Communication Disorders

1. Chapter 6 Understanding Students with Communication Disorders

2. Communication entails receiving, understanding, and expressing information, feelings, and ideas

3. Speech Disorder refers to difficulty producing sounds as well as disorders of voice quality or fluency of speech

4. Speech Disorder entails difficulty receiving, understanding, or formulating ideas and information receptive language disorder: characterized by difficulty receiving or understanding information expressive language disorder: characterized by difficulty formulating ideas and information

5. Cultural Diversity “Although many individuals have a speech or language difference, they do not necessarily have a language or speech disorder.”

6. Dialect a language variation that a group of individuals uses that reflects shared regional, social, or cultural/ethnic factors

7. bilingual bidialectal using two languages equally well using two variations of a language

9. 24.1% of special education students 3-21

10. not including students for whom communication disorder is a secondary exceptionality

12. Language a structured, shared, rule-governed, symbolic system for communicating

13. Social interaction theories language development is the outcome of a child’s drive for attachment with his or her world communication enables the child to convey information about the environment to others communication is learned through interactions with others

14. Communication disorders congenital disorder acquired disorder disorder that occurs as or before birth disorder that occurs well after birth

15. How can I assure that my student understands what I am teaching? How can I assure that my student can express what he knows?

16. Universal Design for Learningincludes modifications tohow content is presented During instruction, teachers can utilize: audio and text formats visual representations with verbal information graphics graphic organizers controlled vocabulary

17. Universal Design for Learningincludes modifications to how students demonstrate knowledge Students can utilize: PowerPoint presentations instead of written reports visual supports taped oral reports skits or performances other appropriate products

18. Assessment Accommodations Student may benefit from: verbal assessment explanation visual supports for comprehension adjustment of the language multiple-choice or true-false format one-word answers gestures to facilitate answer selection word processor or computer

20. Older students: What are graphic organizers?How are these strategies used to benefit students with communication disorders?