FREE SLP Screening, Evaluation, and Diagnosis Questions and Answers
Blake, a speech-language pathologist, is creating his assessment plan for a pediatric evaluation he has later this week. Which of the following is an example of a formal measure used during assessment?
Explanation:
Developmental scales are formal assessment measures because they contain psychometric properties and assess overall achievement/ mastery of skills compared to peers.
A speech-language pathologist is evaluating a child who only speaks Spanish. Which of the following is not an erroneous assessment strategy for the SLP to utilize for linguistically diverse patients?
Explanation:
An ethnographic approach encourages the clinician to utilize the child’s family for important information and promotes comparison of the child’s language to expectations of the culture (e.g., gender roles, age roles, and syntax structure).
The 3rd frontal gyrus, also known as Brodmann area 44, correlates with what anatomical area or structure?
Explanation:
Broca’s area is located in the frontal lobe and is identified as Brodmann area 44.
Jimmy is a person who stutters. Which of the following age ranges correctly represents when his onset of stuttering most likely began?
Explanation:
The age of onset is typically between the years of 2-4.
Kennedy is a 57-year-old woman who has noticed increased muscle fatigue during meals. After resting, the fatigue appears to disappear. Kennedy went to the neurologist and was diagnosed with damage to the acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction. What disease is Kennedy likely diagnosed with?
Explanation:
Myasthenia gravis is caused when there is a miscommunication at the neuromuscular junction. The disease is usually first targets the jaw, facial, and neck muscles.
Which of the following is MOST accurate about the articulation of individuals with hearing loss who speak?
Explanation:
Deaf and hard-of-hearing (HOH) individuals can learn to produce vocalized (voiced) speech sounds more easily because even the deaf can feel the vibrations, and the hard-of-hearing can hear some of the sounds.
Hence, they rely not only on visual information (A) but also on vibrations and residual hearing in those who have it. Devocalized (unvoiced) sounds are harder, not easier, to learn (C) for those with hearing loss because the HOH have less information without sound and the deaf have less information without vocal vibration.
A speech-language pathologist evaluates a woman who presents with slurred speech, excess and equal stress, distorted vowels, and irregular articulatory breakdowns. Which type of dysarthria is described? Where is the probable site of the lesion?
Explanation:
The characteristics described are concurrent with ataxic dysarthria. Ataxic dysarthria is caused by damage to the cerebellum.
Which of the following is associated with a posterior cerebral artery (PCA) stroke?
Explanation:
Typically, a posterior cerebral artery stroke results in hemianopsia. The PCA supplies blood to the occipital lobe which is responsible for vision.
Which of the following is true of cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP)?
Explanation:
CALP takes longer to acquire due to increased complexity.
Which of the following would be commonly observed in a typically developing 24-month-old child?
Explanation:
An MLU around 2.0 is commonly observed in 24-month-olds.
Austin is a 24-month-old toddler who is utilizing gestures to provide additional meaning to his utterances. For example, he will point to the back door while saying, “Go!”. Which of the following is true regarding Austin’s use of gestures?
Explanation:
Supplementary gestures add information to spoken utterances. Pointing to the back door allowed the caregiver to know exactly where Austin wanted to go. Without the gesture, the caregiver would have been responsible for guessing what Austin wanted.