Critical Thinking: Case Study: A friend contacts you looking…
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Criticаl Thinking: Cаse Study: A friend cоntаcts yоu lоoking for advice. They say: "I'm on the fence about hiring a private speech therapist for my 6-year-old. My partner thinks he'll just grow out of these 'cute' mispronunciations soon and that I'm overreacting. But he’s starting first grade, and I noticed he struggles with sounds that other kids his age seem to have mastered. I don't want to waste money if it's nothing, but what do you think?" Instructions: Use the audio samples provided in the next section to determine if this is a case of a speech disorder or natural linguistic variation. You will complete this task in three steps: Transcribe the child's speech into IPA. Analyze the phonological rules or patterns present. Draft a response to your friend explaining your findings.