The PRAXIS II Teaching Speech to Students with Language Impairments Exam is taken by candidates interested in teaching students with language impairments at any grade level. The exam consists of 120 multiple choice questions: 18 questions cover Special Education, 14 questions cover Audiology and Aural Rehabilitation, 14 questions cover Psycholinguistics and Linguistics, 44 questions cover Diagnoses and Management of Speech Disorders, and 25 questions cover Speech and Language Development. Candidates have two hours to complete the exam.
The Special Education section of the exam covers student assessment; classroom management; organizations, services and programs; legal issues; communication skills; the nature of exceptionalities; criterion referenced, curriculum based, and formal and informal assessments; behavior modification and management; applied behavioral analysis; advocacy; resources; cooperation among agencies; cross categorical, mixed categorical and non-categorical placements; program characteristics; continued services; the cascade model; the history of special education; due process; confidentiality; the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; Section 504; important court cases and decisions; communicating with team members, other professionals, students; and parents; special education eligibility requirements; the prevalence of exceptional students; and the process of normal growth and development.
The Audiology and Aural Rehabilitation section of the exam covers phonetics and phonology, acoustics, hearing, perception, pitch, intensity, hearing assessment, aural rehabilitation, technology, sign language, gestures, bliss symbols, language boards and microcomputers.
The Diagnosis and Management of Speech and Language Disorders section of the exam covers case load, speech and language therapy, problems in living with a speech or language issue, service delivery, scheduling, requirements for starting and ending therapy, articulation, stuttering, therapeutic methods, record keeping, data gathering, voice measurement, fluency, articulation, language, speech, and hearing abilities.
The Speech and Language Development section of the exam covers dialect, subculture, English as a second language, deaf culture, stuttering, lisps, normal speech and hearing, vocal nodules and otitis media, communication disorders, normal speech and language development, nativist, cognitive, behavioral and neurological theories of language development.
Praxis II Teaching Speech to Students with Language Impairments Practice Questions