Birth to Five- Critical Thinking Check 1

A child who is 31 months old is producing 15 words and not combining words together. The child displayed gestures and words for a wide range of communication functions and is easy to understand. This child displays difficulty in the area of:

• Phonology

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

• None listed

A child who is 20 months old is producing 150 words and combining words together. The child responds to questions, but does not initiate conversation. This child displays difficulty in the area of:

• Phonology

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

• None listed

A 3;9 year old child played appropriately with toys and responded appropriately when asked a question. She initiated turns and topics. She stayed with a task and was attentive and compliant to requests. From a language sample, the child’s language analysis revealed: MLU of 2.2 morphemes; NDW = 130. Brown’s grammatical morphemes of “ing” and plural “s” were used at a 30% level. She had articulation errors on the /ʤ/ and the /r/ phonemes. Standardized language testing revealed within normal limits expressive and receptive language. What would you conclude?

• There is no indication of a language disorder

• There is an indication of a pragmatic language disorder

• There is an indication of an articulation disorder

• There is an indication of a syntax disorder

A 42-month old child produces /ta/ for /stap/. This child is displaying:

• Final consonant deletion and stopping

• Cluster reduction and stopping

• Final consonant deletion and cluster reduction

• Cluster reduction and fronting

Is it typical (in terms of phonological process use) for a 42-month old child to produce /ta/ for /stap/? Please answer yes or no

A 4-year old child who says “He goed there” is most likely ...

• in need of phonological intervention

• producing an age appropriate morphological error

• displaying word order confusion