When Susan was 4 years old, she fell and suffered a serious head injury. Through a thorough assessment process, Susan was identified with a learning disability at age 11. The etiology of the learning disability would most likely be attributed to what category?
a. Acquired trauma
b. Genetic/hereditary influences
c. Biochemical abnormalities
d. Environmental possibilities
Ans: A
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a. zoom b. find c. pan d. scan
Ray's severe hearing loss was identified at birth. The family is being served by an early interventionist who comes into the home to aid. Ray and his family receive all the following communication benefits from early intervention EXCEPT ________.
A. support for the acquisition of language skills during the appropriate developmental period B. support for the family in better understanding and meeting the needs of their child C. leads to better reading achievement and speech abilities in later years D. builds stronger gross motor skills
A biology teacher highlights vocabulary in the textbook. This practice is an example of which strategy to make linguistic input more comprehensible?
A. Use simpler sentence construction B. Select familiar topics of conversation C. Emphasize key words D. Repeat important phrases
Word structure encompasses all of the following except
A) prefixes.
B) roots.
C) contexts.