Failed SLPA written exam twice – what am I missing?

Short answer: candidates who keep falling short on an SLPA exam usually need more preparation on assessment support and intervention, which require applying knowledge to client situations within SLPA scope. Studying ASHA guidelines alone is not enough; practise scenario questions and review speech and language disorders, intervention techniques and documentation.

Areas to strengthen

• SLPA scope of practice: what SLPAs can and cannot do, and supervision requirements.
• Assessment support: screening procedures and data collection.
• Intervention: implementing treatment plans for articulation, language, fluency and voice.
• Documentation: session notes and data recording.
• Ethics and professional conduct.
• Normal development of speech and language.

Study approach

1. Use the ASHA SLPA exam content outline.
2. Practise scenario questions and explain each answer.
3. Review intervention techniques for common disorders.
4. Take timed practice tests.

Confirm retake rules with ASHA. Practise with the SLPA practice test and the SLPA practice test PDF.

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