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Jackie is a ten-year-old girl with a severe motor disorder on your caseload. She uses a wheelchair, needs adaptive seating, and is dependent on adults for feeding, bathing, toileting and dressing. As you interact with Jackie, you realize that she consistently looks at things she wants and turns away from things she does not want. She vocalizes and smiles to indicate she wants more of an activity like singing, tickling or bouncing. Jackie’s vocalizations are primarily vowels; she produces the consonant /m and vowel combinations /ma/ she does not yet produce other CV or CVC combinations. Jackie will look at people and objects that you name (e.g., “where is Jake?” “find the big ball” “where are your shoes?”). Which is the one most accurate statement about Jackie’s communication skills and recommendations for intervention?

A girl with DLD has mild language impairment scores but struggles significantly with classroom participation and written assignments. She is not receiving services. How does this finding relate to the conclusions from the article you read in this module?

According to your readings, why did experts agree to adopt the term “Developmental Language Disorder” in 2015–2016?

Which of the following best describes Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) as presented in the description of DLD by Dr. Karla McGregor at Boys Town?

A 10-year-old student tells a story but jumps between events, leaves out important details, and has trouble explaining how events are connected. The student also misses cues that listeners are confused. Which area of the DLD chart best explains these difficulties?

 A 3-year-old leads adults by the hand instead of pointing or gesturing. What does this most likely reflect?

A school team relies only on standardized language test scores when determining service eligibility and denies services to a child with functional communication difficulties. Based on the article  your read, what is the primary concern with this approach?

What is the output of the following code snippet? def greet(name, greeting=’Hello’):    return f'{greeting}, {name}!’print(greet(‘Bob’), end=” “)print(greet(‘Alice’, ‘Hi’))

Which of the following best matches the significance of the fascial layers in the neck regarding the spread of dental infections?

Which of the following disease states can directly cause the spread of dental infections by way of the vascular system?