Behind-the-ear hearing aids are appropriate for both children and adults

The hearing threshold is the softest level at which a person hears a tone at a given frequency.

The scope of practice for SLPs includes screening, evaluating, and diagnosing hearing loss in children and adults.

Tinnitus refers to temporary ringing in one or both ears.

Hearing impairments are unlikely to have an impact on academic or occupational development.

Another name for a cochlear synaptopathy is a hidden hearing loss.

Surgical treatment for a mixed hearing loss is rare.

People with auditory processing disorders have difficulty hearing.

A client who fails a basic hearing screening should be referred to an otolaryngologist or audiologist.

Selective mutism is directly linked to an individual’s level of proficiency in a given language.

Dyslexia is an example of a type of specific learning disorder.

Sotos Syndrome is one of the most common genetic disorders.

Symptoms of polymicrogyria are always present at birth.

A bacterial middle ear infection is usually associated with conductive hearing loss.

Glossoptosis refers to an enlarged tongue.

If a pregnant mother contracts measles, her baby may be at risk of low birth weight.

Sensorineural hearing loss is common in individuals with Townes-Brocks Syndrome.

DiGeorge Syndrome is a chromosomal deletion syndrome with varying symptoms among individuals.

The majority of children diagnosed with Usher syndrome have an acquired hearing loss resulting from an injury.

For which of the following purposes may speech samples be used?

A speech-language sample should consist of a minimum of:

Speech rate is expressed as:

An adequate sample that can be used for determining speech rate should be a minimum of:

When collecting a speech-language sample, materials and topics should be:

Missing teeth often result in a speech sound disorder.

Average speech rates among typical speakers vary.

When using reading passages as part of the assessment, oral reading results should be compared with conversational speech samples.

As it relates to selecting materials for reading samples, children’s books, textbooks, and magazines are not appropriate sources for children and adults.

Assessing a client’s speech rate allows the clinician to determine its affect on the client’s overall communication abilities rather than comparing it with pre-established norms.

The use of several phonological processes can negatively impact intelligibility.

Screenings tests should always be formal.

Children who struggle to hear differences between speech sounds are likely to struggle with a speech sound disorder.

Childhood apraxia of speech is a functional disorder.

A child with CAS produces consistent errors on consonants and vowels.

Which of the following factors affect intelligibility?

Once a sound is stimulated at the syllable level, it should then be sampled at the:

Which of the following does not need to be taken into consideration when making a diagnosis for a speech sound disorder?

An example of a non-speech motor behavior associated with childhood apraxia of speech includes:

Many behaviors associated with CAS may also be associated with other disorders, such as

Which of the following refers to units of meaning?

Typically developing children achieve almost adult-like communication skills at:

Acknowledgement of a behavior and the ability to repeat it is called:

The use of an object to represent something else is called:

A disorder characterized by impairment in communication/social skills and restricted and stereotyped behavioral patterns is:

A condition that is characterized by below average intellectual function and adaptive behaviors that is usually results from a medical condition or syndrome is:

Which of the following should be considered when selecting a test?

Examples of informal assessment include all of the following, except:

The type of morphemes that affect nuances of meaning but not the basic meaning or grammatical class of a word are called:

Irregular past tense verbs, such as “did”, should be counted as:

Sentences that state a fact or makes an assertion are classified as:

A child with a receptive or expressive language disorder is likely to struggle with written language.

The primary symptom of dyslexia is poor phonemic awareness

At approximately 6 months of age, a child develops phonemic awareness.

Writing is considered the most complex and advanced form of language.

The most advanced form of writing is expository writing.

The development of writing precedes the development of reading.

Between the ages of 11-18 years, individuals read for a variety of purposes, including inquiry, critical analysis, and entertainment.

Hyperlexia can be a symptom of autism.

Standardized assessments should not be used to evaluate word fluency

Using wordless picture books is a useful way to assess narrative schema knowledge.