SLP Pediatric Language Intervention 3

Question 1

A school-age child struggles with making inferences from text. Which intervention technique directly targets this inferencing skill?

Accepted Answer

Question-answer relationships (QAR) instruction

Answer

QAR instruction teaches children to identify where answers come from (in the text vs. in their head), directly building inferential comprehension strategies.

Question 2

Which theoretic framework underlies the use of script therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder?

Accepted Answer

Schema theory and script knowledge

Answer

Script therapy is grounded in schema/script theory, leveraging children's knowledge of predictable event sequences to scaffold functional communication.

Question 3

When selecting vocabulary for intervention with a child with DLD, the SLP should prioritize words that are:

Accepted Answer

High utility across multiple contexts and content areas

Answer

Tier 2 words—high-utility, cross-context vocabulary—are the primary intervention targets because they most efficiently support academic and communicative success.

Question 4

Which augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategy is most appropriate for a minimally verbal 5-year-old with autism to expand utterance length?

Accepted Answer

Core vocabulary combined with aided language stimulation

Answer

Core vocabulary on a robust AAC system paired with aided language stimulation models multi-word combinations and promotes expressive language growth.

Question 5

A 7-year-old has difficulty with narrative coherence. Which narrative element should the SLP target FIRST according to story grammar development?

Accepted Answer

Initiating event

Answer

Initiating events emerge earlier in narrative development and serve as the catalyst for the story, making them an appropriate first story grammar target.

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SLP Pediatric Language Intervention 3