TRUE statement for children with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
Two major issues in deciding which norm-referenced test referenced tests to use in an
assessment of an adolescent's language are knowing the test's [A] which is accurate
identification of children with the impairment and [B] which is accurate identification of children
without the impairment. - correct answer ✔✔A. sensitivity
B. specificity
Which skill is associated with the word recognition strands of the "reading rope"? - correct
answer ✔✔recognizing letter patterns in words
What is the difference between language delay and language disorder? - correct answer ✔✔A
language delay implies that language skills are slow to emerge or develop.It also often implies
that the order in which the child acquires the skills corresponds to the sequence seen in normal
children, and that the degree of delay is basically the same for all features or aspects of
language, so that a child's profile in the different areas of language is relatively flat.
In contrast, the term language disorder denotes a deviation in the usual rate and/or sequence
with which specific language skills emerge.This deviation can include differences in the rate of
acquisition for skills within one aspect of language (e.g., semantics or syntax), inordinate
difficulties with certain features within one aspect of language (e.g., grammatical morphology),
preparation material
T/F: Current estimates suggests that the prevalence of ASD is 1 in 44 children. - correct answer
✔✔False
Current estimates are closer to 1 in 68 children
T/F: Approximately 95% of Children with Down Syndrome develop obesity between the ages of
2 and 5 due to an insatiable appetite - correct answer ✔✔False
This is a TRUE statement for children with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
Two major issues in deciding which norm-referenced test referenced tests to use in an
assessment of an adolescent's language are knowing the test's [A] which is accurate
identification of children with the impairment and [B] which is accurate identification of children
without the impairment. - correct answer ✔✔A. sensitivity
B. specificity
Which skill is associated with the word recognition strands of the "reading rope"? - correct
answer ✔✔recognizing letter patterns in words
What is the difference between language delay and language disorder? - correct answer ✔✔A
language delay implies that language skills are slow to emerge or develop.It also often implies
that the order in which the child acquires the skills corresponds to the sequence seen in normal
children, and that the degree of delay is basically the same for all features or aspects of
language, so that a child's profile in the different areas of language is relatively flat.
In contrast, the term language disorder denotes a deviation in the usual rate and/or sequence
with which specific language skills emerge.This deviation can include differences in the rate of
acquisition for skills within one aspect of language (e.g., semantics or syntax), inordinate
difficulties with certain features within one aspect of language (e.g., grammatical morphology),
