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Auditory Comprehension (Professionals)

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1.  Of the 3 parameters for auditory skill development described by Nevins and Garber, "Comprehension" is considered to be one level of Auditory Function Meaningful Input Situational Context All of the above

2.  The auditory function skill of "comprehension" should be taught In routines first Across situational contexts In structured contexts only None of these

3.  In general, to demonstrate comprehension of auditory input, a child must Repeat or imitate what was heard Turn toward what was heard Show that s/he heard it Respond in a novel way

4.  For example, which of the following behaviors observed in response to the sound level stimulus of knocking on the door most clearly demonstrates a child's comprehension of that sound? Knocking on the table Vocalizing with a repeated sound "uh uh uh" Opening the door Looking at the door

5.  For the child simultaneously developing listening and spoken language skills, identification tasks should quickly transition into Bridge sets Comprehension tasks Discrimination tasks None of these

6.  Learning to Listen sounds are a particular activity that facilitate auditory development through discrimination, identification, and finally comprehension of Speech sounds Suprasegmental information Associated words All of the above

7.  One teaching technique specifically cited as being important to build into activities targeting comprehension is Turn taking Acoustic highlighting Wait time All of these

8.  All but the following are considered to be subskills of auditory comprehension: Minimal pairs Following directions Choosing an object based on several descriptors Answering questions

9.  A clinician/teacher might cycle through auditory comprehension goals with a child/student because Comprehension is the most difficult auditory level to achieve Subskills may be addressed at different language levels Children might get bored otherwise None of these

10.  According to the presenter, in order to assist a child in reaching his/her maximum potential, it is important to incorporate the following into activities that target auditory comprehension development Thinking skills Discrimination skills Negotiating skills All of these