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18 Cards in this Set
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Attention
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A complex term referring to the process of focusing on certain features of the environment while excluding others. These are various types of attentions (e.g., sustained attention, selective attention> |
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ATTENTIN DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
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A neurobehavioral developmental disorder characterized by a deficit in attentions control (inattention, impulsiveness, hyperactivity). |
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COLLATERAL MEASURES |
The clinician's observations of communication skills and other observable behaviors during assessment. The behaviors may be accounted for by the standardized assessment instrument but allow for a more in depth analysis of the child's skills. |
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DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA
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A neurocognitive development disorder; a specific reading impairment characterized by a weakness in decoding words via phoneme-grapheme correspondence rules despite adequate environmental input and intellectual abilities. |
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DIFFERENTAL DIAGNOSIS |
The process of evaluating the probability of different disorders and electing the most like diagnosis based on the well-known symptoms. |
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DISCOURSE
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A spoken or written unit that is greater than a sentence. There are various types of discourse; including narratives, conversations, quizzes, and self-talk. |
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EXECUTIVE FUNCITIONS
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A set of cognitive abilities that plays an important role in inhibition, planning, monitoring, and regulating goal-directed behavior.
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EXPOSITORY DISCOURSE |
The use of language to describe a topic organized around a certain theme. |
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FORMAL ASSESSMENT
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A data-driven process that involves measurement and documentation of knowledge, skills, and abilities by using tests as standardized measures. |
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INFORMAL ASSESSMENT
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A performance-driven and process-oriented method that includes observations, recording of behaviors in natural setting, checklists, and inventories. |
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LEXICAL DEVERSITY
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Richness and variety of vocabulary in an individual's repertoire. |
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MACROSTRUCTURE |
Narrative macrostructure includes elements such as a setting, initiating event or problem, consequence, plan, and resolution. |
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METALINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
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The ability to think about language and to manipulate linguistic units, such as phonemes, morphemes, and sentences. |
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PHONOTACTICE RULES
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Typically expected sound sequences, patters, and their placement within the segments of a language. |
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SEQUENTIAL BILINGUALISM |
The process of acquiring tow languages successively. Exposure to the second language typical occurs after three years of age. |
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SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT (SLI)
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A developmental language disorder that is not the consequence of intellectual disability, hearing impairment, neurological deficit, emotional disturbances, or environmental deprivation. Children with SLI may show weaknesses in both expressive and receptive language.
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TYPE-TOKEN RATION (TTR
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Clinical tool for measuring lexical diversity. Calculated by determining the ration of different works to total works in a child's language sample.
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WORKING MEMORY
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A short-term memory system for storing and simultaneously manipulating information.
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