SPAA 344 FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What are the 2 roles of the parent advisors in early intervention programs? - ANS model
activities for parents to enhance the child's language skills
teach parents how to interact with their child
In early intervention programs, who makes the decisions regarding the child's management? -
ANS the parent advisors
DASL stands for __________. The curriculum is targeted for which age group? -
ANS Developmental Approach to Successful Listening; preschool and school age; this is a
highly structured auditory training program
This program is a home intervention program for hearing impaired infants and their parents : -
ANS SKI-HI (sensory kids impaired home intervention); this is developmentally based
SPICE stands for _______ and is a guide for auditory skill development in which age population?
- ANS Speech Perception Instructional Curriculum and Evaluation; children age 3 and up
Consonant Recognition Training is used mainly with this age range: ______. It incorporates
work on ____ and _______ - ANS adults (especially those with presbycusis); auditory
training, speechreading
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, This aural rehab approach emphasizes the role of communication strategies and pragmatics to
facilitate successful communication: - ANS Communication Training and Therapy
Give 3 examples of repair strategies - ANS ask them to rephrase/simplify the message
ask follow up questions
ask speaker to repeat the message
Give 3 examples of anticipatory strategies - ANS minimize the distance from the speaker,
optimize the hearing aid volume setting, reduce noise, use cues to anticipate the topic
In this auditory training program, the client's progress is monitored by calculating the number
of words correctly repeated by listening per minute: - ANS communication training and
therapy
Indicate 9 principles of the auditory verbal therapy approach - ANS early identification
binaural amplification
follow normal patterns of lang dev
use residual hearing
parents= 1st models of communication
support child's auditory verbal development with 1 on 1 teaching
help child monitor his own voice
continuously assess
provide support
According to Part C of IDEA, what are the roles of the professional with respect to the parent?
What kind of learning situations are necessary? - ANS build infant bonding, social reciprocity
of communication, support parental confidence; least restrictive, most natural environments
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AND ANSWERS
What are the 2 roles of the parent advisors in early intervention programs? - ANS model
activities for parents to enhance the child's language skills
teach parents how to interact with their child
In early intervention programs, who makes the decisions regarding the child's management? -
ANS the parent advisors
DASL stands for __________. The curriculum is targeted for which age group? -
ANS Developmental Approach to Successful Listening; preschool and school age; this is a
highly structured auditory training program
This program is a home intervention program for hearing impaired infants and their parents : -
ANS SKI-HI (sensory kids impaired home intervention); this is developmentally based
SPICE stands for _______ and is a guide for auditory skill development in which age population?
- ANS Speech Perception Instructional Curriculum and Evaluation; children age 3 and up
Consonant Recognition Training is used mainly with this age range: ______. It incorporates
work on ____ and _______ - ANS adults (especially those with presbycusis); auditory
training, speechreading
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, This aural rehab approach emphasizes the role of communication strategies and pragmatics to
facilitate successful communication: - ANS Communication Training and Therapy
Give 3 examples of repair strategies - ANS ask them to rephrase/simplify the message
ask follow up questions
ask speaker to repeat the message
Give 3 examples of anticipatory strategies - ANS minimize the distance from the speaker,
optimize the hearing aid volume setting, reduce noise, use cues to anticipate the topic
In this auditory training program, the client's progress is monitored by calculating the number
of words correctly repeated by listening per minute: - ANS communication training and
therapy
Indicate 9 principles of the auditory verbal therapy approach - ANS early identification
binaural amplification
follow normal patterns of lang dev
use residual hearing
parents= 1st models of communication
support child's auditory verbal development with 1 on 1 teaching
help child monitor his own voice
continuously assess
provide support
According to Part C of IDEA, what are the roles of the professional with respect to the parent?
What kind of learning situations are necessary? - ANS build infant bonding, social reciprocity
of communication, support parental confidence; least restrictive, most natural environments
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