By Lauren Williams, MS, CCC-SLP

In May, we get to celebrate our career even more than we usually do! A huge thanks to Lauren for creating this fun quiz! How many can you answer correctly?

At what age does a child typically say their first word?

  1. 8 months
  2. 12 months
  3. 18 months
  4. 24 months

 

Which pre-literacy skill would be expected first?

  1. Rhyming
  2. Sound segmentation
  3. Initial sound deletion
  4. Sound blending

 

What is the name for a unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another?

  1. Grapheme
  2. Morpheme
  3. Phoneme
  4. Ice cream

 

At what age would you expect a child to start playing peek-a-boo with you?

  1. 3-7 months
  2. 7-12 months
  3. 12-18 months
  4. 18-22 months

 

When is the average age children learn to pronounce the “ch” sound?

  1. 2 years old
  2. 3 years old
  3. 4 years old
  4. 6 years old

 

Which therapy activity is NOT within the SLP scope of practice?

  1. Swallowing
  2. Cognitive strategies
  3. Reading comprehension
  4. Conduct comprehensive hearing evaluations

 

What does AAC stand for?

  1. Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  2. Alternative and Amending Communication
  3. Ask and Answer Collaboration
  4. Argumentative and Attentive Cooperation

 

Which feeding milestone would NOT be expected between 6-9 months?

  1. Both hands to hold bottle
  2. Finger feeding introduced
  3. Vertical munching of easily dissolvable solids
  4. Open cup drinking

 

What percent of 2 year olds speech should you be able to understand?

 

At what age should a child be 90% intelligible (that you can understand what they’re saying)?

 

What does SLP stand for?

 

Name one place where an SLP might work.

 

Lauren Williams, MS, CCC-SLP, is Spartanburg Clinic Director of McCulloh Therapeutic Solutions, a full-service speech therapy provider with home health and in-school services. Visit www.mtskids.com to learn more.  

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