A mother comes to you with a child that is 3 years old, You…

A mother comes to you with a child that is 3 years old, You evaluate the child for speech, language is not a concern.  The child is 75% intelligible and produces /m,b,j,n,w,d,p,h,d,t,k,g,f/.  However, this child does not produce /ʧ, ʤ, s,z, l, and r/ consistently.  Mom is concerned.  How do you counsel mom?

You are evaluating a child who has the diagnosis of Down Syn…

You are evaluating a child who has the diagnosis of Down Syndrome. Her cognitive developmental age is around 18 months. You are hoping that her language skills have reached a similar level of development. Which set of skills would you hope to see this child demonstrate?

I observed a student working with a 15-month-old today using…

I observed a student working with a 15-month-old today using RE/PMT.  He did a great job.  He imitated the child’s actions and vocalizations.  As the child stacked the blocks, he snuck in a block between the child’s stacking. He then made a surprised face with big eyes, the child laughed.  He did this again. Then the child stacked another block and he immediately made his big eye surprised face. The clinician is: