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SIG Perspectives and Exam
This Perspectives (SIG 1) forum focuses on the treatment of young children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. The first article examines the effects of parent-mediated intervention on the spoken language of young children. The second article focuses on an embedded teacher-implemented social communication intervention for preschoolers. The third article examined peer mediated augmentative and alternative communication for young minimally verbal children. The final article reported on social communication predictors of successful inclusion experiences for students with autism in an early childhood lab school.
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This Perspectives (SIG 1) forum focuses on developmental language disorder (DLD),
including the history of terminology changes in the field, the relationship of specific
language impairment and DLD, diagnostic criteria in the field of speech language
pathology, and an examination of DLD through a school-based lens.
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SIG Perspectives and Exam
This Perspectives (SIG 1) forum focuses on neurobiological factors associated with language learning. The first article describes a model of causation by which environmental factors influence neural and cognitive development. The second article examines learning contexts and their impact on verb learning. The third article discusses early motor deficits and their relationship to speech/language outcomes, and the final article reviews morphological processing in normal and clinical populations.
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SIG Perspectives and Exam
This Perspectives (SIG 1) forum focuses on supporting students in a school setting in
improving morphological skills. Authors discuss key components of intervention, collaboration with other professionals, and practical strategies for clinicians.
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SIG Perspectives and Exam
These Perspectives (SIG 1) articles provided an overview of how the core deficits of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impact reading comprehension, proposed the use of a client-directed model of intervention called social currency, and reviewed characteristics of narrative language that make it a critical context for advanced language development in adolescents with ASD.
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These Perspectives (SIG 1) focus on the complexities of identifying and characterizing
speech sound disorder in children and adolescents within the school setting. Articles
discuss best practices for selecting tests and using developmental norms and criterionreferenced
measures to arrive at more accurate diagnoses. Guidelines for determining
eligibility for treatment are addressed, including provisions for social and educational
impact, and several clinical scenarios are included.
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The articles focus on language intervention progress monitoring for elementary students and for adolescents specifically while producing narratives and while learning morphologically complex words. The authors also address the psychometric requirements of oral and written language progress monitoring assessments. Research and theory are tied to practical clinical application with specific examples.
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This articles focus on contemporary issues regarding African American English (AAE) in children and adolescents across the school-age years. Articles discuss inherent challenges of the “language differences” paradigm and provide new lenses through which to view cultural, social, and pragmatic aspects of AAE. Specialized topics such as theory of mind, speech acts, and cultural-linguistic features of AAE are given special attention in this issue.
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SIG Perspectives and Exam
This Perspectives focused on current issues in the treatment of individuals with autism. The authors offered practical strategies for clinicians and families, answers to frequently asked questions, and information about specialized topics such as bilingualism and African American English.
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This Perspectives focused on language sample analysis (LSA) in children and
adolescents across the school-age years. Articles discussed methods for collecting,
analyzing, and using language samples to aid practitioners in differential diagnosis,
selecting intervention goals, and monitoring progress. Specialized topics such as African
American English, social pragmatic disorder, and LSA for written language samples are
given special attention and several case studies are included.
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SIG Perspectives and Exam
This Perspectives addressed special issues for speech-language pathologists serving English language learners with language and literacy needs, and included information and strategies for promoting language and literacy skills in preschoolers, early elementary, and special populations such as those with autism spectrum disorders.
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