Children from a collectivist culture are more likely to communicate with peers rather
than to adults.
An effective SLP tells parents it is best not to discuss negative worries about their child
as this discussion may hinder their child’s progress in therapy.
T-unit analysis is used to account for differences in morphosyntax due to dialectal
differences.
Discourse skills consider a child’s use morphemes and grammar forms.
If a child has errors in form, the professional uses strategies to make certain child learns
to initiate interactions and stay on topic.
Receptive language refers to an individual’s ability to understand and process language.
Norm-referenced tests are most appropriately used to document change in a student’s
language skills as a result of intervention.
The only factor that families of a child with HL need to consider is the choice of
communication modality.
An example of the use of Behaviorist Theory is when practitioners observe children’s
play behaviors to informally gauge children’s general cognitive ability and level of
representational thought.
If a test has a mean of 100 and the student obtains a standard score of 90; she has
missed 10% of the items on the test.
Phonics typically progresses from word- and syllable-level awareness to ultimate
awareness of individual phonemes.
Quantitative analyses are more appropriate for school-age children as compared to
analytic procedures used for preschool children.
European culture framework represents a collectivist culture.
The child says, “Rock baby!” the adult says “Rock baby!” back to the child: this is an
example of language extensions.
Language disorders are caused when there is a disruption in language form, content,
and/or use.
You become a member of the Deaf Community simply by losing your hearing.
A series of photographs can be considered an AAC aid.
For students who cannot be educated solely in the regular education classroom
educators consider services that meet the requirement of “least restrictive environment.”
Dynamic displays stay the same after the student selects a symbol or message.
Social language during book reading considers a child’s emotional response to the
literacy event.
A student with a Z-score of +1 is a high-average performer as compared to his or her
peers.
A young child (2 to 3 years old) who exhibits a developmental lag in language is called
autistic.
The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory: Words, Gestures, and
Sentences (Fenson et al., 2007) is used to place a child on a normal curve with regard to
pragmatic functioning.
AAC strategies support message timing, grammatical formulation, spelling, and
communication rate.
An individual with low-functioning autism typically evidences difficulty at the
discourse level (e.g., understanding sarcasm and nuanced comprehension of
conversational topics)
If a child produces a narrative such as, “I went to the zoo. I was hungry.” The child is
producing an additive chain.
The word “doggie” and “mommy” are examples of agents when completing a semantic
analysis.
Most, if not all, children who participate in the Interactive-to-independent model of
literacy intervention will learn to read independently and conventionally.
The speech chain includes three levels; the motor/physical, the acoustic, and the
linguistic.
Children with high-functioning autism may evidence prosody and intonation in their
vocal quality.
When I change the way I say the “ed” sound when saying the words “climbed” versus
“cooked,” I am demonstrating the implications of morphophonology.
The Ling Six Sound Test (Ling, 1989) is a procedure used to determine that a child has
auditory access.
Language difference is a result a variation of a symbol system used by a group of
individuals that reflects and is determined by shared regional, social, or cultural/ethnic
factors.
Children with Down syndrome rarely progress beyond simple sentence structures.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children be screened for
autism at 4 years of age.
The System for Augmenting Language (SAL) primarily is used to teach academic
skills.
Receptive and expressive language occurs at the acoustic level of the communication
system.
A problem in one language domain (form, content, use) can result in impairment in
other language domains.
All of the following are true of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS),
except
a. PECS is frequently used with children on the autism spectrum.
b. PECS teaches functional communication.
c. PECS has extensive research that supports the effectiveness of its approach.
d. PECS is a very popular intervention.
e. PECS is based on the principle of applied behavioral analysis.
A parent gives some assistance verbally or nonverbally to help the child build a
structure with blocks. Which social interactionist behavior best describes what the
parent is doing?
a. Joint visual attention
b. Motherese
c. Scripting
d. Scaffolding
e. Object permanence
This critical-thinking parameter ensures that practitioners are open to professional
development.
a. Accuracy and scope of information
b. Evaluating evidence
c. Change and adaptability
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
SLPs need to be culturally sensitive because
a. It is mandated by IDEA
b. It is mandated by the response-to-intervention approach
c. It is mandated by prevention approaches to language delay
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Training parents and caregivers to develop children’s use of multiple-word utterances 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
When the interventionist considers the individual’s family and friends, which
component of the ecological system is considered?
a. Functional system
b. Mesosystem
c. Macrosystem
d. Microsystem
This type of assessment uses a test-teach-retest approach.
a. Norm referenced
b. Criterion referenced
c. Dynamic assessment
d. All of the above
A child who does not comprehend the spoken word or is unable to communicate
verbally with others has a
a. language difference.
b. language delay.
c. language disorder.
d. all of the above.
Hearing loss that is both permanent due to genetic disorder co-occurring with a middle
ear infection is known as
a. A conductive loss.
b. A sensorineural loss.
c. A cochlear loss
d. A mixed loss.
e. None of the above.
When a child adds begins to add ‘s” to nouns to indicate more than one, he/she is
demonstrating the use of
a. Morphology.
b. Syntax.
c. Semantics.
d. Phonology.
e. Pragmatics.
f. All of the above.
If a child says “He walking.”
a. The child has a language impairment
b. The child may have a language impairment depending on his/her age and home
dialect
c. Doesn”t need further assessment; it is typical for children to talk like this
d. Is demonstrating difficulty producing adjectives
e. Answer B and Answer D
Choose the best answer. This type of assessment is likely to be the most reliable
a. Norm referenced
b. Criterion referenced
c. Dynamic assessment
d. All of the above
Interventions for children with SLI sometimes require
a. Training for parents on child interactions that promote language development.
b. Strategies that enhance social skills.
c. Cooperation between the classroom teacher and the SLP.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
Examples of cognitive verbs include:
a. Walked
b. Ate
c. Pushed
d. Sat
e. All of the above
f. None of the above
A facilitation technique in which the adult modifies a child’s simple sentences into more
sophisticated sentence constructions is known as
a. Language expansions.
b. Languages extensions.
c. Buildup/breakdown.
d. None of the above.
e. All of the above.
Acoustic highlighting is a technique used to
a. Control the volume of the auditory device.
b. Measure the decibel level of ambient noise.
c. Improve sound audibility.
d. A, B, and C.
e. A and C.
Helpful peer entry strategy(s) include(s)
a. Asking the adult to intervene.
b. Watching play behavior at the perimeter of the play area
c. Imitate the ongoing play and make a positive statement
d. All of the above
e. None of the above.
The ability to orient and react to a specific stimulus is referred to as
a. Discrimination.
b. Overselectivity.
c. Organization.
d. Attention.
e. Transfer.
The writing lab approach includes all of the following, except
a. Authentic meaningful projects.
b. Worksheets.
c. Use of the computer.
d. Small group, peer, and teach conferencing.
e. Oral presentations
Extension activities are used in LTL interventions in order to
a. Drill sound production
b. Embed language learning into meaningful contexts
c. Eliminate potential otitis media
d. Control background noise
e. All of the above
Choose the best answer. This type of assessment is frequently used in all subdomains
and at all ages.
a. Norm referenced
b. Criterion referenced
c. Dynamic assessment
d. All of the above
The assessment process for children with SLI includes the following:
a. Always includes a parent-child interaction
b. Always includes a curriculum based assessment
c. Always is completed following a physician’s referral
d. A and B
e. All of the above.
f. None of the above.
Knowledge-based processing strategies used to improve writing skills would include all
of the following, except
a. Writing a shopping list.
b. Coloring a picture.
c. Filling out forms.
d. Taking phone messages.
e. Keeping a journal.
PECS has been found to help nonverbal children
a. Participate in discourse with a variety of pragmatic acts
b. Use negation
c. Become a more assertive and responsive communicator
d. Use requesting
e. All of the above
The Speech Chain Model includes all of the following, except
a. the speaker’s production of words.
b. the transmission of sound.
c. the cause and effect relationship.
d. the listener’s perception of what has been said.
Chromosome disorders would be considered to be which kind of risk factor?
a. Behavioral risk factor
b. Social risk factor
c. Prenatal risk factor
d. Perinatal risk factor
e. Postnatal risk factor
A language facilitation technique in which the adult describes the child’s actions is
known as
a. Self talk.
b. Parallel talk.
c. Telegraphic talk.
d. Baby talk.
e. None of the above.
Children in this Subdomain begin to add ‘s” to words.
a. Subdomain 1: Early Pragmatics
b. Subdomain 2: Vocabulary
c. Subdomain 3: Early Word Combinations
d. Subdomain 4: Morphosyntax
e. Subdomain 5: Discourse
The goal “Noah will spontaneous produce irregular past tense verbs to obtain
information in a play-like setting in a 30-minute session” is most likely representing
which language intervention approach?
a. Sentence combining
b. Enhanced milieu teaching
c. Curriculum-based intervention
d. Conversational recast training
Autism is typically manifested before age 3 noted when the child engages in _________
a. Academic activities
b. Poor behaviors
c. Repetitive activities and stereotypic behaviors
d. Social activities
A clinical application of Cognitivist theory is when
a. Practitioners observe children’s play behaviors to gauge children’s general ability and
level of representational thought.
b. Practitioners use drill-and-practice activities within intervention sessions.
c. Practitioners encourage parents and other caregivers to reinforce intervention
activities.
d. Practitioners focus on building linkages between letter names and letter sounds.
An example of Sentence Combining intervention is
a. Restating a child’s utterance in a more complex form while maintaining the child’s
meaning
b. Parents learn to follow their child’s lead, wait for a child’s conversational turn and
maintain balanced interactions.
c. Giving a child several simple sentences with the goal of a more complex sentence
construction
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), an intervention approach that draws strongly from
behavioral theory, states that
a. Any behavior can be broken down into separate behaviors.
b. Can be measured in precise terms.
c. Can be manipulated through principles of reinforcement.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
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If a researcher implements an experimental intervention, randomization has occurred.
An SLP doesn”t consider expert opinion since it is Level I EBP evidence.
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