The Guide combines a comprehensive content review with rigorous practice exams to make sure students are fully prepared for the SLP PRAXIS® exam. Successful study strategies and up-to-date information on the licensure process is also included.
Whether preparing for Comprehensives or the PRAXIS® exam, transitioning into a new practice area, or starting a new position, TherapyEd’s National Speech-Language Pathology Examination Review & Study Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the breadth and depth of current speech-language practice. It provides an efficient and effective way to review foundational information for entry-level speech-language pathology, as well as practice in answering questions similar to those on the PRAXIS® or Comprehensive exams. The Guide covers:
- Preparing for the Speech-Language Pathology Examination
- Anatomy and Physiology of Communication and Swallowing
- Acoustics
- Language Acquisition: Preverbal and Early Language
- Research, Evidence-Based Practice and Tests and Measurements
- The Practice of Speech-Language Pathology
- Speech Sound Disorders in Children
- Language Disorders in Young Children
- Spoken Language Disorders in School-Age Populations
- Written Language Disorders in the School-Age Population
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders
- Acquired Language Disorders: Aphasia, Right-Hemisphere Disorders and Neurodegenerative Syndromes
- Motor Speech Disorders
- Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
- Voice Disorders in Children and Adults
- Dysphagia: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
- Augmentativeand Alternative Communication
- Audiology and Hearing Impairment
Distinguished contributors to the Guide include:
- Jean E. Andruski, PhD: Associate Professor, Wayne State University
- Nina Capone Singleton, PhD, CCC-SLP: Associate Professor, Seton Hall University
- Derek Eugene Daniels, PhD, CCC-SLP: Associate Professor, Wayne State University
- Sandra Laing Gillam, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA: Professor, Utah State University
- Donald M. Goldberg, PhD, CCC-SLP/A, FAAA, LSLS Cert AVT: Professor, College of Wooster
- Margaret Greenwald, Phd, CCC-SLP: Associate Professor, Wayne State University
- Michelle Gutmann, PhD, CCC-SLP: Clinical Associate Professor, Purdue University
- Sue T. Hale, MCD, CCC-SLP, FASHA: Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Education, Vanderbilt University
- Charles W. Haynes, EdD, CCC-SLP: Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions
- James T. Heaton, PhD: Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions and Assistant Professor, Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Pamela E. Hook, PhD: Professor Emerita, MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Gail B. Kempster, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA: Professor, Associate Chair, and Program Director, Rush University
- Ann W. Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA: Professor, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
- Craig W. Newman, PhD, CCC-A, FASHA: Professor, Case Western Reserve University
- Marjorie Nicholas, PhD, CCC-SLP: Associate Chair, Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Gail J. Richard, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA: Professor Emeritus, Eastern Illinois University
- Sharon A. Sandridge, PhD: Director, Clinical Services in Audiology, Cleveland Clinic
- Brian B. Shulman, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, FASAHP, FASHA: Dean and Professor, Seton Hall University
- Vicki Simonsmeir, MS, CCC-SLP/Aud: Clinical Coordinator, Utah State University
- Zachary M. Smith, MS, CF-SLP: Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Fellow, MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Barbara C. Sonies, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, FASHA: Research Professor, University of Maryland
- Greg Turner, PhD, CCC-SLP: Professor, University of Central Missouri
- Sofia Vallila-Rohter, PhD, CCC-SLP: Assistant Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Maggie Watson, PhD, CCC-SLP: Professor, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
- Amy L. Weiss, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, FASHA: Professor, The University of Rhode Island
- Margaret M. Wilson, MA, CCC-SLP: Speech Pathologist II, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
TherapyEd’s National Speech-Language Pathology Examination Review & Study Guide is designed to improve critical reasoning skills, increase test-taking confidence, and make sure you pass the exam the first time.
The Review & Study Guide is available individually or can be ordered as a class for increased savings.