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chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Communication | The process of sharing information and involves many communicative functions |
| Communicative Functions | The different purposes people use communication for, like requesting rejecting, or sharing information. |
| Communication Disorder | Conditions that male it hard for a person to understand, send, or process spoken, written, or other forms of communication |
| Language | A system of symbols and rules used to communicate thoughts, ideas, and feelings |
| Expressive Language | The ability to use words, sentences, or gestures to communicate thoughts and Ideas. |
| Receptive Language | The ability to understand and process spoken or written language. |
| Speech | The physical act of producing sounds to form words and communicate |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) | Methods of communication, like devices or gestures, used to help or replace spoken speech. |
| Speech Disorders | Conditions that make it difficult to produce speech sounds correctly or fluently: |
| Language Disorders | Conditions that affect a person's ability to understand or use language correctly. |
| Phonology | The study of sounds in a language and how they are used to make words. |
| Morpholosy | The study of how words are formed using prefixes, suffixes, and root, words. |
| Syntax | The set of rules that govern how words are arranged to form sentences. |
| Semantics | The study of the meaning of words and sentences in a language. |
| Pragmatics | The rules for using language appropriately in social situations. |
| Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) | Professionals who assess and treat speech, language, and communication disorders. |
| Dialects | Variations of a language spoken by a particular group or region. |
| Receptive Language | The ability to understand and make sense of the language you hear or read |
| Exoressive Language | The ability to share thoughts, ideas, or feelings using words, gestures, or writing: |
| Primary Language Disorder | A language difficulty that isn't caused by another condition, like hearing loss or intellectual disability. |
| Secondary Language Disorder | A language difficulty that happens as a result of another condition, like autism or brain injury. |
| Specific Language Impairment | A language disorder that delays language skills in children who have no other developmental problems |
| Developmental Language Disorder | A condition where a child has trouble learning and using language for everyday communication, not caused by another medical condition |
| Early Expressive Language Delay | When a young child is slower than peers to start using words or sentences. |
| Language-Based Reading Impairment | Difficulty reading and understanding text due to underlying language problems |
| Phonological Awareness | The ability to recognize and play with the sounds in spoken |
| Phonological Disorders | Problems with understanding or using the sound rules of a language correctly. |
| Larynx | The voice box in the throat that produces sound for speaking |
| Aphonia | The complete loss of the ability to speak. |
| Resonance | The quality of the voice shaped by how sound vibrates in the throat, mouth, and nasal passages. |
| Cleft Palate | A birth defect where the roof of the mouth doesn't fully close, affecting speech and eating. |
| Dysfluencies | Interruptions in the flow of speech, like stuttering or repeating founds. |
| Stuttering | A speech disorder that causes repeated or prolonged sounds, syllables, or words. |
| Dysarthris | A speech disorder caused by weak or difficult-to-control muscles, making speech slurred or slow. |
| Apraxia | A speech disorder where the brain has trouble planning and coordinating the movements needed for speech. |
| Developmental Apraxis | A speech disorder in chidren where they strugzie to plan and produce the correct sounds despite normal muscle function. |
| Acquired Apraxia | A speech disorder that develops after brain injury, making it hard to plan and produce speech movements. |
| Decoding | The ability to transiate written words into their spoken sounds. |
| Dynamic Assessments: | Tests that measure how well a person can learn new skills with support or guidance. |
| Curriculum-Based Language and Communication Assessment | Evaluating a student's language and communication skills using tasks from their everyday school curriculum. |
| Prelinguistic Communication | Ways babies or young children communicate before using words, like gestures. sounds, or facial expressions. |
| Milieu Teaching | A teaching method that uses real-life situations to encourage language and communication skills |