SLPA CERTIFICATION EXAM
questions well answered graded A+
Meaning of words, phrases, or sentences - correct answer ✔✔Semantics
the use of language in different contexts - correct answer ✔✔Pragmatics
Augmentative and alternative communication compensates for impairments in speech-language
production - correct answer ✔✔AAC
helps the individual express thoughts, wants and needs, feelings, and ideas
techniques:
manual signs
gestures
finger spelling
tangible objects
line drawings
picture communication boards and letter boards
speech generating devices - correct answer ✔✔What techniques does AAC use and what does it
help the individual do?
augmentative
alternative
temporary - correct answer ✔✔AAC is?
, you can program and provide instruction for use but you can not design or select the device -
correct answer ✔✔What can and can't SLPAs do with AAC devices?
unaided = doesn't require an external tool
aided = requires some form of external tool - correct answer ✔✔What are the two forms of
AAC?
Congenial
Acquired
Neurological differences (such as autism) - correct answer ✔✔Individuals who use AAC have
what types of disabilities?
a silent period - correct answer ✔✔What can occur in the inital stages of second language
learners?
dialect & includes accent grammatical structures and semantics - correct answer ✔✔What is "a
rule-governed, systematic variation of a language"?
100% - 4 years old
75% - 3 year old
50% - 2 year old - correct answer ✔✔What is the intelligibility percent of a 2, 3, and 4 year old?
a phonological process that occurs when someone replaces specific consonant with "w" or "y"
or "j" - correct answer ✔✔What is gliding?
questions well answered graded A+
Meaning of words, phrases, or sentences - correct answer ✔✔Semantics
the use of language in different contexts - correct answer ✔✔Pragmatics
Augmentative and alternative communication compensates for impairments in speech-language
production - correct answer ✔✔AAC
helps the individual express thoughts, wants and needs, feelings, and ideas
techniques:
manual signs
gestures
finger spelling
tangible objects
line drawings
picture communication boards and letter boards
speech generating devices - correct answer ✔✔What techniques does AAC use and what does it
help the individual do?
augmentative
alternative
temporary - correct answer ✔✔AAC is?
, you can program and provide instruction for use but you can not design or select the device -
correct answer ✔✔What can and can't SLPAs do with AAC devices?
unaided = doesn't require an external tool
aided = requires some form of external tool - correct answer ✔✔What are the two forms of
AAC?
Congenial
Acquired
Neurological differences (such as autism) - correct answer ✔✔Individuals who use AAC have
what types of disabilities?
a silent period - correct answer ✔✔What can occur in the inital stages of second language
learners?
dialect & includes accent grammatical structures and semantics - correct answer ✔✔What is "a
rule-governed, systematic variation of a language"?
100% - 4 years old
75% - 3 year old
50% - 2 year old - correct answer ✔✔What is the intelligibility percent of a 2, 3, and 4 year old?
a phonological process that occurs when someone replaces specific consonant with "w" or "y"
or "j" - correct answer ✔✔What is gliding?
