SLP Praxis Practice (Form 3) Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions .

As part of a routine preschool screening, an SLP tests a 4 year old whose speech is characterized by sound omissions, hypernasality, nasal emission, and weak consonants. Which of the following would be most appropriately evaluated initially? A.Oral-motor behavior B.Velopharyngeal function C.Laryngeal function D.Phonological awareness Option (B) is correct. The characteristics described are consistent with a resonance disorder, hence velopharyngeal function would be evaluated initially. Which of the following is the minimal contrast approach most appropriately used to treat? A.Phonological disorders B.Dysphagia C.Dysarthria D.Global aphasia Option (A) is correct. Minimal contrast approach was one of the first approaches designed to adhere to phonological principles of intervention.