SLP Augmentative and Alternative Communication 5

Question 1

Which federal law mandates that AAC devices and services be considered for students with disabilities in their Individualized Education Program (IEP)?

Accepted Answer

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)

Answer

IDEA requires IEP teams to consider assistive technology, including AAC devices and services, for every student with a disability if they need it to receive a free appropriate public education.

Question 2

A client's current AAC system is rejected because it is 'not age-appropriate.' The SLP's BEST response is to:

Accepted Answer

Discuss age-appropriateness with the client and balance it with communicative effectiveness

Answer

The SLP should address age-appropriateness concerns collaboratively with the client while prioritizing communicative effectiveness and the client's own values.

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes 'communicative competence' in the AAC context (Light, 1989)?

Accepted Answer

An integration of linguistic, operational, social, and strategic competencies

Answer

Light's model of communicative competence in AAC encompasses four interrelated areas: linguistic, operational, social, and strategic knowledge and skills.

Question 4

An SLP is training a family to support their child's AAC use. Which strategy should be AVOIDED because it undermines AAC development?

Accepted Answer

Answering for the child before they have time to respond

Answer

Answering for the AAC user before they have an opportunity to respond denies practice time and communicative autonomy, and should be avoided.

Question 5

Research on AAC and natural speech development indicates that introducing AAC:

Accepted Answer

Does not impede and may facilitate natural speech in children with autism or developmental disabilities

Answer

Multiple studies show that AAC introduction does not suppress natural speech and often supports or enhances speech development in children with autism and developmental disabilities.

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SLP Augmentative and Alternative Communication 5