North Carolina Early Learning and Development Progressions: Birth to Five

Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Language Development and Communication (LDC)

Subdomain: Learning to Communicate

Goal: Children speak audibly and express thoughts, and feelings, and ideas clearly.

Skill Progression: Possible developmentally appropriate sound errors

Age: 33-36 Months

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Substitutes /f/ for voiceless /th/ (e.g., fumb/thumb)

Situations for Observation of Skill

Possible sound errors are in included so that if observed they are not considered atypical. Many children will exhibit these errors as part of a normal sequence of development.

Elicitation Strategy

No elicitation needed.

Behavior Observed

Substitutes /f/ for voiceless /th/ (e.g., fumb/thumb).

Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)

Early childhood educators may need to explain to parents that some sound errors are not considered atypical. Many children will exhibit these errors as part of a normal sequence of development.

 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015

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