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What does SLP stand for?

Speech-Language Pathology

100

What are 5 sounds kids are expected to be using by age 3?

/p, b, m, d, n, h, t, k, g, w, f, y, ng/

100

What is echolalia?

Repeating what others say.

100

What are 2-3 prelinguistic skills needed before words emerge?

Turn taking, imitation, direction following, attention, engagement, etc.

100

What does AAC stand for?

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

200

What is intelligibility?

How much of a person's speech you can understand

200

What age should a child have mastered their /r/ sound?

6 years old

200

What is selective mutism?

Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder in which a person is unable to speak in certain social situations despite being able to communicate comfortably in others.

200

Why is turn taking a prelinguistic skill for speech?

Turn-taking helps kids learn how conversations work.

  • how to wait their turn
  • how to listen to others
  • how to respond at the right time

 

200

Name an AAC program

TD Snap, Proloquo, LAMP, TouchChat

300

What are 2-3 modalities of communication?

Spoken language/verbal speech, gestures, AAC, body language, facial expressions, eye contact

300

What is a minimal pair? Give an example.

two words that differ by one sound: “bat” vs. “pat”

300

What does GLP stand for?

Bonus points if you can elaborate

Gestalt language processor

300

When should a child start combining words?

2 years old

300

What is an eye gaze device used for? 

Bonus points if you can name a population that might benefit from an eye gaze device 

To communicate by using eye movements to select words/symbols

ALS, cerebral palsy, severe motor impairments, etc.

400

What is the difference between receptive and expressive language?

Receptive language is the language we understand and expressive language is the language we use.

400

What is fronting?

When a sound produced at the back of your mouth is produced at the front (e.g., tar/car)

400

What is Apraxia of speech?

  • A motor speech disorder that affects the planning and coordination of movements to produce speech sounds.
  • AKA: your brain knows what it wants to say, but it can’t send the right instructions to your mouth to say it clearly.
400

How many words should a child have at 2 years old?

Milestone 50 words, average 200 words

400

What does this sentence say: /hæpi spitʃ mʌnθ/

Happy speech month

500

What is the difference between speech and language?

Language is what we understand and what is being said to get our message across and express ourselves. Speech is the way we produce sounds to express words.
500

What is a cluster reduction?

Cluster reduction is when a child simplifies a word by leaving out one sound in a group of consonants (a “cluster”). 

  • “spoon” → “poon”
  • “truck” → “tuck”
500

What is cluttering vs. stuttering?

Stuttering involves repeated or blocked speech with high awareness, while cluttering is rapid, disorganized speech often with low self-awareness.

500

At what age should a child be mostly understood by strangers?

4 years old 

500

What does this sentence say: /wi lʌv aʊɚ oʊ tiz/

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