Praxis Review

Which of the following is a typical symptom observed in cases of cerebellar involvement?

In the treatment of acute Wernicke's aphasia, the initial focus should be on:

The most reasonable standard to apply when judging whether a client has achieved generalization of a targeted skill is:

Naturalistic teaching chiefly involves which of the following:

The best method to analyze formant frequencies of the vocalic phonemes produced by an individual with a hearing loss is:

Primary motor innervation to the larynx and velum is provided by which cranial nerve?

Which of the following would be most likely to help a client who has aphonia?

Which is the major physical or organic factor underlying impairment in the speech of persons with cleft palate

Which of the following is a type of perturbation that can be measured to determine the amount of noise in the voice?

Intervention from an SLP for a nursing home resident who is in a late stage of progressive dementia should focus on:

Which of the following represents the etiology of cleft palate?

An SLP has a caseload limit of 65 students, the principle wants the SLP to enroll 10 more students. The SLP should:

Control over the fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone is most closely related to the activity of which muscles?

While mental age should not be used to specify the need for treatment, it can be used as a performance criterion because

Of the following, the major objective of auditory training in the treatment of a client with hearing loss is to:

Which test item would be LEAST biased against speakers of African American Vernacular English in a test of morphology?

Compared with children who do not have language disorders, children with language disorders tend to:

Treatment for apraxia of speech most appropriately emphasizes:

Which of the following is true of the terms "agent" and "subject" as they are used to describe language? They should be:

A clinician who employs active listening is doing which of the following:

Which of these will best improve the communicative ability of a patient showing poor intelligibility and vocal quality:

The basic reason for using standardized/normative instruments for assessing language and speech function is:

Language intervention from a psycholinguistic perspective is a facilitation process that can be described best as

For which of these can the SLP to refer a client to a prosthodontist for construction of a palatal lift appliance?

When counseling the parents of a child with an articulation disorder, the SLP would cite developmental norms to show:

In the study from question 46, ten women were examined on loudness production & the results were analyzed, the design is

The most serious limitation of employing imitation as an intervention strategy for clients with a language impairment is

Language intervention for a child at the 1-word stage is most strongly influenced by a consideration of the child's:

Which of the following is a technique that most often is useful for temporary remediation of a delayed swallowing reflex

Which of these is the easiest way for a speaker to determine whether there is inappropriate nasal airflow?

TY is a reluctant communicator with a mixed exp./rec. language delay, what should be the initial treatment goal for TY?

Which of the following is a statement of a treatment objective that reflects a linguistic approach to treatment:

In a study of the relation of vocal loudness to acoustic variables that inform prosody, the independent variable is:

Which of these is the LEAST important to include on a report to justify services for a 2 1/2 year old with CAS:

An SLP is behaving ethically when he/she does which of the following:

According to research on Brown's morphemes, which of the following is a determinant of acquisition order?

Cognitive therapy for stuttering focuses on which of the following?

A client continues to show nasal airflow and articulatory compensations post surgery. The SLP should:

A client is diagnosed with a fluency disorder, which of the following would indicate the best prognosis for treatment

Which of these is the ratio of reinforcement that would most quickly cause a newly acquired behavior to be habituated?

Which of the following treatment goals related to pragmatics best addresses a young child's use of language? The child:

Phonation for esophageal speech usually results from the vibration of which of the following structures:

An SLP has targeted stopping using the word "shoes", what is the next word the SLP should use to test generalizability?

If the goal of a language-intervention program is to facilitate the functional use of linguistic forms, then it should:

A single exposure of several hours to continuous music with an overall level of 100 dB SPL will most likely produce:

The chewing technique in the treatment of voice disorders is used to do which of the following:

Children diagnosed with having SLI are likely to exhibit the greatest deficits in which of the following:

Computer software that has been developed to facilitate speech and language treatment can best be used:

Prior to initiating voice intervention, it is most important that the SLP gather information about the:

A child who is a bilingual English-Spanish speaker said "I cutted it" & "she eated". Where should remediation begin?

Which statement compares the cognitive problems of kids with brain injuries with the cognitive problems kids with LD

Which statement demonstrates that a child's communication problem is cased by physiological problems?

It is most appropriate for the SLP to treat hyperadduction of the vocal folds by having the client:

Following anoxic encephalopathy, clients are likely to experience the most significant long-term impairments in:

Which type of cerebral palsy is characterized by slow, arrhythmic, writhing, & involuntary movements of the extremities?

Of the following sentences, which represents the greatest degree of syntactic complexity?

Which of the following communication disorders is most frequently associated with significant dysphagia

Establishment of which of these is most important in ensuring that the results of any diagnostic test is replicable:

Remediation for a patient showing severe nasalization & breathy voice after surgery on the base of the brain should be:

Which of the following is NOT useful for the assessment of swallowing ability?

When treating a client who is using an electronic augmentative communication device, the primary goal of the SLP is to:

How would the daily hydration needs of a patient with a PEG tube for feedings and a Hx of penetration be best met?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about whispered speech?

The major component of an audiologic rehabilitation program for infants with a moderate sensorineural hearing loss is:

Which of the following is the best example of a functional communication treatment objective? The Client will:

Which of the following is generally considered most effective and appropriate for viewing the VF during phonation:

Visuospatial disorganization, unilateral neglect, & lack of facial expression are indicative of

What is a good recommendation for a child that demonstrates gliding, stridency deletion, & final consonant deletion.

Which of these is the best choice for a client showing poor oral control of bolus, coughing, and a Hx of aspiration PNA:

Of the following, which is generally the most appropriate treatment goal for a client with a laryngectomy?

Which of the following statements about the Speech Reception Threshold is most accurate:

Most state laws regarding freedom of access to information stipulate that client records can be reviewed by:

How often does an SLP need to perform an assessment & write a treatment plan to ensure that Medicare will cover services

A man diagnosed with aphasia following a CVA shows hesitations, repetitions, and interjections. The next step is to:

According to mourning theory, when are parents most receptive to information/advice from professionals about their child

A 12-year-old native Spanish speaker who has been an ELL student for three years is most likely to do which of these:

The most common phonological problem later evidenced by children with a Hx of otitis media during before age 2 is:

A child inserts inappropriate sounds in certain environments (ex: fpish for fish), which is the best treatment target?

A man in his forties who exhibits glottal fry and uses his voice extensively would be at high risk for:

Which of these is most important when deciding whether a child is developmentally nonfluent or is stuttering:

Which of the following is most likely to represent a dialectical variation if observed in an African American child

For a client with articulation errors that consist of f/v and s/z, the SLP should begin remediation that focuses on:

Which of the following should be the primary focus of early intervention for at-risk infants?

An SLP in their CF year wishes to use a home office to implement a 4 week program. To comply with ASHA, the SLP must:

Which of these would be effective in remediating a falsetto voice for an adult male with a severe bilateral hearing loss

If a child produced the following errors: w/r th/s t/sh t/ch z/j t/k & d/g, What should the initial target sound be?

The best recommendation to a teacher for a student that talks during class and rarely listens to instructions is:

Hearing loss in infants born with cleft palate is usually related to which of the following:

A pt. who has had Alzheimer's disease for 9 years recently showed more severe deficits in many areas. The SLP should

A correct response rate of 51% on a two-choice picture-pointing task would most likely indicate which of the following:

The best way to achieve a goal of facilitating growth in play is to begin by facilitating the child's

All of the following clients with neurogenic disorders of communication will have poor management prognosis except:

An SLP is planning treatment for a 5-year-old with multiple speech production errors. The most effective strategy is to

A 4-year-old is showing poor oral-motor control and dysphagia to which of the following should the client be referred:

Which of the following will most effectively decrease the fundamental frequency of the laryngeal tone?

A 5-year-old with a repaired cleft palate continues to use glottal stops, and pharyngeal fricatives. The SLP should:

Which error is likely to persist the longest in children who are learning English and are typically developing?

An SLP found that a 4-month-old infant failed to localize environmental sounds. What should the SLP recommend?

Which of the following is the leading cause of neurologic speech and language disorders in adults?

From that same study, it is correct to say that prosody changes when someone with dysarthria increases loudness.