Development
What would an SLP do?
Phonetics
What do these phrases say?
SLP Memes
Abbreviations
100

This critical pre-linguistic milestone where a baby looks at an object, looks at you, looks back at the object, and realizes you are both sharing the same mental vibe.

What is Joint Attention?

100

The feeding strategy where an SLP tells a kid they absolutely do not have to eat the broccoli, they can smell it, lick it, or use it as a tiny green tree for their toy dinosaur.

What is the SOS Approach/Steps to eating or Systematic Desensitization?

100

pliz stɑp ˈlɪkɪŋ ðə ˈklɪnɪk ˈmɪrər

please stop licking the clinic mirror

100

This 'creepy' purple bear is part of which assessment?

What is the PLS-5?

100

ASHA

What is the American Speech-Language Hearing Association?

200

The age milestone by which a child should be able to chew chicken, using a rotary chew, and clear food from their lips without looking like they went ten rounds with a spaghetti bowl.

What is 18-24 Months?

200
  1. What language strategy is being used in the following example: 

    Child: "Doggy run!" SLP: "Yes, the doggy is running fast!" 

What is recasting or Language Expansion?

200

jʊɹ duɪŋ gɹeɪt switi

you're doing great sweetie

200

This absolute peak of 2000's board games is the holy grail of pediatric therapy games, which involves unlocking a treasure chest.  Finding one of these at a thrift store is the SLP equivalent of winning the lottery.

What is Cranium Cariboo?

200

FCD

What is Final Consonant Deletion?

300

By what age do most children put two or more words together, like 'more water' or 'go outside'?

What is 19-24 Months?

300

The clinical term for when an SLP deliberately acts like a supervillain by putting all the good toys in tightly sealed, clear plastic jars or up on a high shelf just to force the kid to talk to them.

What is sabotage or communication temptation?

300

ðɪs spitʃi ɪz filɪŋ dʒʌst pitʃi

this speechie is feeling just peachy

300

"Another day, another stick in the barrel" refers to what classic SLP game?

What is Pop Up Pirate?

300

IPA

What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?

400

The target age range by which a child should typically be understood by unfamiliar listeners at least 75% of the time?

What is 3 years old?

400

The strategy where an SLP follows a toddler around the room narrating their every move like a hyperactive sports commentator just to avoid asking "what's that?" for the fifteenth time.

What is parallel talk?

400

ɪz ðæt ˈpʊdɪŋ ɔr ˈʤɛloʊ ɪn maɪ hɛr

Is that pudding or jello in my hair?

400

According to ASHA, where should SLP's cry?

What is 'in the car'?

400

sCAS

What is suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech?

500

Most children will be able to clearly produce /k/ and /g/ by what age?

What is 4 years old?

500

 This specific type of speech therapy approach targets a whole group of sounds with the same error pattern rather than working on one single sound at a time.

What is the Phonological Approach?

500

ˈmʌŋki maʊðz hæz ðə bɛst ˈθɛrəpɪsts

Monkey Mouths has the best therapists!

500

The iconic picture of the mother washing dishes while her children steal cookies in the background is from what adult assessment?

What is The Boston?

500

DTTC

What is Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing?