The language skills of preschoolers with LLE improve less in inclusive classrooms than they do in segregated classrooms

All preschool children with late language emergence (LLE) catch up to their peers in their language skills.

Bloom and Lahey’s taxonomy of language groups the 5 language domains into Form, Content, and Use. If a child has a difficult time using the right words in complete sentences, then he has a deficit in which group(s)?

What is developmental language disorder?

Which type of assessment tool runs the greatest risk of over-identifying children from a minority culture?

The term developmental language disorder is used for children from birth who have a language delay.

When an SLP is evaluating a culturally and linguistically diverse child, they must use standardized, norm-referenced assessments and report the standard scores.

What is the following an example of:  You are working with a nonverbal 3-year-old trying to get her to use single words to indicate the type of snack that she wants.  First you show her two pictures, one of goldfish and the other apples, and ask “What do you want to eat?’  When she doesn’t provide you with a verbal response, you touch her arm, point to the choices and ask again.  When she still does not provide a verbal response, you say, “Say apple.”  

Culturally responsive practice

Compare and contrast the colonization efforts of the Spanish, French, and English in North America.