CHAPTER 8 - ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE - SPLP 4005 -
DIAGNOSIS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The psychometric approach to language assessment relies on...
Traditional means of ranking the skills of the client in comparison to the set of norms
What are the advantages of the psychometric approach to language assessment?
- More objective
- Higher reliability/validity scores
(Norm referenced tests are used often)
What are the disadvantages of the psychometric approach to language?
- Does not always adequately assess the complex & multidimensional aspects of
language.
The descriptive approach to language assessment focuses on...
Describing behaviors and comparing past performance with current performance.
Examples of the descriptive approach to language include...
- Spontaneous speech
- Language sample
What are the advantages of the descriptive approach to language assessment?
- Sees how language affects client in day-to-day situations.
,What are the disadvantages of the descriptive approach to language
assessment?
- Relies heavily on clinician's skill level
- Reliability & validity may vary widely
(Good clinician = good language sample
Weak clinician = poor reliability/validity)
What is an SLP's goal of assessment & treatment?
To get "in the middle" portion of the "circles of language" diagram.
The "circles of language" diagram looks at what?
- "structure" and "functions" of language.
What is a Specific Language Impairment? (SLI)
A seemingly pure language impairment with no obvious cause or co-occurring condition.
Children with SLI follow the same general sequence of language acquisition as
normally developing children, but ______________.
At an impaired rate.
What is a Language-Learning Disability? (LLD)
A condition characterized by significant difficulties acquiring & using skills for listening,
speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, & mathematics.
LLD are believed to be caused by what?
- Central nervous system dysfunction
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? (ASD)
, A disorder characterized by impairment in communication & social skills and
stereotyped & restricted behavioral patterns.
Clients with ASD have trouble doing what?
- Generalizing skills to other situations.
What is Mild Mentally Disabled? (MMD)
A condition characterized by intellectual function that is significantly below normal.
What usually causes MMD?
- A biological medical condition or syndrome.
What is the purpose of screening for language disorders?
- To determine whether an in-depth assessment is necessary.
What formal screening tests does Dr. Irwin & the author recommend?
- Adolescent Language Screening Test
-Boehm Test of Basic Concepts
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-4 & now 5) Screening Test
The Boehm Test of Basic Concepts is primarily related to what?
Semantics
The Boehm Test of Basic Concepts would ask a question such as...
- Can you complete every third problem on the test for me?
- Can you stand in the middle of two people? (A patient with a language disorder might
stand in back of line)
The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-4) Screening Test tests
what?
Tests semantics, pragmatics, phonology, etc.
DIAGNOSIS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The psychometric approach to language assessment relies on...
Traditional means of ranking the skills of the client in comparison to the set of norms
What are the advantages of the psychometric approach to language assessment?
- More objective
- Higher reliability/validity scores
(Norm referenced tests are used often)
What are the disadvantages of the psychometric approach to language?
- Does not always adequately assess the complex & multidimensional aspects of
language.
The descriptive approach to language assessment focuses on...
Describing behaviors and comparing past performance with current performance.
Examples of the descriptive approach to language include...
- Spontaneous speech
- Language sample
What are the advantages of the descriptive approach to language assessment?
- Sees how language affects client in day-to-day situations.
,What are the disadvantages of the descriptive approach to language
assessment?
- Relies heavily on clinician's skill level
- Reliability & validity may vary widely
(Good clinician = good language sample
Weak clinician = poor reliability/validity)
What is an SLP's goal of assessment & treatment?
To get "in the middle" portion of the "circles of language" diagram.
The "circles of language" diagram looks at what?
- "structure" and "functions" of language.
What is a Specific Language Impairment? (SLI)
A seemingly pure language impairment with no obvious cause or co-occurring condition.
Children with SLI follow the same general sequence of language acquisition as
normally developing children, but ______________.
At an impaired rate.
What is a Language-Learning Disability? (LLD)
A condition characterized by significant difficulties acquiring & using skills for listening,
speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, & mathematics.
LLD are believed to be caused by what?
- Central nervous system dysfunction
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? (ASD)
, A disorder characterized by impairment in communication & social skills and
stereotyped & restricted behavioral patterns.
Clients with ASD have trouble doing what?
- Generalizing skills to other situations.
What is Mild Mentally Disabled? (MMD)
A condition characterized by intellectual function that is significantly below normal.
What usually causes MMD?
- A biological medical condition or syndrome.
What is the purpose of screening for language disorders?
- To determine whether an in-depth assessment is necessary.
What formal screening tests does Dr. Irwin & the author recommend?
- Adolescent Language Screening Test
-Boehm Test of Basic Concepts
- Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-4 & now 5) Screening Test
The Boehm Test of Basic Concepts is primarily related to what?
Semantics
The Boehm Test of Basic Concepts would ask a question such as...
- Can you complete every third problem on the test for me?
- Can you stand in the middle of two people? (A patient with a language disorder might
stand in back of line)
The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-4) Screening Test tests
what?
Tests semantics, pragmatics, phonology, etc.
