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Chapter 10
Learners with Communication Disorders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communication | Sending and receiving messages, ideas, or information. |
| Communicative Functions | Different purposes for communication such as greeting, asking questions, or sharing information. |
| Communication disorder | Condition that makes it difficult for someone to understand, send or receive messages. |
| Language | Words. symbols, and rules used to communicate meaning. |
| Expressive Language | Ability to use words, sentences, or writing to express thoughts and ideas. |
| Receptive Language | Ability to understand and process the language that others use. |
| Speech | Verbal expression of language through sound. |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication | Tools or methods used to help people communicate when they cannot rely on speech alone. |
| Speech disorders | Problems with producing speech sounds clearly. |
| Language disorders | Difficulty understanding or using language, including words and sentences. |
| Phonology | Study of speech sounds and how they are organized and used in a language. |
| Morphology | Study of smallest parts of words that carry meaning. |
| Syntax | Rules for arranging words to form correct sentences |
| Semantics | The meaning of words, phrases, and sentences. |
| Pragmatics | Social, such as knowing how to take turns in a conversation. rules of language. |
| Speech-language pathologist | Professional who evaluates and treats speech and language disorders. |
| Dialects | Different forms of same language that vary in pronunciation, vocab, and grammar. |
| Receptive Language | Ability to understand spoken or written language. |
| Expressive Language | Ability to express thoughts, needs, or ideas using words, sentences or writing. |
| Primary language disorder | Language difficulty that is not caused by another condition such as hearing loss, intellectual disability, or autism. |
| Specific Language impairment | Language disorder where a child has trouble learning language even though they have normal intelligence and hearing. |
| Developmental language disorder | Long term difficulty learning, understanding, and using language. |
| Early expressive language delay | Young child develops spoken language more slowly than expected. |
| Language-based reading impairment | Difficulty learning to read because of problems with language skills. |
| Phonological disorders | Speech sound where children have trouble staying organized and using speech sounds correctly. |
| Phonological awareness | Ability to hear and work with the sounds in spoken words. |
| Resonance | Quality of a person's voice that is shaped by airflow through mouth, nose and throat. |
| Aphonia | Loss of the ability to produce voice or speak. |
| Cleft Palate | Birth condition where roof of mouth does not fully close. |
| Dysfluencies | Breaks or disruptions in the normal flow of speech. |
| Stuttering | Speech disorder involving repeated sounds. |
| Dysarthria | Speech disorder caused by weak or uncoordinated muscles used for speaking. |
| Apraxia | Motor speech disorder where brain has difficulty planning the movements needed for speech. |
| Developmental Apraxia | Present in children from birth that affects their ability to plan and produce speech. |
| Acquired Apraxia | Occurs after brain injury, or illness. |
| Dynamic assessments | Measure how well a student can learn new skills when given support. |
| Curriculum-based language | Language skills that are assessed or taught. |
| Communication assessment | Process of evaluating a person's speech or language. |
| Prelinguistic communication | |
| Milieu teaching |