Course Title

Understanding and supporting children with developmental language delay (DLD)

Lecturer

Dr Cheng Chen-Chen

Lecturer’s Profile

Dr. Cheng, Chen-chen received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in special education and, as a speech language pathologist, she holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She is with the special education program at National Kaohsiung Normal University and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on multicultural special education and communication disorders.

Course Overview

This course is to increase attendees’ knowledge and skills in working with children with developmental language delay.

Course Objectives

Attendees will be able to

1．Apply language development miles stones in differentiating between children with typical language development and those with DLD

2．State language characteristics of children with DLD.

3．Explore potential instructional and interactional strategies in working with children with DLD through group activities.

Course Assessment

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of the prelinguistic stage of infant language development?
A. Able to speak complete sentences
B. Able to read simple storybooks
C. Babbling and making sounds to interact with others
D. Able to correctly write their own name

2. At approximately what age do children typically begin to produce two-word combinations (e.g., “Mommy hug,” “Want cookie”)?
A. 6 months
B. 18 months to 2 years
C. 3.5 years
D. 5 years

3. Which of the following best describes the language abilities of a typically developing 3-year-old child?
A. Unable to express needs at all
B. Can only produce single-syllable sounds
C. Can use simple sentences to communicate with others
D. Can write short essays

4. Which of the following may be a warning sign of delayed language development?
A. Having almost no expressive vocabulary at age 2
B. Enjoying listening to stories
C. Being able to imitate adults’ actions
D. Enjoying playing with blocks

5. Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of children with language delay?
A. Limited vocabulary
B. Simple sentence structures
C. Complete loss of willingness to communicate
D. Delayed comprehension and expressive language abilities

6. When supporting children with language delay, which communication approach is most appropriate for adults?
A. Asking rapid, consecutive questions
B. Using complex and lengthy sentences
C. Using short and clear language
D. Minimizing interaction as much as possible

7. Which of the following best reflects a principle for supporting language development?
A. Creating rich and meaningful communication opportunities
B. Avoiding opportunities for children to express their opinions
C. Focusing only on pronunciation accuracy
D. Replacing interaction with testing

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