SLP 5110 MIDTERM (CHAPTER 1 - 5) | 147 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Early communication intervention (ECI) Answer - An intervention approach
primarily focused on a young child's speech, language, and/or feeding
difficulties.
Disability Answer - Inability or lack of ability to perform particular tasks,
functions, or skills.
Impairment Answer - Abnormality in function or structure.
Handicap Answer - Social consequences of disability or impairment that
prevent an individual from realizing their potential.
Developmental disabilities (DD) Answer - - Refers to number of specific
conditions (e.g., ID, ASD, and CP).
- Attributable to mental or physical impairment or a combination of both.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Answer - - IDEA requires free,
appropriate public education (FAPE) for children with disabilities.
- Part B: outlines programs for preschool children based on their IEP.
Part C: specifies programs for infants and toddlers provided in their IFSP.
,Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Answer - - Intervention plan that
address family's needs that affects the child's development (birth - 3 years).
- Current status, recommend services, expected outcomes, and duration of
service.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) Answer - - Part
C addresses services for children with disabilities (birth to 2 years).
- Focus on supporting family's needs to meet the child's development by using
IFSP, IEP, and LRE.
Transdisciplinary team Answer - A group of professionals from different
disciplines who function as a team but work independently; however, they
share roles, and a peer is identified as the primary interventionist.
Family-centered intervention Answer - Parents partners with professionals
who help invest in the process through assessment experiences and
intervention outcomes.
cultural competence Answer - Having an awareness and acceptance of cultures
and the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures.
Natural environments Answer - Settings that are typical for children with and
without disabilities; including the home, neighborhood, community setting and
place of worship.
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Answer - A legal term from the IDEA that
specifies that students with disabilities must be educated as close to the same
environment as their typical (non-disabled) peers.
Evaluating research Answer - - Develop a well-built question.
, - Select evidence sources.
- Execute a search strategy.
- Examine and synthesize the evidence.
- Apply evidence
- Evaluate the application of the EBP evidence.
Anemia Answer - Lack of a normal number of red blood cells.
Apgar scale Answer - Newborn screening tool used to rapidly assess overall
health.
Apnea Answer - Absence of breathing.
At-risk Answer - Children who have the potential for biological and
environmental factors to interfere with a child's ability to develop typically
(e.g., preterm birth).
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Answer - A disorder that appears in childhood
and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication and social
interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and repetitive behaviors.
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Answer - Chronic pulmonary disease that
develops in premature infants who were treated with mechanical ventilation.
Cerebral palsy (CP) Answer - Condition characterized by lack of muscle control
and partial paralysis, caused by a brain defect or lesion present at birth or
shortly after.
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Early communication intervention (ECI) Answer - An intervention approach
primarily focused on a young child's speech, language, and/or feeding
difficulties.
Disability Answer - Inability or lack of ability to perform particular tasks,
functions, or skills.
Impairment Answer - Abnormality in function or structure.
Handicap Answer - Social consequences of disability or impairment that
prevent an individual from realizing their potential.
Developmental disabilities (DD) Answer - - Refers to number of specific
conditions (e.g., ID, ASD, and CP).
- Attributable to mental or physical impairment or a combination of both.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Answer - - IDEA requires free,
appropriate public education (FAPE) for children with disabilities.
- Part B: outlines programs for preschool children based on their IEP.
Part C: specifies programs for infants and toddlers provided in their IFSP.
,Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Answer - - Intervention plan that
address family's needs that affects the child's development (birth - 3 years).
- Current status, recommend services, expected outcomes, and duration of
service.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) Answer - - Part
C addresses services for children with disabilities (birth to 2 years).
- Focus on supporting family's needs to meet the child's development by using
IFSP, IEP, and LRE.
Transdisciplinary team Answer - A group of professionals from different
disciplines who function as a team but work independently; however, they
share roles, and a peer is identified as the primary interventionist.
Family-centered intervention Answer - Parents partners with professionals
who help invest in the process through assessment experiences and
intervention outcomes.
cultural competence Answer - Having an awareness and acceptance of cultures
and the ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures.
Natural environments Answer - Settings that are typical for children with and
without disabilities; including the home, neighborhood, community setting and
place of worship.
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Answer - A legal term from the IDEA that
specifies that students with disabilities must be educated as close to the same
environment as their typical (non-disabled) peers.
Evaluating research Answer - - Develop a well-built question.
, - Select evidence sources.
- Execute a search strategy.
- Examine and synthesize the evidence.
- Apply evidence
- Evaluate the application of the EBP evidence.
Anemia Answer - Lack of a normal number of red blood cells.
Apgar scale Answer - Newborn screening tool used to rapidly assess overall
health.
Apnea Answer - Absence of breathing.
At-risk Answer - Children who have the potential for biological and
environmental factors to interfere with a child's ability to develop typically
(e.g., preterm birth).
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Answer - A disorder that appears in childhood
and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication and social
interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and repetitive behaviors.
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Answer - Chronic pulmonary disease that
develops in premature infants who were treated with mechanical ventilation.
Cerebral palsy (CP) Answer - Condition characterized by lack of muscle control
and partial paralysis, caused by a brain defect or lesion present at birth or
shortly after.
