SLP 526 Final Exam Study Guide
questions and answers graded A+
Developing Language Stage - correct answer ✔✔Between 2 and 5 years old in typically
developing children
Number of Words - correct answer ✔✔More than 50 words
Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) - correct answer ✔✔Between 2-5 (combining words together
at this stage)
Pragmatic Difficulties - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties understanding and applying pragmatic
rules
Initiating and Maintaining Topics - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties in starting and continuing
conversations
Requesting and Providing Clarification - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties in asking for clarification
and providing it to others
Turn Taking - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties in taking turns during conversations
Matching Communication Style to the Social Context - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties in
adapting communication style to different social situations
Connection between Delays in Oral Language/Communication and Reading/Literacy - correct
answer ✔✔Speech sound disorder → greater risk for literacy delays
, Poor phonological awareness → Difficulty learning how to read and spell
Form, Content, Use - correct answer ✔✔Phonology, Morphology, Syntax (Form)
Semantics (Content)
Pragmatics (Use)
Phonology - correct answer ✔✔Sound patterns and their meanings
Morphology - correct answer ✔✔Components of words
Syntax - correct answer ✔✔How words are combined
Semantics - correct answer ✔✔Meaning of words
Pragmatics - correct answer ✔✔Social communication; function of language in communication
Formal Pragmatic Skills - correct answer ✔✔Social inference, social interaction
IEP - correct answer ✔✔Individualized Education Plan, ages 3-21
IFSP - correct answer ✔✔Individualized Family Service Plan, ages 0-3
Characteristics of Language Skills for Typically Developing Children - correct answer ✔✔0-8
months: Caregiver interprets infants actions
8-12 months: Uses gestures and vocalizations to express wants and needs
12-18 months: Uses words to indicate wants and needs
questions and answers graded A+
Developing Language Stage - correct answer ✔✔Between 2 and 5 years old in typically
developing children
Number of Words - correct answer ✔✔More than 50 words
Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) - correct answer ✔✔Between 2-5 (combining words together
at this stage)
Pragmatic Difficulties - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties understanding and applying pragmatic
rules
Initiating and Maintaining Topics - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties in starting and continuing
conversations
Requesting and Providing Clarification - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties in asking for clarification
and providing it to others
Turn Taking - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties in taking turns during conversations
Matching Communication Style to the Social Context - correct answer ✔✔Difficulties in
adapting communication style to different social situations
Connection between Delays in Oral Language/Communication and Reading/Literacy - correct
answer ✔✔Speech sound disorder → greater risk for literacy delays
, Poor phonological awareness → Difficulty learning how to read and spell
Form, Content, Use - correct answer ✔✔Phonology, Morphology, Syntax (Form)
Semantics (Content)
Pragmatics (Use)
Phonology - correct answer ✔✔Sound patterns and their meanings
Morphology - correct answer ✔✔Components of words
Syntax - correct answer ✔✔How words are combined
Semantics - correct answer ✔✔Meaning of words
Pragmatics - correct answer ✔✔Social communication; function of language in communication
Formal Pragmatic Skills - correct answer ✔✔Social inference, social interaction
IEP - correct answer ✔✔Individualized Education Plan, ages 3-21
IFSP - correct answer ✔✔Individualized Family Service Plan, ages 0-3
Characteristics of Language Skills for Typically Developing Children - correct answer ✔✔0-8
months: Caregiver interprets infants actions
8-12 months: Uses gestures and vocalizations to express wants and needs
12-18 months: Uses words to indicate wants and needs
