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: 42-48 Months

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75% of children: No longer deletes unstressed syllables

Situations for Observation of Skill

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.

Elicitation Strategy

No elicitation needed.

Behavior Observed

No longer deletes unstressed syllables.

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. 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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