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Midterm (pt 3)
LangDisSchoolAge
Question | Answer |
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Benefits of LSA - Effective way to gauge... (4) | Syntax, Morphology, Semantics, Pragmatics |
Benefits of LSA - Syntax | (MLU, word relations, word order, grammar, clausal structure |
Benefits of LSA - Morphology | singularity/plurality, verb tensing, prefix/suffix use |
Benefits of LSA - Semantics | word use, effectiveness of expressive language, accuracy of language comprehension |
Benefits of LSA - Pragmatics | communicative intent/initiations, appropriateness of responses, topic maintenance |
Benefits of LSA - Can be used to... (3) | Develop treatment plans. Determine change over time. Admit or discharge from tx. |
Benefits of LSA - Is a naturalistic way to capture... (2) | Capture real-life interactions. Typical representation of a child’s natural language skills |
Benefits of LSA - Assesses... (3) | USE (baseline measures); FORM; and CONTENT (in the context of USE). |
Benefits of LSA - Provides... (1) | functional/specific information. Standardized tests provide broad information and miss subtleties. |
Limitations of LSA (6) | Time constraints. Financial constraints. Lack of comfort with syntax. Lack of confidence in results. Few norms for comparison (i.e., MLU, TTR, T-units). Higher-ups (i.e., principals, supervisors) want test scores, others are unaware of the benefits. |