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Differentiate between terms such as communication disorders, speech disorders and language disorders. What is involved in pragmatic disorders?
 * Chapter 9 – ****  Communication Disorders and Sensory Impairments  **

What are some suggestions for effective collaboration with speech/language professionals?

Describe some of the various ways a speech/language professional might offer services to a child. What are some ways teachers can encourage oral communication?

What type of setting is most appropriate for students to learn and practice their speech and language skills?

What is augmentative and alternative communication? Examples?

If a child has a significant speech or language delay, what academic area is most likely to be at risk? Why might the child suffer socially and emotionally as well?

What are the two main types of communication disorders?

What are the major speech disorders?

Differentiate between phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics with respect to language disorders. At what age do most dysfluencies disappear in young children? How might the following factors come into play with a sensory impairment: severity, visibility, and age of acquisition?

Why are professionals interested in knowing whether a student’s hearing loss was pre- or post-lingual?

Differentiate between various methods such as ASL, Signing Exact English, finger spelling, cued speech, speech reading, etc.

How are deafness and hard of hearing defined? Differentiate between decibel and hertz. What types of adaptations might you need to make for students with hearing impairments (HI) in the classroom?

What is a wireless FM System (or Auditory Trainer)? Why might it be more helpful than just a regular hearing aid in a classroom environment?

What are some examples of assistive technologies might be used in schools with students who are hearing impaired?

What is the dot-based system for reading and writing for the blind?

What do we mean by the term “visual acuity” and how is it expressed?

If a person has central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correction, they are considered __________ blind.

What areas of development and learning are directly influenced by a visual impairment?

Why might social behaviors need to be taught more directly to students who are blind?

What are some ways assistive technologies might be used in schools for students who are visually impaired?

Distinguish between and optometrist and an ophthalmologist.

What are some of the teaching strategies and classroom accommodations that should be used for students who are visually impaired? (refer to both text and class notes) Review your Student Team Learning (STL) Worksheet on Hearing and Visual Impairments we did in class.

What are the four components of STAD? What do the letters in STAD stand for? What are the four components of TGT? What do the letters in STAD stand for? Three primary elements make STL different from many other cooperative learning methods: * Individual Accountability * Equal Opportunities for Success * Team Rewards Explain how each of these is achieved in the STL methods.
 * Topic: Cooperative Learning - Student Team Learning (STL)  **