Test your understanding of speech and language development.

The correct answers are below.

1. Children should not have a speech and language assessment before 18 months of age, because they can’t be assessed until they have a lot of words.
   1. True
   2. False
2. tykeTALK provides programs for children in a variety of settings, throughout the Thames Valley region, including at Service Provider Agencies, childcare centres and in Ontario Early Years Centres.
   1. True
   2. False
3. Stuttering in very young children will always be outgrown by 4 years of age and should not be addressed with therapy. Therapy will draw attention to the problem and make it worse.
   1. True
   2. False
4. It is not unusual for children at age three to have difficulty with some speech sounds, however speech should be understandable to most people, both familiar and unfamiliar.
   1. True
   2. False
5. The most common sounds that will be difficult for children are: s, r, l, k, th.
   1. True
   2. False
6. Speech-Language Pathologists who work with young children provide help for a variety of problems, including:
   1. articulation
   2. language
   3. stuttering
   4. vocabulary development
   5. all of the above
7. tykeTALK provides speech and language services to preschool children at no cost.
   1. True
   2. False
8. If a 3 year old child is experiencing difficulties with speech and language, the best course of action is:
   1. wait to see if they outgrow it
   2. wait until they get to school where they can get help
   3. refer to tykeTALK for assessment and possible therapy
   4. helping the child at home will be sufficient for them to improve
9. At 24 months, children should: use 150-300 words, use two-word combinations (‘more cookie’), follow directions to put objects “on”, “in”, speak clearly enough to be understood about 2/3 of the time.
   1. True
   2. False

Quiz answers: 1(b), 2(a), 3(b), 4(a), 5(a), 6(e), 7(a), 8(c), 9(a)