SLPA-C CERTIFICATION TEST
WITH A+ GRADES
TreatmentNforNAphasiaN-NcorrectNanswer-
TreatmentNcanNbeNrestorativeN(i.e.,NaimedNatNimprovingNorNrestoringNimpairedNfun
ction)Nand/
orNcompensatoryN(i.e.,NaimedNatNcompensatingNforNdeficitsNnotNamenableNtoNretrai
ning).
CommunityNSupportNandNIntegration
Computer-BasedNTreatment
Constraint-InducedNLanguageNTherapyN(CILT)
MelodicNIntonationNTherapyN(MIT)
MultimodalNTreatment
PartnerNApproaches
ReadingNTreatments
ReciprocalNScaffoldingNTreatmentN(RST)
ScriptNTraining
SyntaxNTreatments
Word-FindingNTreatments
,AugmentativeNandNalternativeNcommunicationN(AAC)N-NcorrectNanswer-
AnNareaNofNclinicalNpracticeNthatNsupplementsNorNcompensatesNforNimpairmentsNin
Nspeech-languageNproductionNand/
orNcomprehension,NincludingNspokenNandNwrittenNmodesNofNcommunication.
AACNusesNaNvarietyNofNtechniquesNandNtoolsNtoNhelpNtheNindividualNexpressNthou
ghts,NwantsNandNneeds,Nfeelings,NandNideas,NincludingNtheNfollowing:
manualNsigns
gestures
fingerNspelling
tangibleNobjects
lineNdrawings
pictureNcommunicationNboardsNandNletterNboards
speech-generatingNdevices
AACNisN1.N_______NwhenNusedNtoNsupplementNexistingNspeech,N2.N____whenNus
edNinNplaceNofNspeechNthatNisNabsentNorNnotNfunctional,NorN3._____NasNwhenNuse
dNbyNpatientsNpostoperativelyNinNintensiveNcareN(ElsaharNetNal.,N2019).N-
NcorrectNanswer-1.NAugmentative
2.NAlternative
3.NTemporary
IndividualsNwhoNuseNAACNhaveNanNimpairmentNorNaNlimitationNinNspeech,Nlanguag
e,Nreading,Nand/
orNwriting.NTheseNcanNbeNtheNresultNofN1.____Ndisabilities,N2.______Ndisabilities,No
rN3.____NdifferencesNsuchNasNautism.N-NcorrectNanswer-1.Ncongenital
2.Nacquired
3.NneurologicalNdifferencesNsuchNasNautism
TwoNforms/categoriesNofNAACNareN-NcorrectNanswer-Unaided—
doNnotNrequireNanNexternalNtool.NUnaidedNformsNrequireNsomeNdegreeNofNmotorNc
ontrol.NUnaidedNformsNincludeNtheNfollowing:
Aided—
requireNsomeNformNofNexternalNtool,NeitherNelectronicNorNnonelectronic.NNonelectro
nicNaidedNformsNareNoftenNreferredNtoNasN"light-tech"NorN"low-
tech."NElectronicNformsNmayNbeNreferredNtoNasN"high-tech."
LinguisticNcompetenceN-NcorrectNanswer-
includesNknowledgeNofNandNtheNabilityNtoNuseNtheNlanguage(s)NspokenNandNwritte
nNinNtheNindividual'sNfamilyNandNcommunityN(seeNLanguageNInNBrief)NasNwellNasNk
nowledgeNofNandNtheNabilityNtoNuseNtheNlinguisticNcodeN(symbols,Nsyntax,Ngramma
r)NofNtheNAACNsystem.
OperationalNcompetenceN-NcorrectNanswer-
requiresNskillNinNtheNtechnicalNoperationNofNAACNsystemsNandNtechniques,Nincludi
ngNhavingNtheNmotorNmovementsNneededNforNunaidedNapproaches,NusingNselectio
nNtechniquesNforNaidedNapproaches,NnavigatingNinNandNbetweenNsystems,Nturning
NanNelectronicNdeviceNonNandNoffNandNchargingNit,NandNoperatingNelectronicNequip
mentNand/orNnavigatingNpagesNinNaNlow-techNsystem.
, StrategicNcompetenceN-NcorrectNanswer-
isNtheNabilityNtoNuseNavailableNfeaturesNtoNconveyNmessagesNefficientlyNandNeffecti
vely,NincludingNaskingNforNchoicesNdueNtoNvocabularyNlimitations,NusingNword/
phraseNpredictionNtoNenhanceNefficiency,NusingNanNintroductoryN(pre-
stored)NstatementNtoNexplainNAACNtoNunfamiliarNcommunicationNpartners,NandNask
ingNone'sNcommunicationNpartnerNtoNwriteNorNtypeNmessagesNtoNaidNinNunderstan
dingNandNtoNrepairNcommunicationNbreakdowns.
SocialNcompetenceN-NcorrectNanswer-
isNknowingNwhat,Nwhere,NwithNwhom,NwhenNandNwhenNnotNto,NandNinNwhatNmann
erNtoNcommunicate.NSocialNcommunicationNskillsNincludeNrequestingNattention;Nreq
uestingNorNprovidingNinformation;NandNpragmaticNskills,NsuchNasNturn-
taking,NinitiatingNandNterminatingNcommunication,NtopicNmaintenance,NandNcode-
switching.
PsychosocialNcompetenceN-NcorrectNanswer-
isNtheNabilityNtoNmanageNtheNdemandsNandNchallengesNofNdailyNlife,NmaintainNaNst
ateNofNmentalNwell-
being,NandNdemonstrateNadaptiveNandNpositiveNbehaviorNduringNcommunicationN(
WorldNHealthNOrganizationN[WHO],N1997).NPsychosocialNcompetenceNforNAACNus
ersNincludesNbeingNmotivatedNtoNcommunicate,NhavingNaNpositiveNattitudeNtowardN
theNuseNofNAAC,NhavingNconfidenceNinNone'sNabilityNtoNcommunicateNeffectivelyNin
NaNgivenNsituation,NandNbeingNresilient—
persistingNinNtheNfaceNofNcommunicationNfailures.
TwoNtreatmentsNthatNareNNOTNrecommendedNforNAAC:N-NcorrectNanswer-
1)NFacilitatedNcommunication-
NaNdiscreditedNtechniqueNbyNwhichNaN"facilitator"NprovidesNphysicalNandNotherNsup
portsNinNanNattemptNtoNassistNaNpersonNwithNaNsignificantNcommunicationNdisability
NtoNpointNtoNpictures,Nobjects,NprintedNlettersNandNwords,NorNaNkeyboardNinNorderN
toNcommunicate.NNoNevidenceNbasedNpractice.N
2)NTheNRapidNPromptingNMethod,NalsoNknownNasNSpellingNtoNCommunicate,NisNaN
techniqueNinNwhichNanNinstructorNholdsNaNletterNboardNandNprovidesNpromptsNtoNe
ncourageNanNindividualNtoNpointNtoNlettersNtoNspellNwords.NAccordingNtoNASHA'sNp
ositionNstatement,NRapidNPromptingNMethod,N"ItNisNtheNpositionNofNtheNAmericanN
Speech-Language-
HearingNAssociationN(ASHA)NthatNuseNofNtheNRapidNPromptingNMethodN(RPM)NisN
notNrecommendedNbecauseNofNpromptNdependencyNandNtheNlackNofNscientificNvali
dity.
AutismNspectrumNdisorderN(ASD)N-NcorrectNanswer-
isNaNneurodevelopmentalNdisorderNcharacterizedNbyNdeficitsNinNsocialNcommunicati
onNandNsocialNinteractionNandNtheNpresenceNofNrestricted,NrepetitiveNbehaviors.
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SocialNcommunicationNdeficitsNpresentNinNvariousNwaysNandNcanNincludeNimpairme
ntsNinNjointNattentionNandNsocialNreciprocityNasNwellNasNchallengesNusingNverbalNa
ndNnonverbalNcommunicationNbehaviorsNforNsocialNinteraction.
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Restricted,NrepetitiveNbehaviors,Ninterests,NorNactivitiesNareNmanifestedNbyNstereoty