LING 4P20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Doab, Stim, Sentence Clause Structure

• School: Brock University
• Department: Linguistics
• Course: LING 4P20
• Professor: Carolyn Windsor

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Steps in the diagnosis: determining the nature of the complaint, determining the existence of a language disorder, interpretation of information, planning intervention. Determining the nature of the complaint: red flags. *often challenging to assess a childs language skills bc language skills aren"t necessarily related to a childs age. Determining the existence of a language disorder: nonverbal, single word and early multiword communicators. Look at the size of consonant and vowel inventory. Social skills frequency of joint attention, turn taking, attention seeking devices, reciprocal babbling. *few norm referenced tests for early language and emerging language. Components of the assessment battery: nonverbal, single word and early multiword communicators. Purpose: observe childs communication skills (eye contact, engagement) Positive effect: does what the giver does excite/please the child. Choice of activities: appropriate engaging activities, how are they offered. Here and now language: do they make best use of context.