History of Education and Speech-Language Pathology

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The first free public school in the U.S. was established in 1635. How was it funded?

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Taxpayer money

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Who is considered the “founding father” of speech-language pathology?

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Robert West

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What major event led to new discoveries about the brain’s role in speech?

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The World Wars

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What was the significance of Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

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Ended school segregation

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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975), later IDEA, mandated what?

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Special education and SLP services in schools

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Other countries often use a ________ model, while the U.S. uses an ________ model for SLP service delivery.

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Medical; educational

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A primary goal of school-based SLPs is to:

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Prevent, remove, and alleviate communication deficits

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In the 1920s–40s, clinicians often worked with which students? Preschoolers only, High school students, Kindergarten and 1st graders, College students

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Kindergarten and 1st graders

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In the 1980s–90s, services shifted toward: Inclusion in general classrooms, One-on-one clinics outside of school, Telepractice only, Hospital-based treatment

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Inclusion in general classrooms

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Which two frameworks became common in the 2000s for early intervention? Options: ASHA and CCC, LRE and FAPE, IDEA and IEP, MTSS and RTI

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MTSS and RTI