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Ch. 10
Learners with Communication Disorders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acquired Apraxia | Trouble planning speech movements caused by brain injury after someone already learned to talk. Losing the ability to plan speech after brain damage. |
| Aphonia | Loss of voice, so a person can only whisper. |
| Apraxia | A motor speech disorder where the brain has trouble planning how to move muscles for speech. |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) | Tools or systems (like devices or pictures) that help people communicate if they can’t speak well. |
| Cleft Palate | A physical opening in the roof of the mouth that affects speech. |
| Communication | The process of sending and receiving messages. |
| Communication Disorder | Problems with understanding or using speech or language. |
| Communicative Functions | The reasons we communicate, like requesting, asking, or socializing. |
| Curriculum-Based Language and Communication Assessment (CBLA) | An assessment that looks at communication skills in real classroom activities. |
| Decoding | Figuring out words by sounding them out. |
| Developmental Apraxia | Apraxia that shows up in childhood without brain injury. |
| Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) | A disorder where children have ongoing language difficulties not caused by other conditions. |
| Dialects | Different versions of a language based on region or culture. |
| Dynamic Assessments | Testing that looks at how well a student learns with help, not just what they already know. |
| Dysarthria | Speech problems caused by weak or uncoordinated muscles. |
| Dysfluencies | Interruptions in speech flow, like repetitions or pauses. |
| Early Expressive Language Delay (EELD) | When young children are slower to start talking compared to others. |
| Expressive Language | The ability to communicate thoughts using words, speech, or writing. |
| Language | A system of symbols and rules used to communicate meaning. |
| Language Disorders | Problems understanding or using language. |
| Language-Based Reading Impairment | Reading difficulties caused by problems with language skills. |
| Larynx | The voice box that produces sound for speech. |
| Milieu Teaching | A natural teaching method that uses everyday interactions to build language skills. |
| Morphology | The study of word parts, like prefixes and suffixes. |
| Phonological Awareness | The ability to recognize and work with sounds in spoken words. |
| Phonology | The system of sounds in a language. |
| Pragmatics | The social use of language, like knowing how to act in conversations. |
| Prelinguistic Communication | Communication before using words, like gestures or eye contact. |
| Receptive Language | Communication before using words, like gestures or eye contact. |
| Resonance | The quality of voice sound affected by airflow through the nose and mouth. |
| Semantics | The meaning of words and language. |
| Specific Language Impairment (SLI) | A language disorder not caused by other disabilities (now often called DLD). |
| Speech | The verbal expression of language using sounds. |
| Speech Disorders | Problems producing speech sounds correctly or fluently. |
| Stuttering | A speech disorder involving repetitions, prolongations, or blocks in speech. |
| Syntax | The rules for forming sentences. |