Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a critical element for a successful beginning reading program?

Accepted Answer

A)   Providing direct instruction in language analysis
B)   Providing direct teaching of the alphabetic code
C)   Teaching reading and spelling in coordination
D)   Teaching reading and writing in coordination

Question 2

Deficits in phonological awareness are diagnosed when a child ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   cannot express his or her thoughts
B)   cannot understand others
C)   stutters
D)   has trouble manipulating sounds

Question 3

By mid-to-late adolescence, most children with communication disorders ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   stop speaking
B)   have acquired normal language
C)   show decline in the quality of speech
D)   drop out of school

Question 4

Which statement regarding gender differences in rates of communication disorders is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Girls are more likely to be diagnosed with communication disorders due to biological differences.
B)   Girls are more likely to be diagnosed with communication disorders due to referral bias.
C)   Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with communication disorders due to biological differences.
D)   Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with communication disorders due to acting out.

Question 5

A child with a writing disorder has the most difficulty with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   spelling accuracy
B)   visual-spatial ability
C)   gross motor skills
D)   memory

Question 6

The cause of most learning disorders is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   limited exposure to reading material in the home
B)   genetically based neurological problems
C)   perinatal injury and/or anoxia
D)   poor instructional methods

Question 7

Summarize the use of computer-assisted learning for specific learning disorders.

Accepted Answer

Computers have been used as simple instr...

Question 8

Nonverbal learning disabilities are characteristic of children who perform worse at ____ than reading.

Accepted Answer

A)   sports
B)   singing
C)   math
D)   spelling

Question 9

Discuss why children with learning disorders might display more acting out behaviors at school and the behavioral strategies used.

Accepted Answer

Many problems that children with communi...

Question 10

Decoding can be described as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   interpreting the hidden meaning of words
B)   recognizing concepts in sentences
C)   breaking a word into parts rapidly enough to read the whole word
D)   recognizing errors in sequence of words and spelling

Question 11

To see if a child has phonological awareness, a teacher might ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ask the child to rhyme words
B)   have the child try to complete a page of math problems
C)   have the child sing out loud
D)   ask the child to recite the alphabet

Question 12

Dyslexia refers to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   problems with fine motor control
B)   problems decoding and recognizing simple words
C)   a specific kind of reading problem in which the child reverses letters
D)   problems in writing

Question 13

Diagnostic criteria for specific learning disorder include all of the following EXCEPT ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   difficulty memorizing basic facts and procedures
B)   inaccurate or slow and effortful word reading
C)   difficulty understanding the meaning of what is read
D)   difficulties mastering number sense, number facts, or calculation

Question 14

Which intervention would be least likely to be used with a child with a learning disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   Implementation of behavioral reinforcement
B)   Prescribing medications that help learning
C)   Teaching the child to monitor his or her own thought processes
D)   Individual counseling to help the child to develop more positive feelings about his or her abilities

Question 15

Julia's father asked her to go to her bedroom to select a book that they could read together. Julia went upstairs to her bedroom and chose her favorite book from her bookshelf. On her way back downstairs, Julia's mother asked her what she was doing. Julia's response was "Book read." Based on this description, Julia may meet the criteria for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   phonological disorder
B)   expressive language disorder
C)   speech sound disorder
D)   stuttering

Question 16

Almost ________ of children who stutter before the age of 5 will no longer stutter once they have been in school for about a year.

Accepted Answer

A)   10%
B)   50%
C)   80%
D)   100%

Question 17

Discuss the two major findings that implicate specific biological underpinnings of reading disorders.

Accepted Answer

(1) Language difficulties for people wit...

Question 18

The planum temporale in individuals with reading disorders is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   larger on the right side of the brain
B)   larger on the left side of the brain
C)   of equal size on both sides of the brain
D)   scarred and malfunctioning

Question 19

What kind of deficits might a parent or teacher notice in a child who has a writing disorder?

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Children with impairment in written expr...

Question 20

What is meant by a "perceptual map" for language and how does it develop?

Accepted Answer

A perceptual map forms that represents s...

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Discuss why children with learning disorders might display more acting out behaviors at school and the behavioral strategies used.

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