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: 36-42 Months
Click here to go to all skills for ages 36-42 Months.May use fronting, produce a consonant in the front of the mouth that should be produced in the back (tar/car)
Possible sound errors are included so that if observed they are not considered atypical. Many children will exhibit these errors as part of a normal sequence of development. If children persist in making these errors a further speech and language evaluation may be needed.
No elicitation needed.
May use stopping, or substituting a stop /b, p, d, t, g, k/ for a fricative /s, z, f, v, th, h, sh, zh/ (e.g., moud/mouse).
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. However, if children persist in making these errors after a certain age, a speech and language evaluation may be needed.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015
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