Distinguish between a communication disorder and a communication variation. When might a communication variation demand special teaching?
What will be an ideal response?
A communication disorder is impairmentin the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts of verbal, nonverbal, and graphic symbol systems, manifesting as speech and/or language disorders. Communication variations include language that is unique to a particular region, ethnic group, or cultural group. It also includes systems that compensate for problems of people with severe expressive or language comprehension disorders. If a student's communication variation is so different from the communication of the dominant culture that the student is unable to communicate effectively, the student will be at risk for school failure, possibly leading to less success in the world of the dominant culture. In such cases, failure to teach children the skills they need to communicate effectively according to the rules of the dominant culture will deny them opportunities. Rather, they need to be taught to live in two worlds: one in which their home language is used, and one in which school language is used.
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