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Content
semantics- word meaning, figurative speech
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Use
Pragmatics- social, choosing conversation topics, conversational space, contributing to conversations
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Form
- Phonology- phonemes, phonological rules
- Morphosyntax- morphemes, syntactic rules
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Normative position
- When a language disorder affects the child's social and academic functioning (does the child have a disorder judging based on everyday life and functioning?)
- Problem: subjective judgmentÂ
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Neutralist position
- The child scores significantly below expectations on a normative test
- Problems with assessment instruments, what is significantly below varies by institution
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Categorical (etiological) model
- Problem is an underlying disorder in the child, which prevents/impedes the child learning
- trisomy 21 (down syndrome)
- hearing loss
- autism
- fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD)
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Categorical model locus of problem
results from some specific underlying disorder within the child or in the environments within which the child lives
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Categorical assessment should..
be structured to determine what the underlying disorder is - ie, to determine the etiological reasons for the child's difficulties
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Categorical intervention should..
use knowledge about the disorder category during goal setting - what is the core deficit here that needs to be remediated?
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Developmental descriptive model
issue is child's functional skill level, irrespective of etiology
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