L&A Final Exam - Questions With Complete Solutions
What is the age range for child find screenings? Correct Answer - birth-5
years
What areas do child find screenings cover? Correct Answer -
communication, cognition, social emotional, self-help/adapt, motor
What is the definition of a language disorder? Correct Answer - Impaired
comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol system
What are the standard score ranges for severity? Correct Answer - Normal
(85-115)
Mild (78-84)
Moderate (71-77)
Severe (under 70)
What is the purpose of an oral mechanism exam? Correct Answer - Assess
the structure and function of lips, tongue, cheeks, jaw, hard and soft palate,
teeth, and swallow
How many days does an IEP have? Correct Answer - 60 school days
How many days does an IFSP have? Correct Answer - 45 calendar days
from referral
What is a multidisciplinary team approach? Correct Answer - Everyone
assesses on their own, then come together to determine disability
Interdisciplinary Correct Answer - Everyone assesses on their own then
come together to determine disability but case manager helps gather
information together regarding client
Transdisciplinary Correct Answer - One person interacts with child, and
then everyone completes assessment at the same time
What are the guidelines for administering standardized tests? Correct
Answer - Read the manual to understand where to start, how to score, etc.
, What is a standard score? Correct Answer - Translation of raw score into
statistical score that describes raw score's distance from the mean
What is validity? Correct Answer - How well the tests assesses what it says
it's going to assess
What is reliability? Correct Answer - The consistency in which a test
measures a given attribute/behavior
What is age equivalent score? Correct Answer - Age corresponding to
average raw score obtained by a person of particular age on a test
What is a raw score? Correct Answer - Number of items answered
correctly on the test
What is the percentile rank? Correct Answer - Testing at same or above X
% of other individuals similar age to those taking test
What are characteristics/etiologies for fetal alcohol syndrome? Correct
Answer - Voice and articulation delays; delayed and impaired language with
global cognitive impairment; syntax, semantics, and pragmatics are all
affected; receptive and expressive language deficits
What are characteristics/etiologies for autism? Correct Answer - Difficulty
understanding and using gestures; difficulty following directions; echolalia;
difficulty generalize word use; delayed language acquistion
What are the characteristics/etiologies for down syndrome? Correct
Answer - Oral motor and articulation skills greatly impaired; significant
expressive and receptive language delay
What does functional etiology mean? Correct Answer - Unknown origin
What does organic etiology mean? Correct Answer - The origin is
identifiable
What would you see in an individual with a language disorder? Correct
Answer - Gaps with a scattered profiled; some skills age appropriate while
others not
What is the age range for child find screenings? Correct Answer - birth-5
years
What areas do child find screenings cover? Correct Answer -
communication, cognition, social emotional, self-help/adapt, motor
What is the definition of a language disorder? Correct Answer - Impaired
comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol system
What are the standard score ranges for severity? Correct Answer - Normal
(85-115)
Mild (78-84)
Moderate (71-77)
Severe (under 70)
What is the purpose of an oral mechanism exam? Correct Answer - Assess
the structure and function of lips, tongue, cheeks, jaw, hard and soft palate,
teeth, and swallow
How many days does an IEP have? Correct Answer - 60 school days
How many days does an IFSP have? Correct Answer - 45 calendar days
from referral
What is a multidisciplinary team approach? Correct Answer - Everyone
assesses on their own, then come together to determine disability
Interdisciplinary Correct Answer - Everyone assesses on their own then
come together to determine disability but case manager helps gather
information together regarding client
Transdisciplinary Correct Answer - One person interacts with child, and
then everyone completes assessment at the same time
What are the guidelines for administering standardized tests? Correct
Answer - Read the manual to understand where to start, how to score, etc.
, What is a standard score? Correct Answer - Translation of raw score into
statistical score that describes raw score's distance from the mean
What is validity? Correct Answer - How well the tests assesses what it says
it's going to assess
What is reliability? Correct Answer - The consistency in which a test
measures a given attribute/behavior
What is age equivalent score? Correct Answer - Age corresponding to
average raw score obtained by a person of particular age on a test
What is a raw score? Correct Answer - Number of items answered
correctly on the test
What is the percentile rank? Correct Answer - Testing at same or above X
% of other individuals similar age to those taking test
What are characteristics/etiologies for fetal alcohol syndrome? Correct
Answer - Voice and articulation delays; delayed and impaired language with
global cognitive impairment; syntax, semantics, and pragmatics are all
affected; receptive and expressive language deficits
What are characteristics/etiologies for autism? Correct Answer - Difficulty
understanding and using gestures; difficulty following directions; echolalia;
difficulty generalize word use; delayed language acquistion
What are the characteristics/etiologies for down syndrome? Correct
Answer - Oral motor and articulation skills greatly impaired; significant
expressive and receptive language delay
What does functional etiology mean? Correct Answer - Unknown origin
What does organic etiology mean? Correct Answer - The origin is
identifiable
What would you see in an individual with a language disorder? Correct
Answer - Gaps with a scattered profiled; some skills age appropriate while
others not
