ILTS Speech-Language Pathologist (232) Study Guide 2027–2028 | Illinois School SLP Nonteaching Endorsement Prep, 200 Questions (PDF)

Prepare for the Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) Speech-Language Pathologist test (232), the content test for the school speech-language pathologist (non-teaching) endorsement on the Illinois Professional Educator License. The 13 content sections follow the five official subareas in order and teach every framework objective at a graduate clinical level, always ending with what the school SLP does with students, teachers, teams and families.

What's Inside

• Exam overview: 100 multiple-choice questions (80 scorable, 20 non-scorable), 3 hours 15 minutes of testing, the five subareas and their weights, the 240 passing score, the $110 fee, and how subarea scores work

• Foundations of Communication: typical and atypical development, bilingualism and dialects, literacy, speech and hearing science, neuroanatomy, acoustics, phonetics, AAC and assistive technology, cognitive, social and cultural bases

• Students with Communication Disorders: risk factors, screening and MTSS; speech sound, fluency, voice, resonance and motor speech disorders; language disorders, autism and language-based learning disabilities; hearing loss, audiograms and tympanograms; neurogenic disorders and pediatric dysphagia

• Assessment: psychometrics and the normal curve, formal, informal and dynamic assessment, Illinois evaluation timelines, eligibility, assessing culturally and linguistically diverse students, reporting to families

• Program Planning and Intervention: measurable, standards-based goals, evidence-based speech, fluency, language, social communication and AAC intervention, services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing

• Collaboration and Professional Responsibilities: families and interpreters, co-teaching, IDEA, Section 504, FERPA, mandated reporting, transition at 14 1/2, the ASHA Code of Ethics, supervision and professional development

• Worked examples with numbered steps (MLU, percent consonants correct, percent syllables stuttered, standard scores and confidence intervals), 15 diagrams and charts and 150+ quick-reference tables

• Study schedules, FAQs and test-taking strategies

• 2 practice tests of 100 questions each, 200 questions total, with a complete answer key and an explanation for every question

Format

• Instant digital download (PDF), 8.5 × 11 in

• Clickable table of contents

• Print it or study on a tablet, laptop or phone

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This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Licensure Testing System or Pearson.