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WorksheetsHow much do I really know about speech language pathology?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 17mins
Babies typically imitate various adult speech sounds around which ages?
birth to 3 months
4 to 6 months
7 months to 1 year
1 year to 18 months
It is developmentally normal for a child 8 to 12 months old to wave bye bye. Which category does this skill encompass?
semantics
syntax
phonology
pragmatics
Your toddler is playing with blocks on the floor. How can you best promote language development?
Allow your child to play, while you complete other tasks.
Comment, "I love how you're playing."
Comment, "Wow! Look at how you put that block on top of the tower. Up, up, up!"
Notice how the vowels in the words "boil" and "fear" begin with one vowel sound and move or glide to another within the same syllable. This example best illustrates which of the following concepts?
diphthong
blend
digraph
onset
Which of the following characteristics is most likely characteristic of a client with childhood apraxia of speech?
low muscle tone in the lips, tongue, and jaw
echolalic response patterns
decreased ability to perform diadokokinesis
sensorineural hearing loss
Which of the following is typical social communication behavior for a child aged 3 to 5 years?
begins code switching and uses simpler language when talking to younger children
uses narratives characterized by causally sequenced events
uses language with the intent to persuade others and change their opinions
uses single words to express intention
Which of the following is true about supporting a young child's acquisition of English as a second language?
A focus in the family on the English-speaking culture as well as the native language will support the child's acquisition of English.
To support language development, family members should speak to the child in the language they are most comfortable using.
If a child has a language disorder, a delay in learning English will best help the child achieve the highest ultimate level of fluency.
Even without support, the child can be expected to be fully fluent in English in less than two years.
Will is 4 years, 2 months and in preschool. He just started stuttering a lot. He repeats whole words and says "umm" a lot. He doesn't seem to notice his stuttering at all. Is this an appropriate referral?
Yes, we should be concerned about any stuttering.
Yes, he should be made aware of his stuttering.
No, stuttering between age 2.5 and 6 could be developmental.
Maybe, but more information would be helpful.
Emily is 4 years, 4 months and in preschool. Emily does not follow directions well during activities. We constantly repeat directions for her, but she still doesn’t understand what to do. She watches other kids to see what they are doing. She also has a hard time expressing her needs and wants. We see frequent tantrums in the classrooms when she doesn’t get what she wants. Is this an appropriate referral?
Yes, she is not learning.
No, she shouldn’t have these skills at her age.
Yes, she seems to be having trouble with her receptive and expressive language.
Maybe, but we need more information.
A referral is sent to the school's speech language pathologist because a student is having difficulty learning new vocabulary, summarizing what he's read, and participating in classroom discussions. What would be the most appropriate response to this referral?
Provide direct service within Response to Intervention model for the student.
Contact the family, requesting permission to conduct a full evaluation.
Conduct a screening with the student.
Refer the student to the reading specialist.
