School-age children must be demonstrating academic failure in order to qualify for
speech-language pathology services.
Teaching a school-age student to use a story map to diagram written text is an example
of a meta-strategy.
The majority of parents with a child who is diagnosed with ASD sensed something was
different about their child in the toddler years (prior to age 3).
Autism spectrum disorders are disorders of brain development; current research points
to exposure to mercury in vaccinations as a cause.
Modeling techniques are generally contingent on child interests.
Because vocabulary development is essential to success in school, intervention always
begins at Subdomain 2.
The routines based interview (RBI) is used to assess the role the family can play in
support of intervention.
SLI is caused by minimal interaction with others during the developmental stages of
language.
Visual scene displays (VSDs) support language by organizing communicative messages
in a grid format.
Complex Communication Needs (CCNs) may stem from language comprehension and
production impairments in spoken and written language.
The intervention goal: “John will correctly produce past tense verbs when writing a
paragraph in his daily journal at least 70% of the time” lacks a well-developed criterion
statement.
Almost all children diagnosed with SLI also are diagnosed with attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
At present most individuals with ID are unable to live and work in community settings.
I give the child a marble to drop in a coffee can each time she uses the correct pronoun
(e.g., “She is a girl”). It can be said that this is a child-directed activity.
At subdomains 2 and 3, children typically produce more action words than agents.
A child can use different dialectal patterns at home as compared to the dialect used at
school.
If a child is easily distracted, lacks persistence to the task and hand, and has
undifferentiated behavior, he is demonstrating higher levels of engagement.
Children with hearing loss who did not have early intense auditory training or who have
other associated deficits are likely to have language impairments.
The writing lab approach is likely to use Elkonian boxes.
Pragmatic intervention focuses on a child’s ability to take conversational turns and
initiate conversation.
Sensorineural losses are those caused by damage to the inner ear structures or auditory
nerve, often caused by genetic disorders or birth defects.
Bound morphemes must occur with another morpheme.
Intellectual disability and epilepsy are the most frequently occurring associated
conditions.
Curriculum-based intervention is a norm-referenced procedure.
An Augmentative/Alternative Communication system is most frequently used to
facilitate language on a temporary basis.
A child must demonstrate 100% evidence of subdomain #1 before an SLP would begin
working on skills associated with subdomain #2.
I repeat myself when I think you don”t understand what I am saying, I am using a
conversational repair strategy.
Enhanced milieu training (EMT) includes the teaching strategies of mand-model,
time-delay, and incidental teaching along with adult modeling.
Auditory perceptual problems are generally caused by auditory processing disorder or
auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony and can be corrected by a cochlear implant.
Genetic factors are a causative factor in 75% of cases of ID.
An effective communicator is – assertive and + responsive.
I assign a number to specific aspects of a child’s performance–this is a technique to
numerically classify qualitative aspects of the child’s performance.
The term idiopathic ID is used to describe specific, identified genetic patterns.
Screening tests are used to develop an intervention plan.
Interventions for individuals with ID are often focused on drill activities to improve
motivation to communicate.
Deficits in sensorimotor skills, imitation abilities, and the development of joint visual
attention are associated with ASD.
SLPs typically diagnose SLI in the toddler years (age 16-20 months).
An assessment tool is said to have reliability if it
a. provides intervention strategies.
b. is efficient to administer and score.
c. produces similar scores if administered by different people
d. measures what it says it measures.
e. All of the above
A child with Complex Communication Needs (CCNs) is likely to have
a. Physical disability
b. Good language ability except for clause formation
c. Significant pragmatic disability
d. A and C
e. All of the above
A Language Sample Analysis
a. is a criterion-referenced assessment.
b. evaluates an individual’s spontaneous or self-generated speech in naturalistic setting.
c. provides information needed to develop intervention goals.
d. has been proposed as one of the best means to identify children with language
impairment.
e. All of the above
A very early spelling intervention is likely to focus on
a. Within word patterns
b. Suffixes and prefixes
c. Teaching children to pay attention to syllable juncture
d. Recognizing base words and morphemes
I want the student to identify the initiating event (IE) in a narrative episodic sequence.
Which answer below is most likely to represent an IE?
a. Suddenly, the lights went out and Sean couldn”t see a thing!
b. He ran home and told his mother all about his adventure. The end.
c. Because the lights went out, Sean searched the house for a flashlight.
d. He ran and ran and ran!
e. “Oh no!” said Sean.
Children who have more than 50 words typically and begin to produce two-word
phrases are said to be in this Subdomain.
a. Subdomain 1: Early Pragmatics
b. Subdomain 2: Vocabulary
c. Subdomain 3: Early Word Combinations
d. Subdomain 4: Morphosyntax
e. Subdomain 5: Discourse
In an experimental study, if I videotape the intervention and carefully document the
interventionist’s behaviors it is likely that I am trying to control which feature of
experimental design quality?
a. Randomization
b. Fidelity
c. Blinding
d. Subject equivalency across control and experimental groups
e. Effect-size estimates
f. None of the above
I frown at you because I do not agree with what you are saying. I am using
a. Speech
b. Language
c. Communication
d. All of the above
Choose the best answer. This type of assessment is used to document an individual’s
ability in a specific domain; the raw data are used to develop intervention plans and
document behavior change.
a. Norm-referenced
b. Criterion referenced
c. Dynamic assessment
d. All of the above
Response to intervention (RTI) is based on scientific, research-based evidence using a
tiered approach. Classroom-based intervention on a daily basis provided to all children
is an example of
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
An individual with very severe pragmatic disorders is most likely to be:
a. + assertive, + responsive
b. ” assertive, + responsive
c. + assertive, – responsive
d. ” assertive, – responsive
The medical problem known as Otitis media
a. Impacts the hearing of all preschool children.
b. Is a temporary problem that has no permanent impact on hearing.
c. Has a considerable negative impact on the hearing of preschool and primary school
children.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
This Subdomain is fundamental to all communication and may be the focus of
intervention for individuals with severe social communication deficits.
a. Subdomain 1: Early Pragmatics
b. Subdomain 2: Vocabulary
c. Subdomain 3: Early Word Combinations
d. Subdomain 4: Morphosyntax
e. Subdomain 5: Discourse
A goal attack strategy in which one goal at a time is targeted until a predetermined level
of accuracy is achieved is known as a
a. Megacognition strategy
b. Cyclic strategy
c. Horizontal strategy
d. Vertical strategy
e. Generalization strategy
A classroom-based approach of intervention is used
a. because it is the most cost effective
b. because pullout therapy is prohibited under IDEA
c. it is a specified within the requirements of Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
A student has a standard score that places him at the -2 standard deviation on a
comprehensive language test. This situation suggest that the student:
a. Has a language disorder or delay
b. Is within normal limits for language ability
c. Is above normal limits for language ability
d. Cannot tell if the student has a language impairment with only this information
Questions that may help understand a family’s communication behaviors as influenced
by their culture may include all except
a. Who is “in charge” of decision making in the family?
b. Does your child talk mostly to his siblings or his parents?
c. When do you want your child to talk more?
d. How do you feel about your child using an AAC device at home?
e. A and B only
f. A, B, C and D
The mean length of utterance (MLU) refers to
a. the total number of words used by a child.
b. an average for utterance length.
c. the transcript of a speech sample.
d. the length of time required to gather a speech sample.
e. All of the above
Many children with Down syndrome do not produce their first words before
a. Age 1 or 1
b. Age 2 or 3.
c. Age 4 or 5.
d. Age 6 or 7.
In an experimental study, if I conduct the experimental intervention and also administer
and score students’ pre- and post-intervention assessments, I may have violated which
aspect of high-quality experimental design?
a. Randomization
b. Fidelity
c. Blinding
d. Subject equivalency across control and experimental groups
e. Effect-size estimates
f. None of the above
In RTI, intense, individualized intervention for children who do not progress through
classroom-based or small group intervention is an example of
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Manipulating the situation to prompt a child to communicate is associated with which
language strategy?
a. Scaffolding
b. Communication means
c. Communication facilitations
d. Communication temptations
e. None of the above
Issues relevant to backward design include
a. When the child began talking
b. Information regarding language impairment in other members of the family
c. Exposure to environmental risk factors during gestation
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
A symbol that requires only one’s body is:
a. Unaided
b. Opaque
c. Iconic
d. static
A language facilitation technique in which the adult describes what she is thinking,
feeling, or seeing is known as
a. Self talk.
b. Parallel talk.
c. Telegraphic talk.
d. Baby talk.
e. None of the above.
The term developmental disability
a. Means the same thing as intellectual disability
b. Is an umbrella term for disabilities that occur during childhood
c. Is a preferred term
d. All of the above.
The extent to which a specific intervention, procedure, or service produces beneficial
results under ideal conditions is known as
a. Efficacy
b. Effectiveness
c. Efficiency
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
In EMT intervention is likely to
a. Focus on early semantic combinations
b. Focus on complex sentence structure
c. Be adult directed
d. A and C
e. All of the above.
f. None of the above.
In RTI, small group or individualized intervention for children who are not progressing
through classroom-based intervention is an example of
a. Tier 1
b. Tier 2
c. Tier 3
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
The reduction of stimuli with the goal of having the behavior produced independently
by the child is known as
a. Prompts.
b. Shaping.
c. Fading.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
Children with SLI may have
a. Problems with interactive communication.
b. Phonological impairments.
c. Difficulty with reading and writing
d. Problems with peer interactions.
e. A and D
f. All of the above.
Children in this Subdomain show evidence of syntax and morphological development.
a. Subdomain 1: Early Pragmatics
b. Subdomain 2: Vocabulary
c. Subdomain 3: Early Word Combinations
d. Subdomain 4: Morphosyntax
e. Subdomain 5: Discourse
Teaching children a variety of semantic meanings at the one-word level and facilitating
advanced word learning for children is an example of intervention at this Subdomain.
a. Subdomain 1: Early Pragmatics
b. Subdomain 2: Vocabulary
c. Subdomain 3: Early Word Combinations
d. Subdomain 4: Morphosyntax
e. Subdomain 5: Discourse.
Hearing loss caused by damage to the inner ear structures or auditory nerve often
caused by genetic disorders or birth defects is known as
a. A conductive loss.
b. A sensorineural loss.
c. A cochlear loss
d. A mixed loss.
e. None of the above
Cognitive processing subskills involved in the data-based processes include all of the
following, except
a. Discrimination.
b. Observation.
c. Memory.
d. Transfer.
e. Organization.
Matching
Expressive language refers to an individual’s ability to express and communicate
meaning with language.
Matching
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