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Kyndall Carroll-Ch10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communication | Process of sharing information |
| Communicative Functions | Acts of communication. |
| Communication Disorder | Impairs the ability to transmit or receive ideas, facts, feelings, and desires and may involve language and/or speech, including hearing, listening, reading, or writing. |
| Language | The communication of ideas through an arbitrary system of symbols used according to certain rules that determine meaning. |
| Expressive Language | Encoding or sending messages. |
| Receptive Language | Decoding or understanding messages. |
| Speech | The neuromuscular activity of forming and sequencing the sounds of oral language. |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) | Alternative forms of communication that do not use the oral sounds of speech or that augment that use of speech. |
| Speech Disorders | Impairments in the production and use of oral language. |
| Language Disorders | Problems in comprehension and expression |
| Phonology | The rules governing speech sounds-the particular sounds and how they are sequenced. |
| Morphology | The rules that govern alterations of the internal organization of words. |
| Syntax | The rules of organizing sentences in a meaningful way. |
| Semantics | The rules about attaching meanings and concepts to words. |
| Pragmatics | The rules about using language for social purposes. |
| Speech-language-pathologists (SLPs) | Works with individuals who have disorders related to speech, language, communication, swallowing, voice, or fluency. |
| Primary Language Disorder | A language disorder that has no known cause. |
| Secondary Language Disorder | A language disorder that is caused by another disorder or disability, such as intellectual disabilities, hearing impairment, or brain injury. |
| Specific Language Impairment (SLI)/Developmental Language Disorder (DID) | The neurodevelopmental language disorder that has no identifiable cause; it is unexpected and unexplained by physical or cognitive factors. |
| Early Expressive Language Delay (EELD) | A significant lag in expressive language that the child may not outgrow. |
| Language-based Reading Impairment | Involves a reading problem based on a language disorder |
| Phonological Disorders | A disorder that occurs in children who are younger than 9 years old that results in the impaired ability to produce sounds in the child's own language. |
| Phonological Awareness | Understanding of the sound structure of language. |
| Larynx | The structure in the throat containing the vocal apparatus. |
| Aphonia | Loss of voice. |
| Resonance | Vocal quality. |
| Cleft Palate | A condition in which there is a rift or split in the upper part of the oral cavity; mar include the upper lip. |
| Dysfluencies | Hesitations, repetitions, and other disruptions of normal speech flow. |
| Stuttering | Speech characterized by abnormal hesitations, prolongations, and repetitions. |
| Dysarthria | A condition in which brain damage causes impaired control of the muscles used in articulation. |
| Apraxia | The inability to plan and coordinate speech. |
| Developmental Apraxia | Disorder of motor planning that emerges as the child develops speech and language skills |
| Acquired Apraxia | Occurs because of a stroke or other type of brain damage after learning speech. |
| Decoding | The ability to transfer the written words into speech. |
| Dynamic Assessments | An interactive assessment process that involves ongoing analysis of student learning in response to an intervention. |
| Curriculum-based Language and Communication Assessment (CBLA) | Curriculum-based assessment that focuses on speech, language, and communication skills needed to learn the school curriculum. |
| Prelinguistic Communication | Communication through gestures and noises before the child has learned oral language. |
| Milieu Teaching | Strategy to teach functional language skills in the natural environment. |