NSSLHA & SLP Fun Facts & More
What does NSSLHA stand for?
What is National Student Speech Language Hearing Association?
What movie features a king working with a speech therapist to overcome stuttering?
What is The King’s Speech?
Which assessment is commonly used for articulation and phonology?
What is the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation (GFTA)?
Around what age do most children say their first word?
What is 12 months?
What is the main muscle used for breathing?
What is the diaphragm?
What month is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
What is May
True or False: There’s an SLP character on Grey’s Anatomy.
What is False?
Substituting /w/ for /r/ (like “wabbit” for “rabbit”) is called what?
What is gliding?
What is the term for difficulty understanding language?
What is receptive language disorder?
This structure prevents food from entering the trachea during swallowing.
What is the epiglottis?
What is Mrs. Martindales Favorite Bird?
What is Bluebirds!
In Finding Dory, Dory’s memory issues are similar to what real-life condition?
What is short-term memory loss/amnesia?
What type of dysarthria results from upper motor neuron damage?
What is spastic dysarthria?
Which test assesses language in children ages 5-21?
What is the CELF-5?
Name the cranial nerve primarily responsible for tongue movement.
What is the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)?
When is the SLP Bake Sale
What is NOVEMBER 19TH (WEDNESDAY) AND NOVEMBER 20TH (THURSDAY)
Name one celebrity who has openly discussed stuttering.
Who is Ed Sheeran / Emily Blunt / Joe Biden? (any one acceptable)
True or False: The Cycles Approach is designed to “fix” all sounds in one cycle.
What is False? (It’s meant to gradually build patterns across multiple cycles.)
What is the process by which children learn the meanings of new words called?
What is fast mapping?
What is the name of the lobe responsible for auditory processing?
What is the temporal lobe?
This type of hearing loss results from damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
What’s a phrase you hear all the time in SLP classes?
“It depends.” / “Use evidence-based practice.” / “Take good data.” / “Be flexible.” “Make sure it’s measurable.” / “Start with the baseline.” / “Think SMART goals.” “Don’t panic.”
What’s it called when a child adds an extra sound, like “buhlue” for “blue”?
What is epenthesis?
When a child calls every four-legged animal “doggie,” that’s called what?
What is overextension?
These paired cartilages help open and close the vocal folds.
What are the arytenoid cartilages?