SLP Assessment and Intervention Principles 5

Question 1

A clinician uses a 'teach-test' format rather than a 'test-teach-test' format. What limitation does this introduce?

Accepted Answer

It prevents computation of a learning potential score

Answer

Without a pre-intervention baseline (test phase), the clinician cannot quantify learning gain or compare pre- and post-mediation performance.

Question 2

A client with dysarthria resulting from ALS is transitioning from natural speech to AAC. Which AAC strategy should be introduced EARLIEST in the disease progression?

Accepted Answer

Alphabet supplementation or topic supplementation to support intelligibility

Answer

Alphabet or topic supplementation can be introduced while natural speech is still functional, helping maintain intelligibility as it declines.

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes the principle of 'intensity' in evidence-based intervention?

Accepted Answer

Administering more frequent, longer sessions with higher doses of practice

Answer

Intensity refers to dose (number of teaching episodes), dose frequency (sessions per week), and total intervention duration, all of which affect outcomes.

Question 4

An SLP administers the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation-3 (GFTA-3). The Sounds-in-Words subtest assesses speech sounds in which context?

Accepted Answer

Single-word picture-naming responses

Answer

The Sounds-in-Words subtest elicits target sounds through picture-naming, capturing production in a structured single-word context.

Question 5

Which intervention philosophy emphasizes that communication goals should be selected based on their functional impact in the client's daily environments?

Accepted Answer

Social-ecological or participation-based model

Answer

The participation-based model prioritizes goals that improve real-world communication functioning across the client's natural environments and roles.

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP - Speech-Language Pathology Practice Test

SLP Assessment and Intervention Principles 5